You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Almelund Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City