You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Little Falls Depot
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Ottawa
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Enter Marlon Brando
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The End of the Line in Currie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome to Hanska
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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