You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The original village hall in Waverly was built in 1893. The two-story, brick and stone building sat...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Little Falls Depot
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Ottawa
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Florence Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Le Sueur Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Brewery In Preston
Moving Old Hibbing
Dead Good Walks
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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