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 Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Visiting Golden Gate
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion School In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Red Wing Iron Works
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Dotson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Enter Marlon Brando
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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