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 Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Red Wing Iron Works
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Wasioja
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
District 48 School Near Delano
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown