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 Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Green Lake Mounds
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome to Hanska
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering Quadna Resort
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lost Highway 61
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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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