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 Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Almelund Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
Visiting Golden Gate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 48 School Near Delano
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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