You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lost Highway 61
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Almelund Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Florence Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Milford Monument
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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