You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Ottawa
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Cobden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...

