You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
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...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Red Wing Iron Works
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 48 School Near Delano
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
The Milford Monument
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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
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
Old Brewery In Preston