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...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Donald and Carrie Balfour house in Rochester, Minnesota, is a lovely example of how an Arts and...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lost Highway 61
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Franconia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Red Wing Iron Works
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Little Falls Depot
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Little Marais Inn
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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