You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Cobden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moving Old Hibbing
State Theater In Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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