You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Cobden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The End of the Line in Currie
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 48 School Near Delano
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hanover Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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 Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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
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