You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Ottawa
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lost Highway 61
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Duluth Homestead Project
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Florence Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Meyer School In St Augusta
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Green Lake Mounds
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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