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
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
As preservationists approached Rockledge, the home’s owner, Ernest L. King Jr., shuffled to the...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Milford Monument
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Old Brewery In Preston
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 48 School Near Delano
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Sandstone
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome to Hanska
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Almelund Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Oxford Mill Ruin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Finding The Past In Swatara
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Visiting Golden Gate
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor 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