The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
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...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Welcome To Cobden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Wasioja
The End of the Line in Currie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Old School In Wolverton
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Brewery In Preston
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Little Marais Inn
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...

