The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moving Old Hibbing
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Cobden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Old School In Wolverton
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome to Hanska
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...

