The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Le Sueur Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Sandstone
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Wasioja
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Green Lake Mounds
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who donโt...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...

