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

