The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Greater Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome to Hanska
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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