The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The house at 193 N Mackubin in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built in 1882. This Second Empire-style...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Visiting Golden Gate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Old School In Wolverton
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown