The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Almelund Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Cobden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome to Hanska
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Hanover Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Milford Monument
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

