The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lost Highway 61
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome to Hanska
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Park In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Little Falls Depot
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
The Old School In Wolverton
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Red Wing Iron Works
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hanover Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Wasioja
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

