The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Ottawa
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

