The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
During the 1860s, Jordan had become an early industrial center in Scott County and brewing became...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
State Theater In Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Old School In Wolverton
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Franconia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Little Falls Depot
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Florence Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
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
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...

