The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
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...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The New Ulm Company Service Station
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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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