The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
The Almelund Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Red Wing Iron Works
Hanover Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lost Highway 61
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Franconia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Article Archive
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