The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Brewery In Preston
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion Depot In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Franconia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Little Marais Inn
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Dotson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
District 48 School Near Delano
The Church of the Holy Cross
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

