The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Twin Cities Area
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Little Falls Depot
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moving Old Hibbing
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...

