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Twin City Brick Company Ruins

Posted on August 21, 2012 by MNBricks.com

If you are enjoy looking around the ruins of old brickyards, the Lilydale Regional Park is for you! This park contains the ruins of the Twin City Brick Company, which was in business for many years in the Twin Cities … Continue reading →

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Antique Brick Questions

Posted on October 30, 2011 by MNBricks.com

I sometimes get questions like “where can I buy antique brick?”  Or “how can I fix my old brick barn?”  Sometimes these questions are easy to answer and sometimes they are hard.  First of all, antique brick is not antique … Continue reading →

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Iowa Barns and Silos

Posted on August 22, 2011 by MNBricks.com

I know that Iowa is famous for its agriculture.  When I think of Iowa, I think of vast cornfields like those in the famous “Field of Dreams” movie.  Along with its agricultural heritage comes its heritage of barns and silos.  … Continue reading →

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Is It Finally Spring?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by MNBricks.com

It has been a long winter here in the upper Midwest with lots of snow and now rivers that are flooding.  Can spring finally be around the corner?  I am looking forward to getting out in the field again and … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2011 by MNBricks.com

This is my first post in quite a while, as my web site has been going through a lot of changes.  My webmaster is working very hard at getting our web platform switched over to a new one, and he … Continue reading →

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First Year Anniversary!!

Posted on October 11, 2010 by MNBricks.com

My webmaster tells me that my web site needs to be renewed for a second year.  What does that mean?  Why, of course, it means that one year has come and gone!  I would like to take this opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Brickyards Were Common

Posted on September 16, 2010 by MNBricks.com

One of the things I wanted to learn when I started this web site was the number of brickyards there were in Minnesota in the late 1800s and early 1900s.  I have mentioned before that some sources have said there … Continue reading →

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In Search of Minnesota Silos

Posted on August 5, 2010 by MNBricks.com

For those people who grew up on farms in Minnesota, you no doubt had silos on your farm.  Even people in cities can recognize and understand what silos were used for.  There were many types and styles of silos.  They … Continue reading →

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Summer Fair Season

Posted on July 11, 2010 by MNBricks.com

There is nothing like summer in Minnesota.  Lakes, warm weather, lush summer vegetation, and….county fairs in Minnesota!  I decided to combine a brick outing and a trip to the Polk County Fair in Fertile, Minnesota.  The PCF runs for about … Continue reading →

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Highway 10 Searches

Posted on June 8, 2010 by MNBricks.com

In my travels to learn more about the early brick makers of west central and central Minnesota, I took a trek down United States Highway 10.  This time, my trip started out at Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, where I did a … Continue reading →

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