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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

I took a swing through portions of Brick Zone 5 (central Minnesota) several weeks ago and had an interesting time.  I started out near Fairfax, Minnesota, looking for old brick buildings.  Fairfax is like many small Minnesota towns, where main … Continue reading →

I am excited to start chasing some of those elusive Minnesota bricks again now that milder weather has come again.  I took a trip to Crookston, Minnesota, to look around what remains of Crookston bricks.  Amazingly, this community still holds … Continue reading →

What happened to all the old Minnesota brick makers?  With greater numbers of people moving into the state, there would always be a need for brick, right?  Yet, in the early 1900s, there were hints that the industry was already … Continue reading →