Chaska Brick

Chaska has been getting more and more absorbed into the Twin Cities metropolitan area every year. People rarely think of the Minnesota […]

With the Minnesota River high for much of the fall 2018, flooding is expected again this spring.  Flooding was a constant problem […]

John W. Gregg was one of the first brick manufacturers in Chaska, Minnesota. However, what else do you know about him? When […]

I recently came across a reference that Chaska brick were to be used in several new forts near the confluence of the […]

The Chaska brickyards produced millions and millions of brick over the years. Where did it all go? As far as I know, […]

Transportation was vitally important to the brick makers of Chaska. Their brick was shipped by steamboat and barges to the Twin Cities, […]

Did you know that Chaska had an exclusive brick train in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s? There were 5 to 10 […]

I often comment to my spouse, “If people from over 100 years ago were transported to today, I wonder what they would […]

I have had a few questions recently about how to obtain Chaska bricks, so I will use this post to talk about […]

Back in the late 1980’s, I drove down Flying Cloud Drive from Eden Prairie to Chaska. This route had some fantastic views […]