Editor’s Note (or “Me Note” or “Mark Olson Note” or whatever makes you comfy): In this week’s Herald editorial, I put out the call for your photos of Chaska brick buildings. I’m reprinting an excerpt ...

They are perhaps one of the largest group of Chaska brick buildings outside of downtown Chaska. Last Sunday, tours were offered of the “Upper Post” of Fort Snelling. Most of the Upper Post’s 28 ...

It helped build Minnesota brick by brick, including the State Capitol. By the late 1800s, the Chaska brick industry took off because of the deep, rich clay in the ground, creating around 10 brickyards ...

Plans for an ambitious redevelopment of Firemen's Park in Chaska — expanding and improving its amenities, linking it to another smaller park and to the city's historic downtown — are moving forward.

Christian Klein was a big deal in the small town of Chaska when he built his Italian Renaissance mansion in 1911. He and his brother, Charles, dominated Chaska's brick-making industry and also founded ...