A Superior museum: devoted to accordions
Frankie Yankovic and Lawrence Welk would have loved this place, way up in the city of Superior, way down in the basement of a former […]
Museums
Maritime museums Maine to Manitowoc
You don’t need sea legs to appreciate the work that gets done in water, be it commercial fishing, cargo hauling or the cruising of tourists. […]
Mill City Museum examines flour power
A new museum in Minneapolis is all about flour and power, potential and resilience, reputation and ruins. The Mill City Museum, 704 S. Second St., […]
River museum, parks appeal in Dubuque
Dreary, steep and old. That was my first impression of Dubuque, back in the 1970s, after visiting a friend who landed there because of her […]
Lumber town Laona’s Camp Five Museum
Tiny Laona, an unincorporated community in Forest County, has a great recipe for soup that has served its residents well for many years. The annual […]
Pressures, challenge of historic preservation
Money, space, sentiment and progress all have a role – from bit player to star – in our quest to preserve, hide or discard the […]
Oklahoma memorial: Bomb site turns sacred
“Beacons of hope” have replaced sirens and searchlights; soil covered by death and destruction has become sacred. That’s how Polly Nichols describes the transformation of […]
Local history museums protect our roots
Perhaps you think that your dearest possessions – a locket, a family picture, a love letter, a child’s toy – are of little value to […]