Costco to Host Book Signings for Local Minneapolis Riverfront Author

MINNEAPOLIS - Jan. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- The Mississippi River, which flows through the center of Minneapolis, was crucial to the urban development of this Minnesota City. On Monday, December 1, Arcadia Publishing will release Iric Nathanson’s first book in the Images of America series The Minneapolis Riverfront.

Early settlers began to develop the upper Mississippi River along the St. Anthony Falls because the falls were a good source of power for flour mills. In the 1820s, a US military outpost – Fort Snelling – was built on the western site of the river. In 1837, the Native Americans who occupied the eastern bank of the river were relocated.

Due to an 1852 act from Congress, 26,000 acres was opened up to private development and a riverfront land rush occurred. A community named Minneapolis began to form on the west bank. Following this, a string of small mills began to open along the riverfront.

The riverfront has experienced milling development, milling decline, and recently, a revival to become a major residential, cultural, and recreational center. Iric Nathanson takes readers on a journey through the many phases of the Minneapolis Riverfront in his pictorial history The Minneapolis Riverfront.

Highlights of The Minneapolis Riverfront include:

·         A map that demonstrates how the falls have changed over the last 12,000 years and several images of the falls.

·         Readers will learn about the long forgotten stretch of the riverfront known as Bohemian Flat.

·         Images of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum designed by acclaimed architect Frank Gehry.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Costco

11330 Fountains Dr N., Maple Grove MN 55369

When:  Saturday, January 10^th, 2014; 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

And

5801 W 16^th St., Saint Louis Park MN 55416

When:  Saturday, January 17^th, 2014; 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467112765/Minneapoli...).

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Discover more than 8,500 small towns and downtowns at http://www.arcadiapublishing.com.

The Minneapolis Riverfront

by Iric Nathanson

Images of America Series

128 pages/ softcover

Available: December 1, 2014