DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN
DAKOTA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION PRESENTATION MAY 25, 2017
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 PROJECT PURPOSE
• Create a compelling and comprehensive vison I-35E for engaging trail visitors in the history, nature and MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL culture of the Lower Minnesota River Valley trailhead
highway 55 • Connected set of experiences for the 17 mile trailhead MSP AIRPORT greenway trail from Lilydale to Burnsville SEGMENT 1 existing trail MENDOTA HEIGHTS • Position the county for future grant funding and trailhead I-494 partnerships for construction projects connection to other greenways funded (construction 2017)
highway 77
SEGMENT 2 preferred route (needs funding)
trailhead EAGAN
I-35W
SEGMENT 3 trailhead existing trail
BURNSVILLE
trailhead SEGMENT 4 preferred route (needs funding)
2 miles
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 PROJECT GOALS
• Engage stakeholders about the possibilities for interpreting the stories and landscapes of the river
• Move beyond signs - engage trail visitors with interactive interpretive installations that are memorable
• Draw renewed attention to the Lower Minnesota River Valley as a valuable
• Create a greater sense of welcome and river valley access for Native people who call this home
• Support the development of the corridor as a high-quality regional tourism destination
• Create plan that can be phased as funding becomes available
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 “THE LAND REMEMBERS” : 7 THEMES THEME #1 DAKOTA HOMELAND For thousands of years, the Minnesota River Valley has been home to the Dakota. Today it’s an important spiritual center, a place of healing and homecoming. THEME #2 TRAILS THROUGH TIME Today’s hikers and bicyclists on the Minnesota River Greenway are moving along the same route that Native peoples have walked for thousands of years. THEME #3 BRIDGING+CROSSING Rivers are natural boundaries, until bridged or crossed. There’s a technology story here, but also an opportunity for historical reflection about the changes that result from simply getting out over the water and across the river. THEME #4 WORKING RIVER This waterway shaped trading and commerce for thousands of years. It moved people and resources. Today’s railroads and highways reveal a pattern of movement that still follows the river. THEME #5 ECOSYSTEMS OF THE RIVER The back and forth tension between natural systems and human intervention is easily observed in today’s landscape. Natural changes such as floods and droughts have influenced what we see today. THEME #6 GEOLOGICAL TIME Visible evidence of the events that shaped this valley is still visible in today’s landscape. Deep time is at the surface, within view. THEME #7 COMMUNITIES PAST AND PRESENT Only a few traces remain from the many villages, farms, and camps that once occupied this stretch of the river. Today they’ve been replaced with wide highways, industrial parks, and suburban developments.
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 PROJECT PROCESS
Technical Advisory Committee (TAG ) made up stakeholders and potential project partners provided project guidance (Minnesota Historical Society, the Dakota County Historical Society, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, local historians, cities, and agencies along Dakota County’s Minnesota River Greenway)
Phase 1: Listening & Gathering (September – March 2017) Engage in conversations with Dakota people to learn about their relationship to the Minnesota River Valley
Phase 2: Research (October – November 2016) Research and identify stories of Dakota County’s Minnesota River Valley • TAG #1, Planning Commission Update, Physical Development Committee Update
Phase 3: Interpretive Theme Development (November 2016 – January 2017) Turn research stories into interpretive themes • TAG #2
Phase 4: Interpretive Design Concepts (January – March 2017) Prepare illustrations of interactive interpretive installations at specific locations along the corridor • TAG #3, Planning Commission Update, Physical Development Committee Update
Phase 5: Interpretive Plan & Approvals (April-July 2017) Develop the plan document • TAG #4, Planning Commission and Physical Development Committee Review of Draft Plan • Adoption of Minnesota River Cultural Resources Interpretive Plan (anticipated July 2017)
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 ONGOING OUTREACH
Xcel Energy / Black Dog Power Plant Representatives, March 10 Met with Brian, Mary, Jake, and Jake
Prairie Island Tribal Representatives, March 28 Noah White, THPO Officer Frankie Jackson
Upper Sioux Community, April 7 Waziyatawin, THPO Officer Fern Cloud Samantha Odegard
Lower Sioux Community, April 7 Cheyanne St. John, THPO Officer and Historic Site Manager Amanda Wold, Office of Environment
Pop-up open house @ WPA, April 18
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 (A) BDOTE / CONFLUENCE
Trail-wide Destination Node (B) +HISTORIC MENDOTA MENDOTA BRIDGE HISTORIC MENDOTA FERRY PILOT KNOB
(C) +**WPA CAMP NO. 1 WPA OVERLOOK WPA QUARRY GUN CLUB LAKE
BATTERY DUMP
(D) LONE OAK ROAD TRAILHEAD (E) +QUARRY LAKE
YANKEE DOODLE ROAD
SILVER BELL GATEWAY
(F) +**CEDAR AVE BRIDGE [old and new]
TOWN OF NICOLS (G) + BLACK DOG POWER PLANT BLACK DOG VILLAGE BLACK DOG LAKE DAM (H) MINNESOTA RIVERFRONT PARK
KRAMER MINING/FUTURE LAKE
PORT CARGILL
SUE FISCHER MEMORIAL 2 miles PARK +TRAILWIDE
+UPDATED SINCE TAG 3 **TWO TO DEVELOP FURTHER (WPA AND CEDAR AVE)
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 TRAILWIDE INTERPRETATION + IDENTITY
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 TRAILWIDE INTERPRETATION + IDENTITY
INTERPRETIVE THEMES THEME #1 DAKOTA HOMELAND MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL THEME #2 TRAILS THROUGH TIME
I-35ETHEME #3 BRIDGING+CROSSING THEME #4 WORKING RIVER THEME #5 ECOSYSTEMS OF THE RIVER highway 55 MSP AIRPORT THEME #6 GEOLOGICAL TIME MENDOTA HEIGHTS THEME #7 COMMUNITIES PAST AND PRESENT
INTERPRETIVE FEATURES • SENSORY EXPERIENCES I-494 Wherever possible, design features will heighten the sounds, smells, highway 77 colors, and seasonality of every setting.
• PAUSES Trails will provide invitations to extend one’s time in a place with secondary loops, gathering areas, and accessible seating. I-35W EAGAN
• TRACES Interpretive elements will reveal traces of time made by plant, animal, and human movements left behind in water, shadows, rhythms, and distances measured in time and speed. BURNSVILLE • PERSPECTIVE SHIFTERS Trail visitors will find new perspectives on the world around them, physically and culturally. They will move up, out, over, through, down, and
2 miles into. They will frame views and listen to sounds in new ways.
• PLANTINGS Nature will be brought into focus through ecological restorations, native plantings, and healing plants. DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 TRAILWIDE INTERPRETATION + IDENTITY DAKOTA HOMELAND
EXTEND ONE’S TIME IN A PLACE HEIGHTEN SENSORY EXPERIENCES OFFER NEW PERSPECTIVES
individual medium large olfactory sound visual / time frame landmarks frame ephemera frame horizons fragrant attract birds seasons informal gathering school groups ceremonies gatherings
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 TRAILWIDE INTERPRETATION + IDENTITY DAKOTA HOMELAND
DAKOTA WAYS OF SEEING INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE
A family of gateways and frames reveal the landscape in specific ways to focus views downwards, upwards, sideways or ahead. Each frame will describe a particular animal, plant, element, or viewshed important to this place as Dakota Homeland and will orient the viewer differently to the surrounding landscape. The frames will be linked to an app where audio recordings of Dakota voices will tell stories from various points of view. These frames are an invitation to learn, to linger, to hear Dakota stories and learn new ways of seeing.
through (T) down (D) ground (G) horizon (H) sky (S)
DAKOTA HOMELAND FRAMES FEEDBACK: 1/2”-5/8” mild steel, galvanized, and powdercoated brown-black. - Consider making these frames from natural materials (wood and/or stone) - Perhaps they are large enough to hold more than one person so the experience is less individualistic and more communal/shared - The frames should be universally accessible
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 TRAILWIDE INTERPRETATION + IDENTITY DAKOTA HOMELAND / TRAILS THROUGH TIME / ECOSYSTEMS OF THE RIVER
WAYFINDING AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE
Entry monuments (at trailheads), directional signs, and small interpretive panels shall be Dakota County Standard signage. New interpretive signage will be custom designed for the MN River interpretive nodes, features and Dakota Homeland Ways of Seeing installations.
fold down bench fold out panel mild steel panels, deep black brown powder coat
LOCATION-BASED MEDIA Link to trail app BIKE PATH
TYPE 1 TYPE 2 NODE/INTERPRETIVE SIGN DIRECTIONAL SIGN (NIC) SMALL INTERPRETIVE PANELS MILE panel can fold towards path for better legibility or can fold down for resting spot. Dakota County Standard Dakota County Standard Vertical steel sign with folding section, either as a hinged ‘door’ panel (Type 1) or folding MARKER (NIC) Dakota County Standard seat (Type 2). 1/2”-5/8” mild steel, galvanized, and powdercoated brown-black.
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 TRAILWIDE INTERPRETATION + IDENTITY DAKOTA HOMELAND / TRAILS THROUGH TIME / ECOSYSTEMS OF THE RIVER
DIRECTIONAL BENCH TIMBER BENCH // SMALL GROUP SEATING the bench has a high back to help in removing distractions. Benches will be angled heavy timber bench. A nominal 15” square planed timber or reclaimed barn beam, towards a specific view and will always face away from the trail. ~96” l. with 2-3” sq. box tube or strap steel feet.
INTERPRETIVE FENCE SOUND FENCE TRANSPARENT FENCE LENTICULAR FENCE The inserted panel allows for copy, graphics and images to custom wind chimes can be inserted into a fence section A transparent fence sections allows user to experience the Allows for two different images to be read moving in both be easily integrated into the trail experience. to create a way to experience the wind generated by a bike river and cliff edge without any distractions. directions. passing by.
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 TRAILWIDE INTERPRETATION + IDENTITY DAKOTA HOMELAND / TRAILS THROUGH TIME / ECOSYSTEMS OF THE RIVER
mile marker (NIC) - Dakota County Standard 50’ 50’ BIKE TRAIL EDGE BIKE TRAIL EDGE BIKE TRAIL EDGE BIKE TRAIL EDGE BIKE TRAIL EDGE BIKE TRAIL
12’ 12’ 12’ 12’ 12’
RHYTHM BRANDING NODE WARNING MILE MARKER SLOW DOWN! LOOK UP! Grooves in the pathway are an interactive Markings will be placed 100’ before each Mile markings will be placed at every mile Sandblasted patterns can be used along Directional sandblasted patterns can and tactile way of marking speed, distance node and destination. to help track distance traveled and as a the trail to highlight the presence of nature be used along the trail to notify and and providing safety alerts along the trail. wayfinding tool. (water, unique plant communities, or remind users to look up and notice their habitat) and mark time passing. surroundings.
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 INTERPRETIVE NODES AND DESTINATIONS
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 A. BDOTE / CONFLUENCE
BIG RIVERS GATEWAY
35 E
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL
I-35E
existing trail BDOTE OVERLOOK
highway 55 MSP AIRPORT
MENDOTA HEIGHTS highway 13
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MINNESOTA RIVER I-494
highway 77
I-35W EAGAN
BURNSVILLE
2 miles
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 A. BDOTE / CONFLUENCE
Valley of the St. Peter’s, Seth Eastman, 1848, Minnesota Historical Site Photo, 2016 Site Photo, 2016 Society.
Site Photo, 2016 Site Photo, 2016 DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 A. BDOTE / CONFLUENCE
look out unobstructed
pavement texture alert! something’s ahead!
spiritual and medicinal planting D bike parking fence enhancement glass / transparent
S N pavement change slow down!
engage the cliff frames views of the Bdote overlook / group gathering DH18
Bdote/Mdote stories, in Dakota only DH10 Dakota Homeland Frame river D N node interpretive sign (1) D directional sign (2) S small interpretive panel (1)
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 A. BDOTE / CONFLUENCE
frame views of Bdote
15-30 people
group gathering
pavement change slow down!
pavement texture alert! something’s ahead!
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 A. BDOTE / CONFLUENCE PRECEDENT IMAGES
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 B. MENDOTA
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL MENDOTA
I-35E sibley house
highway 55 MSP AIRPORT MENDOTA HEIGHTS Sibley Memorial Hwy / Highway 13 existing trail
I-494
highway 77
I-35W EAGAN
BURNSVILLE
2 miles
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 B. MENDOTA
Mendota from Fort Snelling, Seth Eastman, 1848, Permanent Residence, Sioux, Seth Eastman, 1846-1848, Mendota Bridge, 1925 , Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
Mendota Ferry, circa 1925, Minnesota Historical Society Fur Trade House, US Dakota War of 1862, Minnesota Historical Society DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 B. MENDOTA native planting flowering grove mn river panel tour gathering wood dock mendota ferry trace table RR crossing mendota gateway platforms replica
Mendota Station, 1913, Minnesota Historical Society Mendota Ferry, 1920, Dakota County Historical Society Horse + carriage, ~1900, source unknown
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 river bed MN River panel B. MENDOTA - exposed aggregate -perforated steel concrete with a mendota ferry replica trench drain - wood platform cable - steel structure - wood railings bar crank wood platform / dock
compacted aggregate
100’
THE RIVER CROSSING - a replica ferryboat element moves back and forth between two wooden platforms - manual cranks with a T-Bar are connected to the large gears below to propel (slowly) the ferry back and forth - the crossing is 1/4 the width of the MN River at the site of the Mendota ferry
bench crossroads gathering space cast iron trace table railroad crossroads - rail ties sandblasted into concrete - moccasin prints - white paint on asphalt - steel rails embedded into concrete - foot prints - horse-drawn wagon tracks - cars - animal tracks
18”
TRACE TABLE - traces of movement overtime are cast into the table’s surface - the table sits 18” from the ground and the tracks are life size - traces are impressionistic and the presence of layers of trails through time - the grooves will hold water slightly longer after a storm and will presence time through slightly extending weather events
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 B. MENDOTA PRECEDENT IMAGES
TRACES CROSSROADS GATHERING SPACE GATEWAY
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 C. WPA CAMP NO.1
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL
I-35EBIG RIVERS TRAILHEAD AND WPA OVERLOOK
highway 55 MSP AIRPORT EXISTING CHIMNEY, FORMER WPA MENDOTA HEIGHTS sibley memorial highway CAMP SITE existing trail FORMER QUARRY
highway 13
I-494
highway 77
I-35W EAGAN
BURNSVILLE
2 miles
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 C. WPA CAMP NO.1
Mendota WPA Camp #1, 1930s, Minnesota Historical Society Mendota WPA Camp #1, 1930s, Minnesota Historical Society Fireplace, Mendota Camp Recreation Hall, 1960s, Dakota County Historical Society
Wold Chamberlain Field, 1953, Minnesota Historical Society
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 C. WPA CAMP NO.1
1937
1945
2017
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 C. WPA CAMP NO.1 CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN
THE OVERLOOK WORKING THE QUARRY CAMP LIFE • socializing / community • carrying / cutting / stepping • displacement / relocation • existing overlook lawn to remain • excavated quarry • picnic lawn around the old chimney • flight-path lounge chairs • limestone block + steel benches • rebuild paths in historic location • quarry overlook • presence the foundations through voids with CONNECTING PATHS gravel and metal edging in a densely planted forest • soft surface secondary path and platforms
existing trail
1938 - TODAY 1935 - 1941 1935 - 1941 sibley memorial highway
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 C. WPA CAMP NO.1
MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL HISTORIC AIRLINES years in operation
1944 - 1979 1944 - 1979
1979 - 1986 1926 - 2008
MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL LARGEST AIRLINES passengers per year
17,042,000 3,204,000 AIRLINE LOUNGE CHAIRS - screenprint white interpretive graphics - logos of airlines - dates of operations or passengers per year for the airline’s operations 2,224,000 2,145,000 - information / text
2,115,000
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 C. WPA CAMP NO.1 bike quarry highway 13
High Rock Island Quarry, 1982, Dakota County Historical Society Mendota Camp, about 1935, Minnesota Historical Society Mendota quarry, ca1940, Minnesota Historical Society
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 C. WPA CAMP NO.1
prairie restoration native forest planting picnic lawn foundation voids existing chimney
Aerial, 1937 Fireplace, Mendota Camp Recreation Hall, 1960s, Dakota County Historical Society Mendota WPA Camp #1, 1930s, Minnesota Historical Society
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 C. WPA CAMP NO.1 PRECEDENT IMAGES
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 D. LONE OAK ROAD TRAILHEAD
PROPOSED TRAIL (DAKOTA COUNTY)
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL
I-35E
PROPOSED LONE OAK highway 55 ROAD TRAILHEAD MSP AIRPORT (DAKOTA COUNTY) MENDOTA HEIGHTS
highway 13
I-494
highway 77
I-35W EAGAN
BURNSVILLE
2 miles
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 D. LONE OAK ROAD TRAILHEAD
Minnesota River, 2016 Minnesota River, 2016
Mendota Depot, about 1900. Minnesota Historical Society Nicols Station, 1964, Dakota County Historical Society
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 D. LONE OAK ROAD TRAILHEAD
wet prairie
future trail to wpa camp no.1
S river bottom forest stop and watch the D trains
stop and look at the trees DH11 oak savanna trees boardwalk stream dakota county proposed S N parking area D nature play uplands
future trail to quarry lake S
stop and listen to the stream
D directional sign (2) S small interpretive panel (3) N node interpretive sign (1) DH11 Dakota Homeland frame (1)
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 D. LONE OAK ROAD TRAILHEAD
view up view down down view
view out
UPLANDS RIVER-BOTTOM FOREST WET PRAIRIE the trail would start out at ground level; the bridge section along this part this part of the trail would be elevated, and you move up into the tree this part of the trail would be elevated as you cross the railroad tracks, encourages you to look up at the canopy. canopy. the bridge section along this part encourages you to look out and you move out of forests into wet prairie. the bridge section along as the ecology changes to river-bottom forest. interpretive graphics, this part encourages you to look down. interpretive graphics, highlight- materials: powdercoated dark brown perforated steel, concrete with highlighting ecology and habitat, can be integrated into the sides of ing ecology and habitat, can be integrated into the sides of the bridge. canopy graphics sandblasted or etched into walking surface the bridge. materials: powdercoated dark brown metal bar grating (ADA-compli- materials: powdercoated dark brown steel with interpretive graphics ant), powdercoated grey steel with interpretive graphics screenprinted screenprinted in white, concrete walking surface in white
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 D. LONE OAK ROAD TRAILHEAD PRECEDENT IMAGES
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 E. QUARRY LAKE
PROPOSED TRAIL
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL
I-35E
QUARRY LAKE highway 55 MSP AIRPORT MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PROPOSED TRAIL I-494 highway 13
highway 77
I-35W EAGAN
BURNSVILLE
2 miles
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 E. QUARRY LAKE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN
viewing platform bike parking and pull off native planting benches + seating casting sandbox
D future trail to lone oak road trailhead fens birds fens S highway DH10
N S casting sandbox
D
DH10 Dakota Homeland Frame S native planting N node interpretive sign (1) D directional sign (2)
S small interpretive panel (3) future trail to cedar ave bridge quarry crossing soft surface secondary path (mowed path)
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 E. QUARRY LAKE INTERPRETIVE FEATURES
bench wood deck casting sandbox quarry crossing • sand box • wood dock • steel casting molds • ADA accessible • steel cable tethers
CASTING SANDBOX • sandbox filled with sand that was quarried here, or similar • interpretive play - casting, digging, moving, molding, excavation shoreline
DAKOTA HOMELAND FRAME CASTING SANDBOX QUARRY CROSSING • viewing platform and sound amplifier • sandbox filled with sand that was quarried here, • gathers and amplifies sounds from across the fens or similar • focuses views across river valley • interpretive play - casting, digging, moving, • requires prototyping and sound testing to ensure sounds are being amplified at a safe level molding, excavation
hear the birds
TRANSECT
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 E. QUARRY LAKE PRECEDENT IMAGES
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 F. CEDAR AVE BRIDGE
proposed trail
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL
I-35E
highway 55 Minnesota River highway 77 / cedar avenue MSP AIRPORT CEDAR AVENUE BRIDGE PROPOSED MENDOTA HEIGHTS TRAILHEAD
existing trail
I-494
highway 77
I-35W EAGAN
BURNSVILLE
2 miles
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 F. CEDAR AVE BRIDGE
Mendota Swing Bridge, 1920s, Dakota County Historical Society Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, 1970s, Dakota County Historical Society The Hennrietta, 1897, Minnesota Historical Society USS Agawam under the Mendota Bridge, 1943, Dakota County Historical Society
Racing on the frozen river, 1930s, Dakota County Historical Society Nass Creek, Dan Callahan, 2016, Trout Unlimited Minnesota Pilot Knob, 1920s, Dakota County Historical Society Fort Snelling, 1870, Minnesota Historical Society
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 S small interpretive panel (8) N node interpretive sign (1) F. CEDAR AVE BRIDGE K kiosk (1) D directional sign (4) CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN E entry monument (1) DH7 Dakota Homeland frame (1)
interpretive play features bike parking + bike fix-it parking lot removal and • swing bridge overlook station vegetation restoration • rotating lenticulars • bench • water trough • interpretive signage trail connection to existing ped/bike • mini swing / play platforms • seasonal, native, and sensory planting • wooding station ramp connection over Minnesota see following pages for detailed plan River
future trail to quarry lake
D S1 native planting
soft surface secondary path (mowed foot path) picnic tables + grills
seasonal, native, and sensory planting bench
directional bench with interpretive signage S1 soft surface secondary path native planting (mowed foot path)
D D D DH7 sky to black dog lake beavers E
restored area with stream restoration parking lot for 20 cars + space for expanded parking native plants + stream crossing porta-potties with enclosure • approx. 18 acres • check dams and flooded zones
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 F. CEDAR AVE BRIDGE INTERPRETIVE CONCEPT
swing bridge rotating water trough mini swing bridges rain garden /stormwater overlook lenticulars picnic area with wooding stations sensory garden information kiosk
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 F. CEDAR AVE BRIDGE INTERPRETIVE FEATURES
MINI SWING BRIDGES reclaimed steel bridge pieces interpretive play - swing bridge
SWING BRIDGE OVERLOOK ROTATING LENTICULARS WOODING STATIONS WATER TROUGH overlook interpretive play - swing bridge interpretive play - wooding stations corten steel trough; water pump; contoured swing bridge replica takes 6 people to swing it interpretive play - dredging and river flow gets visitors slightly over the water, in the location of the historic bridge
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 F. CEDAR AVE BRIDGE PRECEDENT IMAGES
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 G. BLACK DOG LAKE
cedar avenue bridge
BLOOMINGTON
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL
I-35E BLACK DOG POWER PLANT black dog lake
highway 55 MSP AIRPORT minnesota river MENDOTA HEIGHTS existing trail
BURNSVILLE 35W
I-494
highway 77
I-35W EAGAN
BURNSVILLE
2 miles
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 G. BLACK DOG LAKE
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DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 D directional sign (2) G. BLACK DOG LAKE S small interpretive panel (4) N node interpretive sign (2) DH- Dakota Homeland frame (4) New Docks (4) Teaching Areas (2)
teaching areas cedar ave Xcel Energy Plaza bridge - partnership with Xcel Energy D - weather sensor station - interpretive signage DH6 stars lake ducks river/flood DH5
Xcel Energy Plaza bike powered pole N S DH4 fish eagle mouse hawks teaching areas S DH3 S fish quantity borbs S N habitat poles Black Dog Lake
D habitat poles existing dock bike powered poles fish quantity borbs
minnesota riverfront park
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 G. BLACK DOG LAKE INTERPRETIVE FEATURES
HABITAT POLE FISH QUANTITY WOODEN / LOOKOUT DOCK TRANSECT PATH DAKOTA BORBS HOMELAND FRAME
Dakota tepees, Mendota, about 1862, Minnesota Historical Society Peg and John Fink home, 1955. Burnsville Historical Society Black Dog Power Plant, 1960s, Dakota County Historical Society
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 G. BLACK DOG LAKE INTERPRETIVE FEATURES
12’ 12’
HABITAT POLE • Wooden poles with platforms or houses in the water that encourage bird nesting. Height, size, and type vary to encourage different species.
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 G. BLACK DOG LAKE INTERPRETIVE FEATURES 1.5’ 2’
solar panel purple LED light purple LED lights 4’ above water below water stainless steel custom pole, polymer-coated high painted gloss white density foam, painted gloss white 6’ 24’
purple LED light motion sensor connect to other power poles
foundation connect to bike power station
anchor
BORBS BIKE POWERED POLE • measures phenomena in Black Dog Lake - fish quantity • two bike stations where you can challange your friend to see who • BORBS light up when fish pass underneath can produce power the quickest and light up the power poles • interpretive play - power and infrastructure
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 G. BLACK DOG LAKE PRECEDENT IMAGES
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 H. MINNESOTA RIVERFRONT PARK
Minnesota River
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL
I-35E MINNESOTA RIVERFRONT PARK
highway 55 MSP AIRPORT existing parking area MENDOTA HEIGHTS existing trail
w black dog road
I-494
highway 77
I-35W EAGAN
BURNSVILLE
2 miles
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 H. MINNESOTA RIVERFRONT PARK
N node interpretive sign (1) big fish sculptures D directional sign (1) soft surface nature play sculptures path down to the river existing parking and facilities S small interpretive panel (3) secondary path
to black dog lake
S N Port Cargill In World War II Lyndale Avenue Bridge
S S
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 H. MINNESOTA RIVERFRONT PARK
EMERALD SHINER WHITE BASS GIZZARD SHAD COMMON CARP FLATHEAD CATFISH - bouncy steel ribs - steel ribs for climbing through - rocks back and forth - wood bench integrated into steel base - wood lounge integrated into steel base - most abundant fish - glows turquoise once every 30 - interior surface is etched with - interior surface is etched with - glows dark blue once every 30 minutes in the Mississippi and minutes as a reminder that one all mn river fish species and information about invasive species as a reminder that one serving of catfish Minnesota rivers serving of white bass should be habitat information affecting the MN River greater than 30” in length should be eaten - bait fish eaten only once a month only once a month. - fish consumption guidelines interpretive signage
8’ 9’
15’ 25’
2-3.5” 10-12” 11-15” 15-31” 24-36”
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 H. MINNESOTA RIVERFRONT PARK PRECEDENT IMAGES
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 IMPLEMENTATION
• Estimated cost for interpretation most nodes is between $200,000 and $300,000 • Total project cost of $2,000,000-$3,000,000 • Plan positions projects for: • Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants and other outside funding • Partnerships • Integration greenway capital projects • Phasing will based on opportunities
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 NEXT STEPS
6/3 Project information at Minnesota Riverfront Park, Minnesota River Greenway Grand Opening • Saturday, June 3 10 a.m. – noon • Minnesota Riverfront Park | 600 Black Dog Road W. 6/13 Dakota County Physical Development Committee 6/20 Release of Draft Plan for 30 day public review period • Open House at Big Rivers Trailhead 7/25 Anticipated adoption by the Dakota County Board
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 QUESTIONS?
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 SUGGESTED MOTION
Recommend to the County Board release of the Draft Minnesota River Greenway Cultural Resources Interpretive Plan for a 30 day public review period
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17 (A) BDOTE / CONFLUENCE
Trail-wide Destination Node (B) +HISTORIC MENDOTA MENDOTA BRIDGE HISTORIC MENDOTA FERRY PILOT KNOB
(C) +**WPA CAMP NO. 1 WPA OVERLOOK WPA QUARRY GUN CLUB LAKE
BATTERY DUMP
(D) LONE OAK ROAD TRAILHEAD (E) +QUARRY LAKE
YANKEE DOODLE ROAD
SILVER BELL GATEWAY
(F) +**CEDAR AVE BRIDGE [old and new]
TOWN OF NICOLS (G) + BLACK DOG POWER PLANT BLACK DOG VILLAGE BLACK DOG LAKE DAM (H) MINNESOTA RIVERFRONT PARK
KRAMER MINING/FUTURE LAKE
PORT CARGILL
SUE FISCHER MEMORIAL 2 miles PARK +TRAILWIDE
+UPDATED SINCE TAG 3 **TWO TO DEVELOP FURTHER (WPA AND CEDAR AVE)
DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY CULTURAL RESOURCES INTERPRETIVE PLAN 5/25/17