LAKE, LAND, AND LOCAL Huron County Cultural Mapping 2012 HURON COUNTY CULTURAL MAPPING 2012 Index Executive summary ............................................................................................................................3 1. Project Background ........................................................................................................................5 1.1 Cultural Mapping ............................................................................................................................ 6 1.2 Huron County’s Cultural Mapping Project ...................................................................................... 6 1.3 Project Timeline .............................................................................................................................. 7 1.4 Cultural Resource Framework ........................................................................................................ 8 What Did We Map?............................................................................................................................... 9 Applying a Rural Lens ...................................................................................................................... 10 The Cultural Resource Framework (Figure 1:1) .............................................................................. 11 1.5 Intangible Culture ......................................................................................................................... 12 Intangible Resource Mapping (Figure 1:2) ...................................................................................... 12 Intangible Culture (Figure 1:3) ........................................................................................................ 13 1.6 Creative Huron .............................................................................................................................. 14 Connecting the Cultural Sector ....................................................................................................... 15 1.7 Uses of the Data ............................................................................................................................ 16 Local Tourism Applications ............................................................................................................. 17 1.8 Limitations of the Data ................................................................................................................. 18 2. Project Findings ............................................................................................................................ 19 2.1 Municipality and Resources Chart ................................................................................................ 20 Cultural Assets Map -- All ................................................................................................................ 21 2.2 General Observations ................................................................................................................... 22 Harvesting the Rural Creative Economy ......................................................................................... 23 2.3 Cultural Industries ......................................................................................................................... 24 Cultural Industries Map .................................................................................................................. 25 2.4 Cultural Heritage ........................................................................................................................... 26 Cultural Heritage Map ..................................................................................................................... 27 Murals ............................................................................................................................................. 28 Is it Culture if it Happens in the Country? ....................................................................................... 29 2.5 Natural Heritage ........................................................................................................................... 30 Natural Heritage Map ..................................................................................................................... 31 2.6 Spaces & Facilities ......................................................................................................................... 32 Facilities & Spaces Map ................................................................................................................... 33 Facilities Needs Assessment Update Survey ................................................................................... 34 The Cultural Arena .......................................................................................................................... 35 Hockey Hall of Fame ....................................................................................................................... 35 2.7 Organizations ................................................................................................................................ 36 Organizations Map .......................................................................................................................... 37 1 | Lake, Land, and Local HURON COUNTY CULTURAL MAPPING 2012 Volunteers ....................................................................................................................................... 38 2.8 Festivals & Events ......................................................................................................................... 40 Festivals & Events Map ................................................................................................................... 41 2011 Annual Events Timeline (Figure 2:1) ...................................................................................... 42 3. Community Survey ....................................................................................................................... 43 3.1 Age Range of Respondents ........................................................................................................... 44 3.2 Level of Engagement of Respondents .......................................................................................... 44 3.3 Hours Spent on Cultural Activities in an Average Week ............................................................... 45 3.4 Types of Cultural Activities Residents are Engaged in .................................................................. 46 A Tradition of Crafts ........................................................................................................................ 47 3.5 Residents’ Use of Public Cultural Resources ................................................................................. 48 3.6 Residents’ Use of Online Resources .............................................................................................. 50 Rural Adoption of Broadband ......................................................................................................... 51 3.7 Published Resources ..................................................................................................................... 52 3.8 Member or Volunteer Support ..................................................................................................... 52 Youth Case Study ............................................................................................................................ 53 Youth Case Study pt. 2 .................................................................................................................... 54 4. Next Steps.................................................................................................................................... 55 4.1 Completing the Cultural Mapping Project .................................................................................... 56 The Creative Economy in Huron County ......................................................................................... 57 4.2 Municipal Cultural Mapping ......................................................................................................... 58 The Cultural Planning Process ......................................................................................................... 59 4.3 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 60 4.4 Opportunities ................................................................................................................................ 61 4.5 Project Summary ........................................................................................................................... 62 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................... 63 Appendix ......................................................................................................................................... 64 Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... 65 Selected Bibliography ..................................................................................................................... 67 Relevant Websites .........................................................................................................................