Public Meeting #1

On January 23rd, the Haines Borough and Corvus Design hosted the first public meeting which was held at the Chilkat Center. Over 35 members of the public attended. The meeting was kicked off by Interim Borough Manager Brad Ryan who welcomed attendees and provided project background. The meeting was turned over to members of the Corvus Design team (Chris Mertl and Erik Jones) who asked attendees to introduce themselves and to state one interesting or unique fact about Haines. The Corvus Design team provided a brief presentation about interpretive planning and the different types of interpretation that could be included in the project (see link below). The public was asked recall or to create a series of newspaper headlines about Haines either current or historic. These were discussed to understand the great stories about the community and how they might be applied to the Portage Cove Trail and Park and help celebrate Haines' culture, heritage and history. 

The attendees were then broken into table groups and were asked to identify the destinations, nodes and attractions along the corridor and within surrounding neighborhoods on large maps. They were then provided trail segments and asked to link the destinations with various trail types to create a trail that linked Portage Cove Campground to the harbor and out to Picture Point Wayside. Each team was also asked to locate a new park along the route. Once each table completed their trail layouts they were asked to present their layouts to the larger group. Below you will find images of the entire process as well as each group's final map.

What is Interpretation?

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Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5