Winter 2019-20 Hometown Messenger

EXISTING POND’S MILL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Shakopee Cultural Corridor to celebrate area's history City looks to use technology to create a unique cultural trail experience

POTENTIAL PROPOSED AGRICULTURE INTERPRETATION SITE

REPLACE FORMER BRIDGE

EXISTING MONASTERY

EXISTING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IMPROVEDRESSTROOM

GATHERING LAWN

PROPOSED KAYAK LANDING

POTENTIAL PROPOSED LAWN

PROPOSED IMPROVED PARKING

THE LANDING

PROPOSED NATURE PLAY AREA

EXISTING PARK SHELTER

PROPOSED SEATING PODS

MEMORIAL PARK

PROPOSED NATURAL SPILLWAY OVERLOOK

PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

EXISTING MARKED MOUNDS

PATHWAYS OF SHAKOPEE TRAIL

PROPOSED TRAIL HEAD KIOSK WITH GROUP GATHERING AREA

EXISTING POND’S MISSIONFOUNDATION WITH PROPOSED ART INSTALLATION

SHAKOPEE CULTURAL CORRIDOR & TRAIL Would run along the Minnesota River through: • The Landing, dozens of historically accurate and preserved European settler homes and structures • Memorial Park, home to sensitive and extensive Dakota burial mounds and historical artifacts • Huber Park and the historic Holmes Street Bridge

FAIRBAULT SPRINGS

FAIRBAULT CABIN / EXISTING BURIAL SITE Shakopee holds the histories of many peoples, from the Dakota to the European settlers who founded the city in 1857.

with The Landing property. Among the early projects is the removal of the aging playground

Kayak Landing Water Trail

Interpretive Site

Archaeologically Positive Site

Proposed Trail Cultural Trail

Monument Signage

Shakopee, MN Memorial Park - Archaeologically Identified Cultural Sites / Concept Plan Overlay To celebrate that history, the city is partnering with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Scott County and Three Rivers Park District, who operates The Landing-Minnesota River Heritage Park, to create a cultural corridor that preserves the area's history, enhances visitors' experience and protects the resources from future degradation. The Shakopee Cultural Corridor includes a cultural trail that offers a glimpse into the lives of past structure and east shelter at Memorial Park. The playground will be replaced with a formal “nature play” area on the west end of the park. City staff are also working with local Sacred Markers / Etiquette Extant Mount

June 7, 2019

"This is a unique space where residents and visitors can go

veterans organizations to discuss the possibility of curating a new veterans memorial at Huber Park.

inhabitants of the region. One of the ideas is to use augmented reality to help visitors experience what the area was like when it was the original Dakota village and later a major river port. "The cultural trail will put Shakopee on the cutting edge of education technology with a fully immersive augmented reality experience," said Senior Planner Joe Widing. "It would allow visitors a glimpse into the practices, rituals and daily life of both Dakota inhabitants and European settlers as they lived in the early- to mid-19th-century." The trail could also provide unique opportunities to

to both celebrate and contemplate the complicated,

The American Legion Post 2 has expressed interest in relocating the 2020 Memorial Day ceremony to Huber Park to take advantage of Huber Park's event space. The overall vision of the Shakopee Cultural Corridor is anticipated to take several years to achieve, as plans are dependent on funding and riverbank stabilization.

intertwined history of the Native American peoples and European settlers."

Joe Widing Senior Planner

see first-hand native farming practices with native plants, a Dakota talking circle, multiple new river overlooks and an opportunity to kayak or canoe along the Minnesota River. The recently adopted Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan envisions Memorial Park as an intentional park space for reflection. This includes allowing for more natural space, relocating existing trails from sensitive areas and creating a more seamless relationship

However, city leaders believe the unique partnership could create a cultural attraction that could one day stretch from Shakopee to Fort Snelling and honor the rich Native American history along the banks of the Minnesota River. "This is a unique space where residents and visitors can go to both celebrate and contemplate the complicated, intertwined history of the Native American peoples and European settlers," Widing said.

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