In 2016, Iron County Wisconsin was awarded a Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Grant to develop “…a citizenry much more connected to and engaged in the appreciation and protection of the community’s riverine resources” with the goal of developing “…new trailhead parks on the East and West branches of the
Montreal River…[and] to create the community and political enthusiasm and support for this broad aspiration.” The Community Vitality & Placemaking Signature Effort joined this effort to assist the community with design charrette to develop a shared vision for the trailhead designs.
On October 4-5, 2016, a multi-disciplinary team of University of Wisconsin-Extension educators along with 7 local high school students facilitated a day-long community charrette that generated a shared “vision sketch” along with hand-drawn illustrations of future trailheads. The vision sketch process captured the hopes and concerns expressed by key stakeholders that directly informed the design process.
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