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JIM ROE MUSEUM PLANNING | BIG ISLAND NATURE PARK CONCEPT PLAN | APRIL 15, 2021 4 <br />This proposed visitor-engagement strategy relies on three elements coming together at each trail <br />sign: 1) historical images that provide compelling views into the past; 2) accessible locations within <br />the recreation easement where visitors can stand and see the views represented in the historical <br />images; and 3) specific stories that relate directly to the images and the locations. Additional <br />elements will include first-person historical accounts and a site map that will appear on every sign, <br />providing clear orientation wherever a visitor happens to be standing. <br />More than simply delivering information, featured stories and images should pique curiosity, feed <br />imaginations, and get visitors talking to one another. The trail signs for Big Island Nature Park <br />can be expected to— <br /> • Welcome visitors and leave them with positive impressions of the park. <br /> • Help visitors picture the island as it appeared at key moments in the past. <br /> • Engender a sense of respect for the place and the legacies it holds. <br /> • Prompt visitors to look for things they might not know to look for, from seasonal changes <br />to century-old artifacts. <br /> • Evoke the sense of anticipation visitors felt when their boats docked on the island, either <br />for a day at Big Island Nature Park or a long weekend at the Big Island Veterans Camp. <br /> • Present memorable stories for retelling by visitors after their return from the park. <br /> • Provide consistent wayfinding throughout the park. <br />IT HAPPENED HERE: ENGAGING VISITORS <br />IN THE ISLAND’S STORIES <br />The town of St. Thomas, Nevada was inundated following the construction of <br />Hoover Dam in the 1930s. A visitor matches a photograph of the school to an <br />archaeological feature revealed by receding lake levels.