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JIM ROE MUSEUM PLANNING | BIG ISLAND NATURE PARK CONCEPT PLAN | APRIL 15, 2021 5 <br />E <br />d <br />w <br />a <br />r <br />d <br /> <br />A <br />. <br /> <br />B <br />r <br />o <br />m <br />l <br />e <br />y <br /> <br />C <br />o <br />l <br />l <br />e <br />c <br />t <br />i <br />o <br />n <br />, <br /> <br />H <br />e <br />n <br />n <br />e <br />p <br />i <br />n <br /> <br />C <br />o <br />u <br />n <br />t <br />y <br /> <br />L <br />i <br />b <br />r <br />a <br />r <br />y <br />Mystery and Curiosity—Nature watchers and history buffs are all motivated by <br />curiosity. Seeing remnants of the past or observing the behavior of wildlife, often leads <br />to questions about the subjects at hand. By providing direct and relevant connections <br />between what visitors are seeing and the stories behind those subjects, interpretive trail <br />signs can help unravel confusing elements while leaving a few threads of mystery for <br />curious visitors. <br />Nostalgia and Memory—With few exceptions, today’s park visitors will not have had <br />personal experiences with the places and events recalled on trail signs. Nevertheless, <br />nostalgia for times past can be a powerful motivation for digging deeper into the <br />subjects of history. Visitors own memories of similar experiences often spark <br />conversations and storytelling among friends and family. <br />Imagination and Drama—Through photographs, illustrations, stories, and first-hand <br />accounts, park visitors can be drawn into unfamiliar times and places where their own <br />imaginations start to fill out the scene. The sounds of band music, steamboat whistles, <br />and people’s laughter can easily be imagined when prompted by compelling visuals. <br />And contemporaneous accounts written to impress readers can provide the dramatic <br />elements that draw today’s park visitors further into the stories of this place. <br />Burning of Lake Steamer Witnessed by Thousands <br />The boat looked somber in the twilight that hastened its doom. . . . As the flames <br />started to eat their way in all parts of the “Minneapolis,” some person in a nearby <br />motor craft sounded “taps” with a bugle. . . . For an hour and five minutes the boat <br />blazed and then, burned to the water line, it settled and sank beneath the waters <br />with a sound that resembled a half audible sigh, leaving only a few smoldering <br />timbers floating on the surface. <br />Minneapolis Morning Tribune, August 9, 1912