Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Abenaki Site Admin

Note: This is a working DRAFT 
For comments or suggestions contact Bob Cottrell, Curator, Conway Public Library's Henney History Room at 603-447-5552. 

for a map and directions to this site, theclio 
For cell phone "theclio" entry see the link here
add more photos fuji from bcltp 
C:\Users\chino\Pictures\places dell 14-5000\abenaki site 

Administrative Issues

Admin, management of the Abenaki site can be very complicated 
there are uncertain, overlapping issues of who owns what bit of the land and who in charge or in charge of what part 
who is responsible for making decisions, funding, directing maintenance and repairs? 

Town Manager 
Selectmen 
Conservation Commission 
Historic District Commission 
Abenaki representatives and family members
the role of the library and CHS 

Land Ownership 


parking area 

sign leading to the parking and the site? 
base on/copy original signs at Cannell's Country Store? 




train tracks 


Need safe ada railroad crossing, also need one at redstone by hemlock parking

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Trail Signage 

Trail clearing, maintenance, directional markers
Part of this is also boundary line markers to keep visitors from going into private property
insert pic ranger with qr code (or link to trail sign options) here. 

blazing trails, directional markers and interpretive signs at the Abenaki site
sign for each cabin? 
sign for well? 

trail signage as issue with conservation commission. 
need to find the right balance between too much information and not enough
qr codes and cell phone tours can play a useful role in this
however, many people don't know how to use that technology 
see below for notes on where signs could go, such as the site of the wizard birch, maybe ar (augmented reality) to locate and "see" where the Intervale hotels were. 

would be curious to see how many of the selectmen and conservation commission know how to use qr codes, cell phone tours via blog, alltrails, etc. 


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linking the Abenaki site with other trails
blazing those other trails, directional markers 
land ownership issues, boundary line surveys, clarification and marking 
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Kiosk Sign



Maintenance
kiosk installed x year needs a little tlc.  
add qr codes to link to the large amount info we have, catalog of items at hhr and chs and links to other resources and references. 
such as the Abenaki Trail, etc. 

Interpretive sign in kiosk, who, if anyone has the digital copy of that to print new when that one fades? In 5-10 years?

The Town should have digital copy files on all the trail signs, do they?

Amenities, picnic table, bear secure trash and recycling, etc.

Need plaque for listing on national register

Qr code to theclio and trail guide

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Cabins

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Cabins
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Layout of site and uses of structures.
Legend:
1 Gift Shop
2 Cabin A Storage/Cabin removed
3 Cabin B Residential/Office
4 Cabin C Kitchen/Sleeping
5 Cabin D Sleeping/Bath
6 Cabin E Sleeping/Storage
7 Former Location of Wigwams
8 Flagpole base
9 Totem Pole base
10 Monument to Joseph Laurent
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there were 5 cabins (all considered "contributing" buildings) 
put a sign on each cabin 

insert old photos cabins to show then and now 
add new photos detailing maintenance and repair issues for each cabin 

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Building maintenance and repair

What to do about vandalism?

Security cameras? Same at redstone?

Use fuji and take more as needed to document problems/solutions to cabin issues

Take photos of each side (and details) of each remaining building


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Springs

Issue of the spring, should a trail be built to it?
should it be fenced off? 
dug out to show water?   
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Other improvements and additions 
signs to indicate where missing structures were such as 
totem pole
wigwam 

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