Activities

Below are some things from our Long Range interpretive plan and General

Management plan that will give you an idea of what the park deals with. We

can and do do a variety of programs on the the topics below from kids

programs, to in-school programs, education programs for kids to adults,

campground programs, canoe programs etc. But the statements I have

included are what guide us when we develop our programs (as far as history

goes. I left out the geologic and recreation stuff)

I also included the Desired visitor experience in terms of the cultural

stuff.

>From our General Management plan one of our Purpose statement says

2) Preserve, conserve, and protect the integrity of natural, cultural and

scenic resources.

3) Provide opportunities to enhance public appreciation and understanding

about the area's significant resources. (this would include historic

tangible and intangible resources)

from the same plan, our Significance statement

2)Contains a large section of the upper Columbia River and a record of

continuous human occupation dating back more than 9000 years.

from the Theme statements

4) Human beings have been living along the Columbia River in the lake

Roosevelt area since the end of the last Ice Age, about 12,000 years ago.

a. The ancestors of many Salish speakers have lived in this region for

thousands of years using traditional land use, seasonal migrations,

survival strategies, and plant and animal resources.

b. The salmon fishery at Kettle Falls became the center of human activity

in the Inland Northwest during more than 9000 years of continuous Indian

habitation, and 19th-century Euro-Americian fur trade and missionary

efforts.
c.Archeological and geographical research has helped preserve the record

of humans in the area, especially for the eras before Euro-American

contact.

d. The Spokane Tribe of Indians and individual bands of the Confederated

Tribes of the Colville Reservation continue a heritage that stresses

cooperation.

e. The religious and economic legacy of S.t Paul's Mission and Fort Colvile

shaped the Euro-American culture and history of the upper Columbia River

during the mid-1800s while influencing the lives of surrounding native

tribes.

f. Chinese placer miners inhabited the Columbia River region from Keller

Ferry to China Bend, panning for gold, From the 1850s through the 1881s,

Chinese settlers out-numbered other non-natives along this stretch of the

river.

g. The US Army established Fort Spokane in 1880 to provide a buffer between

American Indians and settlers of the Inland Northwest; later, its use as

an Indian boarding school and hospital exemplified the US Federal Indian

police in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

h. The construction of the Grand Coulee dam and the resulting impoundment

of the Columbia river to create lake Roosevelt greatly affected the area's

water, fish and shore line resources and inundated numerous ferries,

routes. towns, roads, and railroads that had to be relocated out of the

lakes floodpath.

some other themes

Archeology, fur trade, missionary, mining/railroad, farming/ranching, Fort

spokane, Columbia River (change, human-land relationships)

Desired visitor experience

1. Gaining an appreciation for the importance that the park's natural and

cultural resources have in there quality of life.

2. Recognizing the impact that their activities have on the park's natural

resources, cultural resources , and there fellow visitors.

3. Understanding the reasons for protecting and managing the park's natural

and cultural resources for future generations.

6. Identifying the natural resources that initially attracted people to the

area more than 9000 years ago, and relating how these and later human

populations have produced a rich cultural heritage.

Lee Snook

North District Interpretive Ranger

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

City of Colville

City of Colville's project involves the plaque program, administered by the Historic Preservation Committee. The plaques are made with copper, have the year of the building imprinted on it; and are installed either on posts or directly onto a wall. It is our goal to recognize the various structures in our community, residential and commercial, that provide a glimpse into the lives of those who first settled in the area as well as those who have contributed to the continued growth and prosperity of our city.

The HPC is also going to be working on a new walking/driving tour brochure. It will provide a means for visitors to view specific sites in town accompanied with by a printed narrative. The main goal is to have it available on the Internet so that it may downloaded by travelers on their own or by other agencies that deal with tourism. The tour brochure may also be made available at various locations.

Our involvement was with the desire to find some funding for our plaque program and walking/driving tour.

City of Kettle Falls

Kettle Falls has a recently adopted a Historic Preservation Ordinance which establishes a Commission. The Commission has been together for about 1 year. The Commission has designated 7 properties to date. Most of these homes were relocated from Old Kettle Falls to their present site. The remaining homes were original Meyers Falls homes. Our hope is that eventually the originally Meyers Falls town site in Kettle Falls would be designated a Historic District. Attached is a copy of the ordinance.

Our next step is to gather resumes from our commission and submit them along with the Historic Preservation Ordinance to the State Historical Office for review and designation of a Certified Local Government (CLG). We hope to have our submittal ready by February 2007.