Spring Lake Park Reserve
Hastings, Minnesota
Spring Lake Park Reserve follows the curve of the bluffs along the Mississippi River. The river and people have shaped the landscape over time. As part of their homelands from time immemorial, the land that the park occupies has deep cultural connections for Dakota people. Building on previous planning efforts, Full Circle lead a Dakota Community Engagement process for an interpretive messaging plan. The plan defined an approach to interpretation based on Indigenous cultural values, notably relationships between people and natural world. The plan also addressed cultural connections with Bison, which were reintroduced to the site during the planning process.
Client
Dakota County
Full Circle Role
Indigenous Design Leadership, Dakota Community Engagement
Project Team
Landscape Architecture: Ten x Ten
Interpretive Planning: 106 Group