1604-1605 Ile-Sainte-Croix Saint Croix Island International Historic Site

Type
Publication
Authors
USDI-NPS ( US Department of the Interior - National Parks Service )
USDI ( US Department of The Interior )
 
Category
Heritage (St. Croix Island)  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
1998 
Pages
256 
Subject
St. Croix Island Development History 
Abstract
"Summary

This document explains the National Park Service's plans for managing and interpreting Saint Croix Island International Historic Site at Calais, Maine.

Saint Croix Island in the 1604 site of the first French attempt to colonize the territory they called Acadia and the location of one of the earliest European settlements in North America. The island, on the boundary between the United States and Canada, is the only International historic site in the U.S national park system.

Besides serving as a longe-range guide, this document will be used to prepare for the international commemoration in 2004 of the settlement's 400th anniversary. The document presents National Park Service conclusions based on research and public reviews of earlier drafts. It is divided into five parts: background, general management plan, interpretative plan, land protection plan, and final environmental impact statement.

Part 1 presents background information about the historic site, the U.S - Canadian partnership, the planning process, the history of the area, and the cultural and natural resources. This section also includes general information about the region and related sites, plus demographic data.

Part 2 defines the mission, goals, and general directions for managing, developing, and interpreting the site.

Part 3 focuses on what the visitor will learn at the site and presents long range educational and informational goals for such services and media as ranger-led pr0grams, brochures, and indoor and outdoor exhibits.

Part 4 summarizes the site's land protection needs, status of tracts within the site boundary, and acquisition proposals.

Part 5 analyzes the environmental effects of various development and management alternatives that were considered.

Briefly, the National Park Service plans to allow Saint Croix Island remain as undeveloped as possible because of its fragility and inaccessibility and to focus interpretative efforts on the mainland. The overall intent of the National Parks Service's plans is to commemorate and interpret the beginnings of North America's enduring French legacy by preserving primary site resources and the sense of place evoked by St. Croix Island. For details about the plans, see the appropriate section in this document."
 
Description
The document is an official production from the American National Park Service examining the potential for developing an interpretive center for St. Croix Island.

An Environmental Impact Assessment is provided, along with extensive details presenting what a visitors center may look like in the Long Range Interpretive Plan.
 
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