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Create a master map of Sherburne County with major routes identified: 1) Mississippi River; <br />2) Red River Ox Cart Trail; 3) Ft. Snelling to Ft. Gaines/Ft. Ripley Military Road; 4) St. Paul <br />and Pacific Railroad; 5.) Jefferson Highway; 6.) expansion of Highway 10; 7.) Hwy 169; and <br />8.) proposed new Northstar commuter rail. Then create an interactive map of Sherburne <br />County without major routes identified, but with a "ghost" images that visitors can match. <br />Visitors can overlay labeled routes (Velcro, magnetized, or some other method) on top of <br />map. Some routes, such as Highway 10, will overlay existing routes, such as the Ox Cart <br />Trail. In a third layer, using Velcro or similar system, match transportation mode with major <br />route. For instance, overlay the Mississippi River with a cut-out canoe or steamboat; match <br />the Red River Trail with an ox cart; match the Jefferson Highway with a Model-T car, and so <br />on. <br />Working Out <br />Based on a map with distances and major routes, create a game that incorporates quotes <br />about working out. If you decided to work in the pineries this winter, what roads would you <br />take? How many miles would you have to go with your horses and wagon? If you lived in <br />Orrock and became a traveling salesman in Iowa and Illinois in 1875, how would you get <br />there? If you were going to sell eggs in the Twin Cities in 1944, what road would you take, <br />and how many miles would you have to drive? <br />Differing Points of View: <br />1. Some people may believe that Sherburne County is changing too fast, that it has become <br />too suburban, and that its accessibility to the Twin Cities is a negative for the long-time <br />residents. <br />Iconic object/media/activities: "Welcome to Elk River: Where City and Country Flow <br />Together" road sign <br />Additional media and activities to tell the story: <br />1. Early transportation routes/modes through county <br />a. See SCHS map of Military Road with handwritten notes marking locations of <br />places on trail, including Boyington's Tavern. —verify all information. <br />h. Original art to create sequenced transportation route map <br />c. Photos of different modes of travel. <br />d. Photo of Steamboat Governor Ramsey after it moved from Mississippi to Lake <br />Minnetonka, ca. 1870, MHS HE5.11G r28, Neg.. 72606 or Steamer Oriole on <br />Upper Mississippi River Location HE5.11Q p3; Neg 31681 <br />e. Photo of paddlewheel boat on river near Clear Lake —in SCHS collection <br />f. Quotes from people using each of the transportation modes. For instance, letter <br />from Missouri traveler in June 1921 praising Jefferson Highway (in SCHS <br />collection). <br />g. Digitize clipping of 1866 railroad schedule to St. Cloud. <br />h. Brochure cover "International Tourist Guide, From Pine to Palm" see <br />www.powersmuseum.com/about/jeffhwy2.htmi <br />i. Route map for The Jefferson Highway from Winnipeg to New Orleans; see <br />Powers Museum website. <br />Sherburne County Historical Society Heritage Center Interpretive Plan, April 21, 2005, page 89 <br />