Glen Haven Historic Village Rehabilitation
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The National Park Service has completed public review of recent changes to plans for the rehabilitation of the Glen Haven Village Historic District and associated improvements to visitor access there. Plans to rehabilitate the historic buildings and landscape of the village and to improve visitor access to both the beach and the village have been in place since 1992. The National Park Service has been able to accomplish much of the work in a piecemeal fashion, such as using entrance fee funds to open the blacksmith shop and D.H. Day Store. Last year, however, the National Lakeshore was awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding to finally complete the project. The National Park Service has completed review and modifications to the new plans, and the project is currently being implemented. A news release announcing the public review opportunity may be viewed by clicking on the following link: Press Release A news release outlining the continuing work of rehabilitating Glen Haven Historic Village may be viewed by clicking on the following link: Press Release The 1992 Development Concept Plan may be viewed by clicking on the following link:1992 Development Concept Plan Drawings of the primary modifications may be viewed by clicking on the links below: Construction Drawings - Sheet #5 Construction Drawings - Sheet #7 Construction Drawings - Sheet #8 A listing of all other plan drawings, and specification details, may be viewed by clicking on the following links: Glen Haven Rehabilitation Specifications - Table of Contents Construction Drawing Index - Sheet #2 It should be noted that several mitigation measures have been included as a result of public review: The parking lots are to be chip-sealed so their color and surface blends in better with the landscape; the viewing platform and Aloha cradle are to be constructed so that they afford the vessel some protection from wind-blown sand, whike still allowing the public to view it; the Aloha will be wrapped in the off-season to protect it; and the oversize vehicle parking has been moved about 75 yards west, further out of the viewshed from the Inn. these changes are not yet reflected in the drawings. All of the documents may be viewed by clicking on the appropriate links below: Glen Haven Rehabilitation Specifications - All Sections Construction Drawings: Sheet #2 - Sheet Index & General Notes Sheet #3 - General Abbreviations, Legend and Symbols Sheet #4 - Existing Conditions Plan Sheet #6 - Site Preparation Plan Sheet #7 - Cannery Area Layout Plan Sheet #8 - Sleeping Bear Inn Layout Plan Sheet #9 - Blacksmith Shop Area Layout Plan Sheet #10 - Cannery Area Grading Plan Sheet #11 - Sleeping Bear Inn Grading Plan Sheet #12 - Blacksmith Shop Area Grading Plan Sheet #13 - Day Store Area Layout Plan Sheet #14 - Cannery Area Utility Plan Sheet #15 - Boardwarks and Platforms Layout Plan Sheet #16 - Boardwalks and Platforms Foundation Plan Sheet #17 - Aloha Observation Deck Framing Plan Sheet #18 - Aloha Observation Deck Layout Plan Sheet #19 - Drinking Fountains Sheet #22 - Soil Eroson and Sedimentation Control Plan Sheet #23 - Cannery Area Site Restoration Plan Sheet #24 - Sleeping Bear Inn Site Restoration Plan |
Did You Know?
During the winter of 1870-71, 214 people lost their lives in shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, and congress established the US Life-Saving Service to conduct rescues from shore. This became the US Coast Guard in 1915. Visit Sleeping Bear Dunes to see how these men lived and worked. More...