Cultural Resource Management Plan

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Cultural Resource Management Plan

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I do not pretend to fully understand this, but it looks like the park has adopted "Alternative B" as their Cultural Resource Management Plan:

https://www.nps.gov/isro/learn/news/nat ... royale.htm

From the press release, it sounds like this plan indicates a change towards preserving and developing existing cultural resources (e.g. cabins) rather than leaving them to rot, or destroying them to create wilderness areas. There's also a long overdue emphasis on developing stronger relationships with the nearby Ojibwa tribes.

Edit: And a specific callout to rehab the "Rock Harbor Guesthouse" as a hostel or something similar. I've never heard of that building -- anybody have any ideas?
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Re: Cultural Resource Management Plan

Post by treeplanter »

Pretty sure the Guest House is next to the Lodge (east) and is where you go to log onto the internet. Has a fireplace, couches, chairs, etc. Old photos on the wall, and some books too.

Edit: Also has an upstairs. Last time I was there, the stairway was roped off.
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