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MINI-FORT ATKINSON
Balancing, climbing, and creative
play with smaller natural log and
boulder materials to attract younger
children to engage in contrast to
larger play area in the keelboat bow
The "general store,"
"livery," or "trading post"
- structures, counters,
and tables for role play
Native grass meadow
and pathway
Dirt pile digging
and building for
younger visitors
Fort fence and observation
post performance stage
Stockades to role play
Garden plots of herbs and
perennials that offer sensory
experience and harvest for
arts and crafts making
Eastern Nebraska tree species
with seeds, pods, and leaves to
pick and create arts and crafts
Mini-Fort Atkinson is a space to attract visitors
or those less familiar with the fort and its natural
and cultural history in an interactive way.
INSPIRATION PLAN DESIGN MANAGE EXAMPLES
