Pierrette Sherwood is a member of the Dawson Trail Art & Heritage Committee tasked with promoting those treasures. \u201cAfter spending several years down east, I returned to Manitoba in 2003. One of the first things I wanted to do when I got back was explore the Dawson Trail.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew some of its history but wanted to learn more. And then I thought it would be good to tell others about the trail, which played such a key role in Manitoba\u2019s development.\u201d<\/p>\n
After sitting with the idea for several years, Sherwood placed a call in 2019. \u201cThis kind of project requires help, experts interested in sharing their knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n
A committee was soon set up. \u201cWe worked hard to highlight the trail\u2019s treasures. A lot of historical research was done to explain various points of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the things the committee did was create a website (1). \u201cWe hired an expert from the museum world, Mireille Lamontagne, to create our website. She was able to help us design it and make it as efficient and informative as possible, as well as appealing to potential visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHer help was invaluable. For now, the site is in English only, but we\u2019re working hard to get everything translated. We hope to have the translation in place by Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n
The website offers a wide range of information and anecdotes about the trail, both historical and cultural.<\/p>\n
Historical and artistic tours have also been organized, with a view to promoting the trail. Sherwood explains. \u201cVisitors can take self-guided tours using our website. This allows them to explore the trail at their own pace.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also wanted to offer an annual art tour along the way, to showcase the many local artists living along the trail, but that project was postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ultimately, the committee hopes that the project \u201cwill generate positive tourism and economic spin-offs for the communities along the trail\u2019s path and lead to more visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a long-term project. \u201cFor now, we\u2019ve laid the foundation, but we still have three or four years of work ahead of us to achieve our goals. Later on, we\u2019d also like to develop an interpretation plan and install explanatory panels along the trail to make it more visible.\u201d<\/p>\n
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(1) Website: www.dawsontrailtreasures.ca; Facebook: Dawson Trail Art and Heritage Tour<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4086,"template":"","type-de-publication":[70,68],"class_list":["post-4088","publications","type-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-de-publication-community-economic-development","type-de-publication-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications\/4088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/publications"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"type-de-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-de-publication?post=4088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}