cbe report final_hr - Haliburton County Community Cooperative Inc

Abstract
The purpose of this project is to create a comprehensive inventory of
cultural sites in Highlands East and map that information to make it more accessible to the
public. The intention is also to provide an easy reference for staff and visitors to learn
about the history of the municipality and to bring archival research to life in the form of a
map.
This material will be used as a basis for developing the cultural assets in the
municipality for the development of tourism and economic growth. The project researches
the Highlands East area and provides detailed information collected via archival research
of tangible cultural sites and resources. The community will decide which sites it wishes to
expand on in the second stage, again to strengthen the development of tourism and
economic growth in Highlands East.
This project is the first stage of a cultural mapping and inventory plan of the
Municipality of Highlands East that will develop on the strengths of the community based
upon cultural sites and local history. This project identified cultural sites in the municipality
and includes a literature review about tourism development in rural areas. The inventory
of sites includes brief historical information about the site coupled with cartographic
information from Google Maps. Also included in the conclusions are recommendations for
future development of the Highlands East cultural mapping projects and its outliers.
Generations of families have lived in Highlands East. Older inhabitants of
Highlands East carry stories that bring richness to the community. By combining cultural
interests, adventure tourism interests, and eco-tourism development together, Highlands