Club Street Waterfront

The waterfront design is reflective of the already well established tourism campaign of “1000 Islands”. This concept embodies many ideas that all sum up what it means to live in Cape Vincent - from the deep French heritage to its significant agrarian industry to its height in seasonal tourism from the 19th century. The design of this park is inspired by all these significant elements.

The park features numerous undulating legacy gardens, which abstract the original concept of the French parterre gardens to pay homage to Cape Vincent’s French heritage. Furthermore, the planting beds are intended to symbolically represent the1000 island landscape as each planting bed represents a different community within the “1000 islands”.

Metaphorically, this park will not only bring the citizens of the community together but it could also bringing the communities surrounding Cape Vincent together as well (From Henderson Harbor to Prescott). To further commemorate Cape Vincent’s agrarian past, some of the planting islands are designed to be productive gardens to support local permaculutre.

Lastly, to drive home Cape Vincent’s rich history, a legacy walk is proposed in the park. This will highlight Cape Vincent’s journey throughout time. At select locations in the park, there will be various interactive site features that will reflect a specific point in time in Cape Vincent’s History. These site features will range from life-size bronze sculptures to park benches to historical anchors found on site. This way, visitors and residents alike can celebrate the rich history and culture of Cape Vincent as they immerse themselves along the waterfront.