_{Thumbnail photo: The canoe node will be one of the first interpretive elements to be constructed as part of the Tolowa Cultural Trail feature at Beachfront Park. | Image courtesy of Crescent City}

As construction begins on the Tolowa Cultural Trail, Jason Greenough invoked the three industries that “basically made Crescent City” and insisted that “all of our history is important, not just one side.”

The city councilor said he loved the redwood, burden basket and canoe replicas that will be included in the Tolowa Cultural Trail feature. But he pressed his colleagues for consensus on expanding the historical collection of kiosks that will dot Beachfront Park’s perimeter to include information about the lumber, fishing and mining industries.

Crescent City could highlight its historical buildings, bring back the hollow redwood log kids played in before it decomposed and caved in on itself and highlight the importance of the Hmong community in the area, he said.

“If you’re going to walk the entire Tolowa trail and then walk all the way around and look at all the kiosks, that can provide quite a bit of time for people to be outside, to get exercise, to be healthy, to be out there with their families and encourage people to promote a better family life, and education,” Greenough said. “It feels like this checks all those different boxes.”