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1.
Offer a monumental vista dedicated to
one of the Northern Plains most stunning
natural phenomena, The Aurora Borealis.
This 88 foot steel monument, lit at
night by multicolored lights projected
from below, will rise out of the prairie
to mark the interpretive site and recreate
the spectacular beauty of the Aurora
Borealis.
2.
Provide perhaps the only site anywhere
dedicated not just to a region or county,
but a continent. The designation, Geographical
Center of North America, which includes
the United States, Canada, Mexico, and
Central America, adds an international
flair which invites new areas for interpretation,
education, promotion, and exchange.
3.
House Museum-quality displays of regional
and national interest, the displays
being based on results of on-going surveys.
4.
Offer on-going educational opportunities
for visitors from far and near, school
children, and for people of all ages.
The Interpretive Center will be an excellent
site for natural science programs, such
as those relating to the aurora borealis,
comets, or other astronomical phenomena.
The
Site is located east of the junction
of Highway 2 & Highway 3, Rugby,
N.D. The Tower was completed in 1999
and the Interpretive Center will be
built in the year 2000. |
