Chief Timothy Park, on an island near Clarkston, Washington, is the only Confluence Project site that still resembles what Lewis and Clark saw 200 years ago. In 2003, artist Maya Lin made her third visit there for discussion with tribal leaders and native consultants about appropriate and meaningful texts and symbols for the site design.

Lin’s concept design, released in 2004, calls for restoration of a portion of the island to native grasses and wildflowers. A large, stone-rimmed earthwork or "listening circle" will be sculpted out of a natural amphitheater at the island's high point. The circular earthwork’s shape is inspired by a Nez Perce blessing ceremony performed at the site in 2005: women were seated facing north, the men facing south, and the elders facing east, with no one allowed to pass behind them. A gentle ADA accessible trail leads to the amphitheater.

Check back! Once the vision for this site has become reality, and its community has joined for the dedication, return here to experience it within Journey Book.