By Rick Zeigler—
MUNCIE, IN—Community Enhancement Projects (CEP), in partnership with the City of Muncie and the Muncie Parks Department, is pleased to announce a large community gathering to celebrate the opening of the Muncie Memory Spiral in Heekin Park. The gathering will take place on Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 11 AM-5 PM at the location of the Muncie Memory Spiral, near the northeast corner of Hackley and Memorial. The community celebration will feature sweet treats for attendees, lots of old-fashioned games and activities, a classic car cruise-in, dance and music performances, food trucks and vendors, community organization information tables, an instrument petting zoo, over 60 free raffle prize giveaways from local businesses, and much more. Brief remarks will be given by representatives of CEP, the Delaware County Historical Society, Mayor Daniel Ridenour, and others. A resolution proclaiming Heekin Park as “Muncie’s History Park” will also be read.
The Muncie Memory Spiral is an 800’ spiral pathway and garden. Along the pathway are numerous signs containing both images and text depicting events and/or themes significantly related to the history of Muncie, Indiana and the surrounding area. The entrance to the pathway begins with signage denoting aspects of our area’s most recent history, and, as visitors travel along the pathway, they will “spiral back in time” until they reach the center of the spiral, where there is a gathering space with seating and a shade structure, as well as signage relating to the history of Heekin Park and the importance of the spiral design.
The Muncie Memory Spiral has been designed to achieve five important goals:
1) to become a beautiful and significant addition to Muncie’s park system;
2) to provide a focus on Muncie’s rich history, with both visual and textual presentations;
3) to provide a variety of educational opportunities for both children and adults;
4) to become an outstanding amenity on Muncie’s Southside, an area which has been largely underserved in our community;
5) to contribute to healthy lifestyles, encouraging walking both along its pathway as well as to other historically important sites in Heekin Park, such as the African-American “Walk of Fame,” Five Points Fountain, the WWII and Vietnam Veterans memorials, and the replicas of historic cabins. It is hoped that, with the addition of the Muncie Memory Spiral, Heekin Park will become known as “Muncie’s History Park.”
Listen to Rick talk about the Memory Spiral during an interview with Steve Lindell on WMUN 92.5FM and 1340AM
The Muncie Memory Spiral is a project of Community Enhancement Projects (CEP). The mission of CEP is to foster through beautification efforts a cooperative environment wherein area citizens, government, industry, and organizations continue to enhance and improve our quality of life for today’s community and for future generations. The Muncie Memory Spiral aligns with this mission by creating a beautiful, unique and significant addition to Muncie’s park system that will enhance the quality of life for all residents of our area as well as help to foster community pride. CEP is proud to be able to host this celebration at the Muncie Memory Spiral for the citizens of Muncie and East Central Indiana.
Please plan to join CEP and our community on Saturday, August 26th, from 11-5, as we celebrate the opening of the Muncie Memory Spiral in Heekin Park.
For more information about the Muncie Memory Spiral and CEP, please visit www.digitalresearch.bsu.edu/munciememoryspiral and www.cepmuncie.org.
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