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Harris Beach, Brookings OR

nobody@flickr.com (Michael D Martin) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:04:50 -0800

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Sunset @ Fort Flagler WA

nobody@flickr.com (Michael D Martin) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:41:44 -0700

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Sunset over Pueblo El Mirage Golf Course

nobody@flickr.com (Michael D Martin) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:43:17 -0800

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Kayu Kayu Ac Park

nobody@flickr.com (Michael D Martin) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:19:53 -0700

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Shoreline’s newest park, Kayu Kayu Ac, is not the only park Shoreline has acquired since incorporation; most of the older parks Shoreline now calls its own were turned over to the City by King County soon after Shoreline incorporated. Nor is it the only new park since the transfer of those early properties: think South Woods, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden and Paramount School Park. It’s not even the only park with spectacular views of Puget Sound considering the much larger, beach-boasting Saltwater Park is just to the south.

But Kayu Kayu Ac Park has a distinction from all the other parks in Shoreline: it is the first City park that Shoreline has named.

What's in a Name?
“If you want to do it right and have a name that represents the community and park appropriately and distinctively, naming should be approached with caution, patience and deliberation,” explains Shoreline Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (PRCS) Director Dick Deal.

Names often come through:
• Neighborhood or geographical identification
• A community name or widely accepted existing name
• Natural or geological features
• Historical or cultural references
• An individual, family or organization that has made outstanding civic or monetary contributions to the community.

Shoreline’s PRCS Board began the six-month naming process in the summer of 2008 when it asked the community for suggestions. The Board wanted to avoid duplicative or names similar to existing facilities in Shoreline and around Puget Sound, so those with “Richmond Beach,” “sound,” “view,” “sunset” or “mountain” were not considered. Historical references were considered, and an interest emerged in the significant contributions to this area from the Native American community in this region.

The City enlisted the help of Edith Nelson, a Duwamish Tribe Elder who lives in Richmond Beach where the park is located. Nelson consulted with a tribal member who is doing language research of the early Duwamish people. The area where the park is located was a well-known area among the Duwamish; it was called Kayu Kayu Ac.

Kayu Kayu Ac is also the Duwamish name for the plant kinnikinnick, also known as Indian Tobacco, a beautiful plant that was a valuable resource for personal use, gifting and trading. The supposition is that the area must have been rich in kinnikinnick. Kayu-Kayu Ac Park is pronounced Ki-U, Ki-U, Atch: ki like kite, U like the letter U and Ac is atch like in watch.

In January 2009, the Shoreline City Council approved the PRCS Board recommendation to name the City’s new park Kayu Kayu Ac.

Park Dedication
Shoreline is dedicating its newest park on Tuesday, June 9, at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate not only its new name, but also the completion of improvements including play equipment, benches and picnic tables, a restroom and a viewing platform with interpretive panels that reflect the uses of the railroad and Puget Sound for transportation.

Located at 19911 Richmond Beach Drive NW, the two-acre site went by the place-holder name of Pump Station Park because it is part of a King County pump station site. King County gave Shoreline $750,000 and the right to use and develop the southern-most two acres of the Pump Station site as a park as partial mitigation for the impacts of the Brightwater outfall at Point Wells.

For more information, contact Parks Project Coordinator Maureen Colaizzi at (206) 801-2603 or mcolaizzi@shorelinewa.gov.

Kayu Kayu Ac Park

nobody@flickr.com (Michael D Martin) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:19:54 -0700

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Shoreline’s newest park, Kayu Kayu Ac, is not the only park Shoreline has acquired since incorporation; most of the older parks Shoreline now calls its own were turned over to the City by King County soon after Shoreline incorporated. Nor is it the only new park since the transfer of those early properties: think South Woods, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden and Paramount School Park. It’s not even the only park with spectacular views of Puget Sound considering the much larger, beach-boasting Saltwater Park is just to the south.

But Kayu Kayu Ac Park has a distinction from all the other parks in Shoreline: it is the first City park that Shoreline has named.

What's in a Name?
“If you want to do it right and have a name that represents the community and park appropriately and distinctively, naming should be approached with caution, patience and deliberation,” explains Shoreline Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (PRCS) Director Dick Deal.

Names often come through:
• Neighborhood or geographical identification
• A community name or widely accepted existing name
• Natural or geological features
• Historical or cultural references
• An individual, family or organization that has made outstanding civic or monetary contributions to the community.

Shoreline’s PRCS Board began the six-month naming process in the summer of 2008 when it asked the community for suggestions. The Board wanted to avoid duplicative or names similar to existing facilities in Shoreline and around Puget Sound, so those with “Richmond Beach,” “sound,” “view,” “sunset” or “mountain” were not considered. Historical references were considered, and an interest emerged in the significant contributions to this area from the Native American community in this region.

The City enlisted the help of Edith Nelson, a Duwamish Tribe Elder who lives in Richmond Beach where the park is located. Nelson consulted with a tribal member who is doing language research of the early Duwamish people. The area where the park is located was a well-known area among the Duwamish; it was called Kayu Kayu Ac.

Kayu Kayu Ac is also the Duwamish name for the plant kinnikinnick, also known as Indian Tobacco, a beautiful plant that was a valuable resource for personal use, gifting and trading. The supposition is that the area must have been rich in kinnikinnick. Kayu-Kayu Ac Park is pronounced Ki-U, Ki-U, Atch: ki like kite, U like the letter U and Ac is atch like in watch.

In January 2009, the Shoreline City Council approved the PRCS Board recommendation to name the City’s new park Kayu Kayu Ac.

Park Dedication
Shoreline is dedicating its newest park on Tuesday, June 9, at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate not only its new name, but also the completion of improvements including play equipment, benches and picnic tables, a restroom and a viewing platform with interpretive panels that reflect the uses of the railroad and Puget Sound for transportation.

Located at 19911 Richmond Beach Drive NW, the two-acre site went by the place-holder name of Pump Station Park because it is part of a King County pump station site. King County gave Shoreline $750,000 and the right to use and develop the southern-most two acres of the Pump Station site as a park as partial mitigation for the impacts of the Brightwater outfall at Point Wells.

For more information, contact Parks Project Coordinator Maureen Colaizzi at (206) 801-2603 or mcolaizzi@shorelinewa.gov.