The Last Meander
In 1976 Duwamish Tribe Chairwoman Cecile Hanson’s efforts saved ancestral remains and preserved the last remaining river meander. Today, the land formerly slated as Terminal 107 offers Herrings House and həʔapus Village Parks. To the east, Kellogg Island sits as a remnant of the dredging of the Waterway, having been severed from the eastward tidal flats. These west bank parks allow us to directly engage this avulsion, and a segment of the Duwamish Trail runs parallel, perched above the sole remaining meander. A vast majority of this land remains the property of the Port of Seattle.
Picnic Table Overlooking Kellog Island at the Last Remaining Meander, 2020
Tidal Grasses at Herring's House Park, 2020
River Bank at Sole Remaining Meander, 2020
1907 Chittenden map with Waterway overlay, 2022
View cone at Hah-Ah-Poos Village Park, 2021
The Last Meander, 2020
Bank at the Last Meander, 2020
Sculpture at Ha-Ah-Poos Village Park, 2021
Barges at Low Tide, 2020