Ms. Gruetzner and her board have a master plan to maintain the historical integrity of the site and further develop the fort as a key part of the downtown open space. They seek to raise awareness of the site?EUR??,,????'???s significance and even restore the landscape as it was in 1875.

The site was largely forgotten until the early 1970s when alderman John Ayer campaigned to raise awareness of the historic integrity of the land. The city purchased the acreage, demolished the dilapidated buildings and began building an interpretive center. Only two of the original 40 buildings remain standing, the 1906 Deane House and the Hunt House, the original Hudson?EUR??,,????'???s Bay post. The interior of the Deane House will be renovated, a parking lot relocated to open up space and a footbridge added over the Elbow River. A wetlands is also under development as is a railway interpretive exhibit.