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Kenai Province is a large Province with extinct volcanoes and meteor craters. The region has grown to have over 700,000 sims. There are small towns, counties and cities such as Verona Beach,...

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thadividedsky
Kenesaw presented a lot of challenges. I finally figured out the rain tool. I couldn't find any bridges with the tahoe water that were suitable for the rivers, so I had to make land bridges. I will let the pics speak for themselves. First, I give you 2 sneak peeks at the amount of detail update 2 will have. Now onto the entry. Enjoy My next update will be detail shots to show off the meticulous work that went into trying to make Kenesaw realistic. I would like to add that I recently installed the SPAM mod...
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Here're 2 shots of the area in Kenai Province. Kenesaw is a young city, but plans are already in place for settling down river. Now onto Port Sumner. A new international airport was built along with a small municipal airport for regional flights. The ocean front was re-built after structural problems were found in the retaining wall. The land that was recently occupied by the old airport was turned into a plaza. This is the new highway system. The new highway tunnels under the amusement park and golf...
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Fort this entry, I give to you the Port Sumner Country Club and Camp Wahooga. Please enjoy this entry This the map for the country club. It was designed to be a loop. You start at the clubhouse and finish at the clubhouse. In this shot you can see hole 3, the path leads to hole 4 tee, hole 5 pin and hole 6. Then you proceed to hole 7 at the top. Here are the clubhouse, club pool, holes 8 and 9 and the driving range. To the west of the country club is Miller Park. A better shot with holes 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8...
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I present to you, the Sumner Summit Resort. It is open year round offering mountain bike and hiking trails in the summer while in the winter skiing and snowboarding dominate the landscape. There is plenty of room for all levels of experience. There's even an area for slalom and downhill racing. This was just at dawn, so only a few people were on the slopes. The fire tower is at the highest point in the city. The netting offers some safety for stray mountain bikers. That tight turn at the bottom of the hill...
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The Fairmont Isthmus was a natural barrier between the river and the sea. It now is home to the tallest building in the province. I love how I was able to manipulate the land and have the rail enter the subway system right before it goes into the sea. This section of the city is known as Millennium Heights. It took a long time to get approval to build the 3 residential towers due to the proximity of the airport. Patience prevailed in the end. I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but I removed simfox's day n'...
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A new city was founded along the Kenai River south of Port Minnatonka. It is named Port Sumner and features Fort Sumner, Camp Wahooga, the Sumner Summit Resort and Whacky Land Amusement Park. Port Sumner is a strategic port for the SimNavy. The provincial government has proposed plans to build a highway north to connect Port Sumner with the rest of the region. Settlers are planning on moving south along the river as well. This is Port Sumner in the winter. The rich live in this section of the city. You can...
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This second part will be a night series. I had to remove the day/night mod, everything was too dark and it was hard to see the campsites. We will start off with the community at night. The Lucinda falls at night is a tourist hotspot. Residents have complained about people parking along their streets and making a lot of noise. The parks dept. has proposed to buy the houses along the street and then constructing a park with a lookout platform so tourists can safely view the falls. The Navy pier at night....
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Pre-planning of Del Monte Vista. A lot of terra forming had to be done to get the final result. There was no direct route from the mainland to the island, so I had to build an island in the channel and then tunnels so that the aquatic wild life could swim as they always have. Conservation is important to me. The tunnel system with the temporary access road on the island. All that land is from the volcano erupting. Del Monte Vista was built here. Mt. Arapi after eruption. The mountain is smoother after lots...
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The final link in the coastal highway corridor is Del Monte Vista. This is the area where 2 volcanoes erupted, thus delaying the completion of the highway. It is now a beautiful resort community, with a ski lift. All those airport symbols are the shuttle ports that transport people to the airport. The wealthy fly in by helicopter and the mountains look bare, but a closer look will show they are covered by forest. This city is a juggernaut in the electricity industry. They will ease the power demand in the...
thadividedsky
I have spent a lot of time on this county trying to get things just right. I believe I may have pulled it off. Please enjoy. The transportation in the region is becoming rather complex. But at the same time it is pleasing to the eye. Half a million Sims live in the region now. 1 more county and the highway project started between Wilson and Port Minnatonka will be complete. This is the town of Smithfield. It is an industrial town, I don't have many shots of the it since it is too symmetric to interest me....
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This is a close-up of Hope Station. That is a long train. A cruise ship is in port. oceanographic institute raises most of it's funds by selling tickets to tourists for shows with dolphins, seals and walruses. This is the Palace on the Rocks resort. There is only 1 road connected to the neighborhood known as Serenity. Beach houses are usually booked up during the summer months. Verona Beach at night. North Verona Beach at night. Verona Beach is the first county in the region to install the new blue highway...
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Verona Beach and Bean Lake are connected here. The Avenue tunnels under a hill and then tunnels under the highway. Once Washington County is built, the trains should be longer on this stretch of rail. This interchange was a little tricky designing because of a hill. Engineers felt a tunnel was the best option to preserve the landscape. Traffic is light thanks to an intricate mass transit system. This neighborhood has it's own police precinct. There used to be a lot of farmland. This is area of town is very...
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I present to you, Part 2 of the 4 part Verona Beach Series. Please enjoy. Hart Memorial Hospital was built to provide better healthcare to the area. Alder Elementary was built on land from the Lundberg Textile Mill, with the requirement for the mill to "Go Green". It was a win-win deal for both sides. The Verona Beach Country Club along with the Verona Beach Life Sciences Institute were built on land Bean Lake donated in thanks for the help Verona Beach Provided after a dam break. The area has since been...
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I have downloaded a ton of content the last few days and a lot has changed. Most of the new content is from Pegasus, so much so, that I will have to make an update entry for the other counties as well as the Verona Beach entries. I want to say thanks to Pegasus for making such amazing content, add-ons and mods. They have really sparked my creativity. Onto Verona Beach, I hope you enjoy the entry. NOTE: There are over 90 shots in total, so I will break it up into 4 parts. Onto Part 1. You can see the...
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After about 30 hours of game time on the newest county, I figured I would give an update on the 3 counties in the entry title as well as current transport maps before embarking on a 2 part series on Verona Beach with over 70 shots in all. After a few hours of searching and tweaking, I solved the black water problem. The interchanges as well as the rail on the finger like strip of land looks like a smilie face. part of Verona Beach is visible to the north. A SAT shot. Verona Beach boasts an extensive...
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Thompson has a few historic farms that are lined by a canal. Here are the farms. This is the Ashford farm, the use water from the large pond that borders their property to water their crops. This is the Lynfield Estate. This is a close-up of the Thompson farm. A shot of Big Apple Farms. To the right are the oranges and to the left are the apples. They are community owned and run. This farm is owned by the Bakers, whom own 3 farms in Thompson. This is the teaser from Earlier. This is the first farm that the...
thadividedsky
Thompson county has 2 towns known as Thompson and Porter and a small village known as Fisher. Both towns are surrounded by farmland, forestry is very lucrative in this county thanks to an abundance of trees. This entry will focus on the towns in particular. A later update will focus on the farms. I will start with an update for the region. I installed the RHW transportation modd for the trans map and though it shows the RHW great, it turned my water black . As can be seen, 2 counties to the west of...
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Franklin County

By thadividedsky,

Two counties were founded north of Port Minnatonka along the new highway that's being built. They are Franklin County and Thompson County. This entry will be about Franklin County, which has 4 towns within it's borders. 2 1/2 of the 4 cities are in this shot. They are Carver, Lewiston and Milton. The 4th town is further to the northeast. Below are all 4 towns of Carver, Lewiston, Milton and Preston. Lewiston. Milton Carver has an industrial zone, but is mainly a farming town. Lewiston is well known for...
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Port Minnatonka has grown somewhat. There is now a CBD along with a river and a new urban neighborhood. The lake to the north feeds to the south. The Minnatonka Country Club rests on the banks as well as a new residential neighborhood. The river winds through the forest with expensive houses on it's banks. To the bottom right, you can see part of the interchange in the previous entry where I described the future residential expansion. The river connects to the canal system here. The residential...
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Port Minnatonka

By thadividedsky,

A group of Wilsonites sailed down the coast until they happened upon the mouth of a river. The settlers disembarked from their ships and founded Port Minnatonka. The city took off quickly due to access to the ocean and access to fresh water from the river. This is the north western section of the city that is still largely unexplored and uninhabited. The highway has a rail line between lanes. This was right before the power switch was flipped. Each train station has a parking garage for sims who travel...
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There was a massive earthquake in Twin Peaks while most people were on the mainland working. Hundreds of homes were lost due to landslides, luckily nobody was killed. Both city councils and with massive public backing, much of the loose soil, rocks and boulders were removed. Most was sent to Hamilton to reclaim some land and build a modern high tech industrial park. A large amount was used to reclaim land on thunder island for an air taxi landing strip and the rest was sold. In place trees were planted,...
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The City of Wilson

By thadividedsky,

Twin Peaks quickly ran out of room for expansion due to it's laws preserving nature, so Wilson was founded in the county next door. It has a lot of forested land and keeps growing even after 49 years. It has a massive public transportation system and parks and recreation system. Onto the pics. A massive highway project was the first plan put into action in Wilson and thousands of unemployed folks in Twin Peaks instantly had jobs. This is the south western area of Wilson. So many people arrived that the...
thadividedsky
Water taxis were built along with a CBD with a canal running through it. A forest was planted and a tunnel built through the north volcano to connect the Old CBD with the new CBD. This is a shot of the Industrial sector. Boulders and rocks were brought in to prevent errosion. A water taxi was built to connect the Island and Wilson. a night shot of the industrial sector. Hamilton Bluffs Education complex overlooks the farms. The town council is thinking of putting to vote weather or not to allocate public...
thadividedsky
The city of Twin Peaks was built on an island with a pair of extinct volcanos. A 3rd Volcano serves as Thunder Island and is between the mainland and Twin Peaks. Ok, the left volcano is a lil unrealistic, but it serves the idea I had of having a part of the city "under the shadow of the mountain". That is a shot of the city laid out before the power switch was flipped. This is a shot of the section of Twin Peaks I dubbed Hamilton. The Seafirst center is a plop lot boosting my residential demand. Yes, I use...
thadividedsky
Hello all. This is Kenai Province, based off the Kenai Alaska map available on the stex. I use the super demand mod as well as the lottery ordinance amongst over a thousand STEX files downloaded over the last few months. If anyone has any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I will get to the nitty gritty now. I present to you the Kenai Province with volcanos and an area that was struck by meteors. This is Kenai before Settlement. This is Wilson before settlement. Twin peaks is off to the west. This...
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