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Where is Lincoln Park?
Lincoln Park, also known as the Western Park, is the grassy area at the
top of the Paint River Boardwalk along the East bank of the beautiful Paint
River. This park has been owned and
maintained by the City of Crystal Falls since 1925. The only playground equipment at this park was an old
swing set. The Lincoln Park
Playground Committee is a small group of citizens dedicated to seeing that this
swing was updated and some new pieces of equipment were added for the children
to enjoy. When the former VJ Day Committee disbanded in 2005 they
gave the City $1,000 to use toward the placement of playground equipment at
Lincoln Park. In addition, they also
gave a float trailer, which the City later sold, adding another $400 to the
funds for Lincoln Park. Those funds
were invested by the City in hopes that additional monies could be allocated in
the future to purchase playground
equipment for the park. Playground
equipment is very expensive and the City has been struggling in these difficult
economic times with various other projects and has been unable to add to the
playground funds. That’s why
the Lincoln Park Playground Committee was formed—to add to the funds and get
this playground built! AN
EXAMPLE FOR ALL TO FOLLOW: The best thing happened at the 2008 Bass Festival when 5
year old Madison Beaudoin was handed a $5 bill by the winner of a 50/50 raffle
for picking his ticket as the winner. Madison
marched off the dance floor and directly to Dorothea Olson and handed her the
$5. Dorothea told her to give the
money to her father to hold for her and Madison said: “NO! THAT’S FOR THE
PLAYGROUND!”
MADISON BEAUDOIN, PACEY OLSON, & DOROTHEA
OLSON
********************************************************************* The Lincoln Park Playground Committee selected a variety of pieces of equipment for this project that will allow for the various development stages of youths 2 to 12 years old. The playground has been designed with safety in mind with a suitable surface installed beneath the structures. The Lincoln Park Playground Committee implemented various
fund raising activities to build up the funds for this project, some of which are listed below. · SPORT BOTTLE SALES · GRANT APPLICATIONS · BUCKS FOR LINCOLN PARK · CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS FOR LINCOLN PARK · SMEAR TOURNAMENT · SKI HILL CONCESSIONS · EASTER BASKET DRAWING
· MOTHER’S DAY DRAWING · FATHER’S DAY DRAWING · DONATIONS · RAFFLES The Lincoln Park Playground Project has been sponsored in part through a grant from the Dickinson Area Community Foundation and the Crystal Falls Area Community Fund with a grant of $4,659.52! THE
GRAND OPENING OF THE PARK WAS HELD ON AUGUST 6, 2009 - PICTURES OF THE EVENT ARE
SHOWN BELOW.
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