This park is a lovely little spot in west Champaign, and yes there are a lot of geese here, because there's a big pond here. Do geese bother you? Get over it.
Posts by Seth Fein:
Year of the Park, A to Z: Clark Park, Champaign; Video Feature
Since 1909, Clark Park has been serving its neighbors well, and is hands down one of the finest parks in all the city. Here is a love letter to it, along with a video featuring drone shots of its small, but magnificent presence.
Year of the Park, A to Z: Spalding Park, Champaign
The history of Spalding Park is vast, but let's focus on the future — the near future — since big changes are coming. They are, indeed, long overdue.
Year of the Park, A to Z: Bristol Park, Champaign
The City of Champaign and the Champaign Park District went to great lengths to reimagine this neighborhood, and the park that surrounds it is a fantastic addition to our community.
Year of the Park, A to Z: Lohmann Park, Urbana
This classic Urbana park, tucked behind Thomas Paine Elementary school, has more than meets the eye.
Year of the Park, A to Z: Douglass Park, Champaign, Video Feature
The crown jewel of parks in the north side of Champaign, Douglass Park has improved vastly over the years, and continues to be a meeting place for many members of C-U's Black communities as we slowly inch towards more equity and resolution.
Year of the Park, A to Z: McCollum Park, Champaign
The McCollum family changed Champaign and changed the nation. We honored them with a strip of grass next to a major railroad that no well person would ever go hang around. Plus: mythbusters, Traffic Tickets and Drug Charges Edition!
Year of the Park, A to Z: Powell Park, Champaign
This 7.7 acre park is tucked into a neighborhood in west Champaign just off I-57 and I-72. It is simple and basic, but is nicely located for a lot of families living around it.
Year of the Park, A to Z: West Side Park, Champaign, Video Feature
Behold! One of the best parks in Champaign and Urbana sits in the very heart of the city, and there's a lot to love, and a lot of opportunity for reimagining one of our oldest park spaces.
Year of the Park, A to Z: William A. Smith Park, Savoy
Here is a park in Savoy that isn't half bad at all, and filled with potential. Savoy just needs to get serious about Savoy. The people of Savoy are counting on Savoy!