CANFIELD Should a longtime naturalist who left many sets of indelible footprints throughout Mill Creek Park be honored so that his legacy may endure? Chri
Tens of thousands of readers must have perused The Vindicator’s Nov. 23 front-page story detailing the importance of endowments that help fund noteworthy Mill Creek MetroParks icons, assisting in their upkeep and even their existence.
“Icons abound while driving through Mill Creek MetroParks,” read the lead of the story, written by Vindicator reporter Ashley Fox. It went on to outline some recognizable examples: the lily pond, the covered bridge at Lanterman’s Mill and the silver suspension bridge, also known as the Cinderella Bridge.
To help give more than 15 so-called icons around the park official names, Chris Litton, development director, had helped organize an endowment program.
Workers from RAM Construction Services of Cleveland work at Mill Creek MetroParksâ Ford Nature Center in Youngstown. The mansion-turned-educational building has been under extensive remodeling as part of a multi-million dollar project that now may be ahead of its financial schedule after an anonymous donor gifted the park, after reading a story about the effort in The Vindicator. The donor contributed $750,000 toward the project set for completion next year.
YOUNGSTOWN Mill Creek MetroParks has received what’s being called a “transformational” gift.
An anonymous Mahoning Valley donor has gifted the park $750,000, said Chris Litton, development director.
“It is transformational from the standpoint of what it allows us to do in 2021,” Litton said.