Walkers, runners and other visitors to the parks along Ruston Way may have noticed construction fencing popping up around Dickman Mill Park as Metro Parks prepares for a major update that will honor Tacoma’s heritage as the “Lumber Capital of the World.”
Thanks to a $2.9 million gift from Cambia Health Solutions, a decades-long community vision will become reality in 2021 as the park is updated with a plaza housing the historic Dickman Mill head saw. The site will also feature artist Mary Coss’s Ghost Log, a massive 44’ Corten steel sculpture depicting the story of the land on which the park sits. A pedestrian pier and interpretive signage will be part of the site’s makeover.