St. Cloud Times — Walking into George Friedrich Park, you feel like you’ve stepped into a new world.
Surrounded by soaring pine trees, the quiet hum of U.S. Highway 10 is the only sign that you are in the middle of an urban area. Step further and you will come across three large quarries that once were a place for swimming and play.
But the green tint to the water will discourage you from taking a dip now.
St. Cloud is moving forward with plans to reopen the 50-acre Friedrich Park, which is at the end of University Drive. A land swap with St. Cloud State University has been approved by the City Council and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. The final paperwork now has to be done to make the deal official.
