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and extending from I-35W at the north end of the park to current MUSA boundary and is surrounded by industrial Howard Lake. The area currently appears as a possible uses. It is located on the bank of the Mississippi River and greenway corridor on the MNDNR's draft map titled adjacent to major vehicular and bike routes. Because the Potential Greenways & Natural Areas for the Metro park is highly visible, it makes a bold statement that Region. This would link Rice Creek Chain of Lakes to reflects on the image of the park system as whole. Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area and Coon Lake Park. Future development and redevelopment in the park will focus on enhancing its esthetic character to project a strong ESTIMATED COST OF FULL DEVELOPMENT and positive image. Designs will emphasize the river setting and the historic character established by the Riedel $4,419,000.00 in 1997 dollars for projects= including Farm Estate and the Banfill House in nearby Manomin Chomonix Golf Course-related improvements, Park. There will be continuity in the design of site $1,521,000.00 for Chomonix Golf Course improvements elements such as lighting, signage and landscaping in (refer to Chapter 17 for information on development Riverf ont/Islands of Peace and Manomin Parks to help priorities). clarify that they are both part of the county parks system. 12.3 REGIONAL PARKS Recreation facilities at Riverfront Park will continue to be passive or unstructured in nature with an emphasis on A"regional park" is generally 200 to 1,000 acres in size providing for social gatherings,picnicking and hiking. In and provides a variety of natural resource-based recreation addition to these activities,regional trail use at Riverbront opportunities but also preserves and protects significantis a focus as a result of the park's relationship to the natural areas. There are seven"regional parks"in Anoka. Mississippi River Regional Trail that follows East River County including Bunker Hills, Coon Rapids Dam, Lake Road adjacent to the site. George, Martin Island/Linwood Lakes, Riverfront, Rum River Central and Mississippi West Regional Parks. The historic Riedel Farm Estate is classified as one of the Because of their size and regional significance,these parks, park system's"special features"(see Chapter 11)and offers along with Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park unique opportunities for special programming. The Reserve,form the core of the Anoka County Park System. farmstead was built in the 1880's by Albin Riedel and was Refer to Chapter 11 - System Standards for more purchased from F.M.C. by the Parks and Recreation information on the role of regional parks in the Anoka Department in the 1980's. The house is currently available County Park and Recreation System. to the community for special events and is commonly used for groom's dinners,wedding receptions,business meetings Park: RIVERFRONT REGIONAL PARK and corporate retreats. Some additional programs to be ISLANDS OF PEACE considered in the future include use of the house as an extension of the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and use as a day conference center. A renovation plan has been completed recently to guide future improvements to the house and site. The Islands of Peace building facility will continue to accommodate social activities of the surrounding neighborhoods by serving as a meeting and gathering place. This area of the park is also a possible mooring place for boaters enjoying upper reaches of the Mississippi River N south of the Coon Rapids Dam. In addition, Islands of APeace is an important node along the Mississippi River Regional Trail serving as a trail head and rest stop. Riverfront/Islands of Peace is about one mile from the Size.218 acres Minneapolis City limits and is closer to the core of the Estimated visitors in 1996: 180,000 current Metropolitan Urban Service Area than any other regional park in Anoka County. This urban context creates high demand for the recreation opportunities that the park OVERVIEW has to offer. For this reason, park development and redevelopment projects will be scheduled at a somewhat Rrverfront Regional Park is considered to be the gateway to faster rate than parks in rural areas. the Anoka County Park System at the south end of the county. The park is in a densely populated area within the Page 12-