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Solstice Park
<br /> Solstice is a neighborhood park located in southeastern Ramsey at the end of Erkium Street, 115 mile
<br /> east of CSAH 5 /Nowthen Boulevard and V4 west of MN 47 / Saint Francis Boulevard viaSunwood
<br /> Drive. The park has a grass infield softball field, and misting station adjacent to the play structures.
<br /> Its playground was built in 1995, following input on the design by the new neighbors. Originally
<br /> red in color, some of the components have faded to pink, showing their 26 years of service. The
<br /> playground uses pea gravel for surfacing, within the boulder containment system.
<br /> The playground is composed of four components—a composite play structure with monkey bars and
<br /> track-ride attached to the end, a swing set(containing three bays with two swings each), a climbing
<br /> structure in the shape of a Stegosaurus dinosaur, and a sandbox excavator toy.
<br /> There are two curved slides, the shorter one turning 90 degrees and the longer one turning 360
<br /> degrees. There is a third straight slide. All of the slides are in good condition, however there are
<br /> scratch marks in several places.
<br /> There are three main points of entry for the main composite playground structure one transfer
<br /> surface / staircase, one metal ladder curving upwards then horizontally, and one chain link ladder.
<br /> Additionally, a corkscrew climber can be used for entry. Transfer platforms serving the monkey bars
<br /> can also serve as a means of entry. There is a tunnel linking different parts of the structure that is in
<br /> fair condition.
<br /> The sandbox excavator like many, due to their popularity, is in poor condition with paint chipped
<br /> and metal rusted in several places. The swing set has three sections, divided by supports with two
<br /> legs each, with two swings per section. One of the sections has two tot, bucket swings. All of the
<br /> swings are in good condition. The monkey bars, comprised of nine triangular metal rings, are in
<br /> good condition, as is the track-ride, though there is chipped paint in one place. There are two
<br /> miscellaneous interactive sensory components, a tic-tic-toe board and a steering wheel, both of
<br /> which are in good condition. Finally, there is a pull-up bar and talk tubes, both of which are in fair
<br /> condition.
<br /> The dinosaur-shaped climbing structure has a spine of parallel metal bars with 17 rectangular`ribs'on
<br /> the underside for climbing, linking the two bars. On the top there are 12 pentagonal scales on
<br /> alternating sides of the spine for climbing. The structure is held up by four of the Stegosaur's legs.
<br /> All components of this structure are in good condition.
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