5/5 Steve Schachle (. 5 months ago on Google
A
beautiful,
wide-open
park
space
surrounding
a
pristine
lake
that
is
stocked
with
trout
by
the
city.
The
park
contains
picnic
tables,
playground
equipment,
a
dog
park,
an
18-hole
Disc
Golf
Course
(played
with
frisbees),
and
two
sets
of
public
restrooms…
one
on
either
side
of
the
lake.
It
also
contains
a
beautifully-done
tribute
to
the
veterans
of
the
final
battle
of
World
War
I,
in
the
Argonne
Forest
in
northeast
France.
There
are
also
a
couple
of
pieces
of
more
contemporary
military
equipment
(maybe
from
Korea
or
Vietnam?).
On
the
northern
side
of
the
park
is
an
area
with
outdoor
workout
equipment,
as
well
as
a
new
splash
pad
feature
for
kids
that
is
currently
under
construction
just
west
of
the
restrooms
on
the
northern
side
of
the
lake,
set
to
open
by
the
summer
of
2024.
The
park
is
a
site
for
many
local
events
all
throughout
the
year,
including
car
shows,
the
annual
Party
in
the
Park
festival,
a
Veteran's
Day
ceremony
incorporating
their
Avenue
of
Flags
display
which
is
right
on
the
lakeshore.
Right
now
city
workers
are
busy
setting
up
lots
and
lots
of
Christmas
displays
and
lights,
for
the
free
drive-through
exhibit
that
will
begin
after
Thanksgiving,
and
go
through
New
Year's.
There
is
plenty
of
free,
public
parking,
and
a
road
that
completely
encircles
the
lake.
Swimming
is
not
allowed
in
the
lake,
and
fireworks
are
not
allowed
in
the
park.
At
any
given
time
of
the
year,
different
types
of
waterfowl
can
be
found
enjoying
the
lake.
Right
now
noisy,
chattering
geese
have
been
meeting
there
every
day
as
a
stopover
on
their
migration
pattern.
Thank
you
does
not
seem
enough,
to
show
appreciation
for
our
brave
men
and
women
who
have
served
in
the
military
(both
past
and
present),
and
to
all
of
the
families
and
friends
and
organizations
who
also
have
sacrificed
to
support
our
brave
troops.
The
park
specifically
honors
the
veterans
of
WWI
("the
Great
War
"),
and
highlights
the
long
and
hard-fought
battle
in
the
Argonne
Forest,
that
led
to
Armistice
Day,
later
known
as
Remembrance
Day
in
the
Commonwealth,
and
Veterans
Day
in
the
United
States.
The
day
is
commemorated
every
year
on
November
11
to
mark
the
armistice
(cease-fireire)
signed
between
the
Allies
of
World
War
I
and
Germany
at
Compiègne,
France,
at
5:45
am,
for
the
cessation
of
hostilities
on
the
Western
Front
of
World
War
I,
which
took
effect
at
11:00
am
(the
"eleventh
hour
of
the
eleventh
day
of
the
eleventh
month"
of
1918).
The
Argonne
Forest
was
was
located
in
the
region
of
Alsace-Lorraine,
which
is
located
in
northeastern
modern
day
France.
Alsace-Lorraine
borders
the
countries
of
Germany,
Belgium,
and
Luxembourg.
The
armistice
initially
expired
after
a
period
of
36
days,
and
had
to
be
extended
several
times.
A
formal
peace
agreement
was
reached
when
the
Treaty
of
Versailles
was
signed
the
following
year
on
June
28,
1919,
in
the
now-famous
"Hall
of
Mirrors"
in
the
Palace
of
Versailles,
located
in
the
countryside
outside
of
Paris.
Although
the
armistice
of
November
11,
1918
ended
the
actual
fighting,
it
took
6
months
of
Allied
negotiations
at
the
Paris
Peace
Conference
to
conclude
the
peace
treaty.
Germany
was
not
allowed
to
participate
in
the
negotiations,
and
was
forced
to
sign
the
final
treaty.
