It’s the biggest park in St. Paul. And nobody knows about it.
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jmp-001-0237-pigs-eye-regional-park.webp, Mike Hahm, St. Paul Parks and Recreation Director, and Angie Tillges, from Great River Passage Initiative walk through Pig’s Eye Regional Park in St.
By TAD VEZNER | tvezner@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe drive takes you past a line of massive industrial lots. Two sets of train tracks. A couple
jmp-002-0075-pigs-eye-regional-park.jpg, Angie Tillges, from Great River Passage Initiative, left, and Mike Hahm, St. Paul Parks and Recreation Director, walk the path through Pig's Eye Regio
“It’s been mowed twice in its lifetime,” Mary DeLaittre says of the path. She manages the city’s Great River Passage Initiative, which has included th
jmp-004-0487-pigs-eye-regional-park.jpg, Mike Hahm, St. Paul Parks and Recreation director, right, and Angie Tillges, from Great River Passage Initiative in the parking lot of Pig's Eye Regio
ISOLATED PARK LIMITS ACCESSAnother reason for the inherent sense of solitude is the park’s isolation: there are no immediate residential neighbors. Ju
jmp-005-0522-pigs-eye-regional-park.jpg, Just past Environmental Wood Supply at 2165 Pig's Eye Lake Road is the ummarked Pig's Eye Regional Park. These are the last signs you will see on Pig'
“People don’t think they’re supposed to be here,” said Angie Tillges, another Initiative staffer. “There’s no signs, lots of edges and barriers.” She’