You’ll soon be able to visit a scenic new park in Afton thanks to a pair of yellow Labs.
Millie, who died in late 2022, and Mike, who died in early 2024, loved frolicking in a meadow on a bluff overlooking the St. Croix River, part of a 39-acre piece of land owned by Susan Herreid.
When it came time to sell the property, Herreid said she started talking to developers who wanted to build houses on the land. An offer was made, and Herreid had to make a decision.
“When I was trying to decide what to do with this property, I went up and walked around the land with them and just was kind of thinking, ‘What should I do? I’ve got this offer,’ ” she said. “But I knew the Minnesota Land Trust was interested, so I was up there with the dogs and kind of made the decision that, you know, I was going to take a risk and just turn down the offer. It was just a very lovely place where I spent time with them. I wanted to do something to honor their memory.”
Reports the Pioneer Press.
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