Army Corps of Engineers

A faded star of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition reopens Saturday after $8.1 million restoration.

The island will be open during rehabilitation work for two hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

The free tour will offer a rare glimpse at Yoko Ono's work in progress and the Army Corps' restoration.

Patricia O'Donnell has started looking at the needs of Washington Park to create a plan for fixing it.

The cleanup of the park's lagoon was part of the $8 million restoration of Jackson Park.

The Army Corps of Engineers is looking to protect new plants while allowing people on the island.

A third of the trees on the island, a key part of 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, have been cleared.

The south lakefront saw battles over a shuttered Dominick's and huge investments in Jackson Park.

The Army Corps will be at the November advisory council meeting to talk about $8.1 million project.

More than a million flowers would be planted in the park, new islands built and ponds stocked with fish.

"I miss it; all of the people do," said a longtime resident who remembers Fargo's better days.

The Army Corps of Engineers is seeking input on a menu of possible improvements at Jackson Park.

The group is bringing in the Frederick Law Olmsted expert to help with a transformation of the park.

The riverbank restoration project gets underway in February after a lengthy battle between neighbors.

But parks advocates are worried the project could destroy Frederick Law Olmsted's vision for the park.