Applicants such as the Wadena County Historical Society will present their proposed project on June 14 to other nonprofits. Sourcewell will then award tens of thousands of dollars to area nonprofits.
Led by Lillian Norman and the Wadena Development Authority, a group of residents and community leaders are looking at the future of Wadena and the needs of the community through a survey of locals.
Plans for the park include a mile-long nature trail that would go around the perimeter of the residential lots and include about 1,600 feet of boardwalk over marshy areas.