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Thursday, July 01, 2004

Leprechaun park in Portland 

My friend, Liz Donovan, mentioned this in a recent article. Mills End Park located in Portland Oregon, is 452 square inches in size. Yes, inches. It boasts a ferris wheel along with a swimming pool and is apparently used by leprechauns. History has it that in 1946 Dick Fegan, recently returned from the war and back to his journalist job with the Oregon Journal, noticed an empty hole destined for a light pole. The pole never arrived, so Dick created a little leprechaun park. He also spoke of sightings of a Patrick O'Toole, the head leprechaun. Dick passed away in 1969 but the story lives on as does the park. It's an enchanting and enjoyable tale.

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