Longtime manager remembered for making Chester Woods Park a special spot for all

Longtime manager remembered for making Chester Woods Park a special spot for all

EYOTA, Minn. For 25 years, Tom Eckdahl made sure Chester Woods Park was a place everyone could enjoy. Eckdahl, the longtime Chester Woods Park manager, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The Olmsted County park was only a couple years old when Eckdahl took over management. He worked with other county park staff, volunteers, the Friends of Chester Woods and others to make improvements, broaden opportunities for people to use the park. “His pass…