Champlin, Minnesota

other public amenities that connect this private development with adjacent city parkland in the area.” Schulte adds that when Greco’s redevelopment of its 12-acre site in the heart of Mississippi Crossings is complete, the area will be well- connected by a trail system that circumnavigates Mill Pond, and, ultimately, leads to the 4,900- acre Elm Creek Park Reserve, which borders Champlin’s western boundary. The park features amenities for almost every outdoor activity and includes miles of hiking, horseback riding, and biking trails, a swim pond, a single-track trail for mountain biking, a winter recreation area, and much more. Elm Creek, which the city has also been busy maintaining and restoring, is home to a variety of wildlife such as eagles, sandhill cranes, deer, bluebirds, beavers, loons, trumpeter swans, and hawks. “Our goal to provide meaningful connections to our residents of the riverfront, and provide uses that can accentuate that,” Schulte states. CHAMPL IN, MINNESOTA Greco Apartment Rendering

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