Academy Park transforming into hub of Lewiston activities

Fri, May 17th 2024 11:00 amBy Joshua MaloniGM/Managing EditorAcademy Park – one of Lewiston’s largest, most underused spaces – is finally becoming the social spot leaders have long hoped it would become.At last week’s Village of Lewiston work session, two-dozen summertime events were approved for the site. At the same time, work has begun on the park’s portion of a bike path; construction is set to commence on the new pavilion; and the comfort station is about to get an artistic makeover.It’s a level of activity at Academy Park that would’ve been unthinkable five and 10 years ago.“I think it's great; we’re finally utilizing that park,” Mayor Anne Welch said. “It's a beautiful park and now we're going to have a brand-new pavilion, bike path, mural artwork. We have concerts all the time. We have yoga classes. I mean, the most we ever saw years ago was baseball games once in a while. We’ve got a beautiful veterans monument, and they have a nice luncheon after the ceremony at Memorial Day....