New Park Memorializes New York TV Detective
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RIDGWAY, Colo. — A new park that features fly fishing, scenic trails, and a huge bronze eagle has been dedicated to the late actor Dennis Weaver, who played a New York detective on television. Dennis Weaver Memorial Park is on 60 acres of land his wife donated. Weaver, who died last year at age 81, played a canny New Mexico deputy solving New York City crime in “McCloud.” He moved to Ridgway in 1988, building a home made up of recycled tires and cans along the Uncompahgre River. The centerpiece of the park opened Saturday in his name is a bronze eagle with a 21-foot wingspan.
