Many Fond du Lac parks are named after philanthropists or significant figures in the community. Here are a few examples.

Frank Russell was the city parks superintendent prior to Frazier, starting in 1927. This predated many of Fond du Lac's parks. Even Lakeside Park was still in development — at that time, the ...

His legacy in Fond du Lac also extends to Lakeside Park, as McDermott had previously donated the money to build the iconic bandstand for the park in 1900. This was more than 10 years after he ...

Fond du Lac's parks are named after early park superintendents, a war hero and a teacher James 'Maggie' Megellas Park is named after a World War II hero who single-handedly disabled a German Mark ...