RIDGWAY, Colo. (AP) -- 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 played a canny New Mexico deputy solving New York City crime in "McCloud." He died last year at age 81.
He had moved to Ridgway in 1988, building a home made up of recycled tires and cans on 175 acres along the Uncompahgre River.
The centerpiece of the park opened Saturday in his name is a 2,800-pound bronze eagle with a 21-foot wingspan.
Weaver first became famous as Chester, the limping sidekick of Sheriff Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke," which first aired in 1955. He was taken more seriously in later TV and film roles during a six-decade career, including the lead in Steven Spielberg's 1971 "Duel."
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