When new Minneapolis Park Superintendent Mary Merrill Anderson was a child growing up in the Phillips neighborhood, she spent summer days swimming in the pool in Peavey Park. She had just a few months each year to make the most of her park adventures since it was common practice to close parks in the winter. These days millions of people use Minneapolis ' 170 parks year-round. It's a tranformation Anderson has watched first-hand in her career with the Minneapolis parks. Anderson says the parks have changed along with Minneapolis ' people.