Fietta Park
Fietta Park is located off Brooklea Dr. in the Village and is accessed via Wortley Way. The property has been used as a park since 1923 and boasts easy access to the Feeder Canal Trail, Canal Landing Park, and the Erie Canal trail system/parks.
Perhaps most familiar are the sounds of cheering as Fietta Park is at its peak use during Little League season when the parking lot and snack shack are bustling with young ball players and their families!
In addition to catching a few innings of a Little League game, visitors to the park make use of trails through the wooded areas for walks to enjoy the nature surrounding the Feeder Canal. Fietta Park has also been known as Tuttle Field and Legion Field.
Park Hours
Closes at dusk
Parking
On-site parking: When driving in this park please mind your speed and drive with caution as there are often young children and families exploring and/or watching baseball games.
Park Amenities
Greenspace
Play equipment
Picnic tables
Park History
In 1923 Village Trustee Harry M. Tuttle donated three acres of land behind his home at 313 Brooklea Dr. for use as a village playground. Two additional acres were donated by O. D. Burhans of Syracuse, who had acquired the Gaynor lime kiln property. Original plans called for a community outdoor swimming pool and ball fields. There was also a $1 purchase from Lewis Twichell, village trustee in the 1970s to complete ownership of the parcel already in use.
Little League Fields: In 1952, approximately 30 men from various parts of the Fayetteville school district agreed to improve "part of the American Legion Field, formerly known as Tuttle Field" to Little League standards with much of the work and materials donated by local firms and residents. More than 2,700 yards of fill and 500 yards of topsoil were brought in and graded on two Sundays. At that time, use of the field was restricted to boys who had passed the eighth birthday and who were not yet 13 years old - the Little League requirement. A total of 210 boys enrolled in 1952. A group of women from the community agreed to provide refreshments at games.
Community Building: In June 1977 the ESM-BOCES carpentry class constructed a building offsite that would be moved in two sections to the site at the south edge of the park. The building housed a community Teen Center which previously operated in various rented properties including a stint at 112 Genesee St. Upon closing of the Teen Center, the building was used by family counseling services and as used by the Town of Manlius Recreation Dept. as a community center beginning in 1997 for a number of years. The property currently houses a daycare center.