Thank you for visiting this special place.
Today, thanks to Denise’s efforts, and the support of the community and partners, the Field of Dreams has been given a new lease on life and improvements are steadily being made, although the iconic field and surrounding area will remain unchanged. Sadly, Denise did not live to see the final signing of the MLB agreement, succumbing to liver cancer in November of 2018 at the age of 46.ĭenise had asked her husband, Tom Mietzel, to carry on her legacy and in the winter of 2019 a deal was finalized with Major League Baseball which has resulted in the construction of this beautiful MLB field. In 2017 Denise revived the project and was instrumental in its completion. However, due to financing constraints the project was put on hold until 2017. In 2015 Denise approached Major League Baseball about building a stadium at the Field. Although Stillman had no plans to change the original field the legal process put development on hold while it wound its way all the way to the Iowa Supreme Court, where the City of Dyersville, the litigant, prevailed over the group trying to prevent the project from moving ahead. However, it was put on hold for 3 years when a group of individuals filed suit to prevent any construction. In 2012 Denise, along with a group of investors, purchased the Field of Dreams.ĭevelopment of the additional fields on property owned by the investor group proceeded rapidly. Denise Stillman, a senior hospital executive and travel baseball mom, recognized an opportunity to not only preserve the Field of Dreams but to create a travel baseball destination.
In 2011, Don Lansing, decided to sell this iconic field.
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