worked with Fort Ord, former United States Army post, to move the steam egnine to the park in January 1956. In 2013, due to liability concerns, a fence was placed around the steam train engine and lion's head drinking fountain. Previously kids were allowed to climb the train freely. There are repeated efforts to open up the access to the train as a play structure. Missing Statue A life-sized 3.5 foot tall, 200 pound bronze statue of cartoon strip character Dennis the Menace is displayed at the entrance to the Dennis the Menace Playground. In recent years it has been stolen twice. In 1988 Ketcham commissioned Academy Award-winning animator and sculptor Wah Ming Chang to make the original statue. In 2006 the statue of Dennis the Menace was first stolen. The bronze statue was only bolted down, and it is speculated that it might have been melted and sold. A replacement statue was given to the park in March 2007 and cemented in place. It was donated by Willis W. and Ethel M. Clark Foundation, founders of the California Test Bureau, now known as CTB McGraw Hill. In 2015 the original lost statue was thought to have been found in a scrap yard in Florida. It was then returned to Monterey. It was a duplicate statue, given to the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, FL but misplaced after a remodel. The duplicate statue stayed in Monterey and was installed in front of the city recreation office. In August 2022, the replacement statue at the Dennis the Menace playground was stolen again. A grinder was used to cut the foot of the statue. It was found 6 months later by Monterey Police in a canal near Roberts Lake in Seaside. Current Play Structures large slides climbing wall suspension bridge hedge maze with a play structure in the center giant adventure ship 1924 Southern Pacific steam engine Retired Play Structures metal slide giant swing (Spinny-Thing-of-Death) Other Attractions The El Estero Ball Park is used by the Junior League, the Women's Soccer League, and other sport clubs. There is also a dog park and a skatepark, designed by 40 local skaters. El Estero Boating has fiberglass paddleboats for rent to tour the lake for half hour or hour rides. There are regular style boats or large white swan boats. The boats carry up to 4-5 people. See also List of lakes