Sue Crane says she feels like she’s in a pop-up book as she walks around the farm that’s been in her family for 130 years. With every few steps, a vivid memory leaps out to command her attention.
One family's past is Columbia's future
The Crane family property, Lofty Cliff Farm, has been sold to the city of Columbia and will be used as a public park, retaining some of the beauty they’ve come to love over their long tenure on the land.
Saturday, June 9, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:13 p.m. CDT, Friday, July 18, 2008
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