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Ontonagon welcomes downtown mural

By JAN TUCKER

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ONTONAGON - The history of the Ontonagon area is depicted in a new 10-by-40-foot mural commissioned by the Ontonagon County Historical Society. It is on the wall of the museum facing the Ontonagon County Regional Inclusive Consumer Coalition Park and located between the museum and Aspirus fitness center.

The colorful mural was done by Sue Martinsen of Ashland, Wisconsin, who has done numerous murals on buildings in Ashland.

In Ontonagon, Martinsen's mural depicts much of the region's sites and history, including the waterfront, mining and lumber industries, l...