Lockport celebrated its new StoryWalk and 2 murals on Saturday – Shaw Local

A ribbon slicing ceremony was held Saturday at Lockport’s Central Sq. to have fun the following step within the metropolis’s dedication to revitalization by means of artwork.

The ceremony commemorated the completion of Lockport’s StoryWalk and the disclosing of two new murals, which Lockport Mayor Steve Streit and proprietor of Oh! Design Group created.

Town of Lockport, White Oak Library District and the Lockport Summer time Artwork Collection committee hosted the celebration.

Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont, created the StoryWalk after which collaborated with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library to develop it, in keeping with a information launch from town of Lockport.

The Lockport StoryWalk is situated in Central Sq. at 222 E. ninth St. StoryWalk can also be current in all 50 states and 14 international locations, too, the discharge stated.

Scott Pointon, director of the White Oak Library District, stated within the launch that he’s excited to convey StoryWalk to Lockport and Wendy Strait, chair of the Lockport Summer time Arts committee, echoed these sentiments within the launch.

“Actions that get children studying and in addition promote household time are vastly necessary,” Pointer stated within the launch. “I’m positive our residents will take pleasure in this for a few years to come back.”

StoryWalk “blends the enjoyment of family-friendly studying with some great benefits of being energetic outdoor,” in keeping with a information launch from town of Lockport and the White Oak Library District.

Guests stroll from holder to holder, which maintain the pages of a youngsters’s e book. The White Oak Library plans to alter out the e book 4 instances a yr and checklist the present title on its web site. “Little Elliot, Fall Associates” by Mike Curato is the e book at present displayed.

5 years in the past, Steve Streit drew inspiration from the previous “ghost murals” – nostalgic ads on the outside of previous buildings which can be “very Americana,” he stated – to create three graphic murals that had been framed and positioned at three completely different places off State Avenue.

Bettenhausen Automotive and Homer Tree Service sponsored the brand new murals. The primary combines a Bettenhausen Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM, and an homage to Route 66. The second retains the bike theme, Steven Streit stated.