NASHWAUK — The Nashwauk-Keewatin School Board will host a listening session 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, to gather input on the future of a historic school mural.
The mosaic mural in the old Nashwauk-Keewatin High School library was built in the 1960s as part of a remodeling project, according to the Nashwauk centennial book published in 2003.
The mural depicts the history of the area, including the mining and railroad imagery and a church, schools and other historic structures.
According to the book, the 105-square-foot mosaic is made of about 15,000 Venetian glass tiles from Italy. It took nearly a year to build and is the product of more than 500 hours of work by a two-member art committee and 11 volunteer workers from the school district.
The school district is moving into its new PreK-12 school and community wellness center this fall at 100 Spartan Way in Nashwauk.
A ribbon-cutting for the new school is planned for 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20.
The listening session will also be at the new school.
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