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There are three public art
sculptures along the Trout Run Trail.
When the trail was being built,
the Vision Iowa Board granted
$100,000 to Winneshiek County so
that the public could enjoy
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Dean Schwarz is a
Decorah artist and
former Luther College
art professor who also
founded South Bear
School, a summer arts
school devoted to
pottery, painting and
poetry. His
ceramic tile mosaic is 7
feet long, 2 feet high
and 2 feet wide with
limestone cap and base.
It is located at the
Decorah Fish Hatchery,
serving not only as
artwork along the trail,
but as a sign for the
hatchery.
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Minneapolis-based Doug
Freeman creates
one-of-a-kind sculpture
pieces that invite
visitors to participate,
play and imagine.
In the case of his work
for the Trout Run Trail,
Freeman's sculpture has
a place where people can
leave poems or writings
for other people to
read. It also
looks out over the Upper
Iowa River, since
Freeman looks for ways
for people to interact
with their surroundings
in plazas, parks and
trails. |
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Bounnak Thammavong is an
Iowa City artist who is
an avid trout fisherman.
As a result, his
sculptures often are
inspired by the natural
world. In fact,
Bounnak used to visit
Decorah as a child to go
trout fishing, which is
what inspired his large
metal archway that
crosses Trout Run Trail
just south of Highway 9. |
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This website is sponsored by
Trails of
Winneshiek, a non-profit organization of
Winneshiek County citizens who have initiated
the trail project and have invested thousands of
volunteer hours developing and promoting it.
Contact Trails of Winneshiek through the
Winneshiek County Convention and Visitors Bureau
at brenda@visitdecorah.com.
Donations to the Trout Run Trail are handled
through the Winneshiek County Community
Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization that can be
reached at P.O.Box 1176, Waterloo, IA 50704
2011 website design by
www.decorahnews.com
Copyright 2011, Trails of Winneshiek |
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