Isanti dedicates mural

Isanti officially dedicated the new mural on the side of the Family Pathways building along Main Street on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008.
The dedication was part of a picnic attended by over 100 downtown businesses and city representatives.
Mural artists included Walter Horcher and Lisa Marie.
The mural depicts what Main Street Isanti looked like in the early 1900s, based on a black-and-white photograph. Horcher was commissioned by the Isanti Revitalization Committee to paint a rendition of that photograph as a mural. Before designing the project, he studied many photos of downtown Isanti and has consulted with committee members in order to capture the look and feel of the 1900s, using shades of brown.
The event on Sept. 26 also commemorated the new flower pots, benches and banners hanging downtown. They are part of a ongoing effort to beautify the area, which is organized by the Downtown Isanti Committee.