Heather Schmutzer, Chair of the Board of the Atikokan Mining Attraction has painted a series of murals and paintings inspired by the mines. Her father, Bud Lang, would take Heather to the minesite when she was a little girl. The images she saw stayed with her, to surface later as the inspiration for large-scale artworks that dot the town of Atikokan. Heather, a former high school art teacher, used the mining theme with her classes. One of the murals was a class project, executed by student artists.
Notecards:
Earthmovers
Footsteps
On the Edge
Murals: (photographs coming)
Lakemovers
Earthmovers
Discovery and Diversion
Atikokan mural
Giving it all back
Cutting Edge
Lakemovers mural
Student Mural on Discovery and Diversion
Lectra Hall mural
Giving It All Back mural
Artifacts
The following artifacts were acquired and placed by the Atikokan Mining Attraction through a grant from the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, local donations and volunteers. Through more donations and contributions from local businesses and groups, mini-parks were developed and completed by the Township and the Atikokan Economic Development Corporation, with a Section 25 Grant.
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