Celebrate the newest additions to the Mount Vernon Sculpture Trail in a brief ceremony November 1st! The new additions include stone signage created by local artist Dave Rega and underwritten with a grant from Linn County; an archway by Mount Vernon sculptor Dale Merrill funded by residents Les & Katrina Garner; a piece financed by the City of Mount Vernon; and a dragonfly sculpture funded by the Iowa Arts Council/National Endowment for the Arts — facilitated by the Mount Vernon Area Arts Council (MVAAC) and the Sculpture Trail Committee. It takes a village!

WHAT: Sculpture Trail Celebration

WHEN: 2:30-3pm, Saturday, November 1 (followed by Chile Cook-Off, 3-6pm, just up the block on First Street)

WHERE: Mount Vernon Sculpture Trail (park at First Street Community Center lot or Nature Park; we’ll gather on First Street at the trail) 

WHY: To mark the newest additions to the trail and honor those who made it possible