PHOTOS: New lakeside attraction unveiled in Decatur
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A new public art attraction is unveiled in a ceremony with the Decatur Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Community Foundation of Macon County, and the Decatur Park District in Nelson Park on Tuesday.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
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Community members take in a new public art attraction next to the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater in Nelson Park on Tuesday.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
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Natalie Beck, president of the Community Foundation of Macon County, Clay Gerhard, executive director of the Decatur Park District, and Teri Hammel, executive director of the Decatur Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, approach the new public art attraction in Nelson Park to take pictures on May 2, 2023.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
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Councilman Dennis Cooper poses for pictures with the new public art attraction from the Decatur Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Community Foundation of Macon County, and the Decatur Park District in Nelson Park on Tuesday.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
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Natalie Beck, president of the Community Foundation of Macon County, poses with the new public art attraction in Nelson Park on Tuesday.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
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Clay Gerhard, executive director of the Decatur Park District, and Teri Hammel, executive director of the Decatur Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, welcome people to take pictures with the new public art attraction in Nelson Park on Tuesday. It was Hammel's idea to bring the attraction to Decatur.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
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Teri Hammel, executive director of the Decatur Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, speaks before unveiling the new public art attraction in Nelson Park on Tuesday.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
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Community members take pictures with the new public art attraction next to the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater in Nelson Park on Tuesday.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Contact Donnette Beckett at (217) 421-6983. Follow her on Twitter: @donnettebHR
