Life of the River

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Life of the River is a public sculpture walk along the Fox River on downtown Green Bay's section of the Fox River State Recreational Trail. It is a privately funded public art initiative administered by the Green Bay Neighborhood Leadership Council and the City of Green Bay. [1]

Public art

ArtworkImageDateArtist
River Monolith
44°30′43″N88°01′09″W / 44.511944°N 88.019167°W / 44.511944; -88.019167 (Brown County)
2009Andy Kincaid & Rob Neilson
Currents
44°30′42″N88°01′09″W / 44.511667°N 88.019167°W / 44.511667; -88.019167 (Brown County)
2008Don Lawler

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References

  1. City of Green Bay Life of the River