A massive 120-foot-long mural with a red-winged blackbird as big as a quarter horse, wetlands, a blue heron, the Mission Mountains and a golden eagle fills half of the brick wall reaching from the corner of Main Street in Ronan down 4th Ave. S.W. to the alley. The other half reflects Salish and Kootenai culture.

Half was painted by Cheyenne Renee, a muralist from Virginia, who has been traveling the United States since April of 2022 and painting murals in small towns, one in each state. It’s her goal to paint a mural in 50 small towns across all 50 states by the end of 2025, specifically small towns that “value scenic beauty and small businesses,” according to her website (cheyennereneearts.com). Ronan was number 22 on her list, and she dipped the last paintbrush there on June 15.

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