WINONA, Minn. – Mark A. Swart, of Winona, who literally changed the landscape of Winona stone by stone, died at age 71. For many years he operated the Sundance nursery in Goodview. His signature project was the prairie entrance to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Other commissions included Main Square Block and Fastenal downtown, Signatures Golf Course, Winona State and Saint Mary’s universities, and St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Wabasha. He held a degree in horticulture from North Dakota State University. His Winona horticulture activities included Winona Nursery, Valley Floral, West End Greenhouses, Nature’s Course, and Architectural Glass & Stone. He curled with some U.S. Olympic team. He skipped the LaCrosse team to second place at the Arena Curling Nationals at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City. enjoyed theater and made summer trips to the Shakespeare festival in Stratford, Ontario.
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1951-2023