Lady Slipper vandalism. Parts of messaging looks to be biblically inspired, albeit mangled. Unlike earlier graffiti in the area, this perpetrator spared the historically significant railroad arches over County Road 120 and Peterson Creek. Images: Steve Lunde
Who did the misdeeds? Clues are in the “art”
LEWISTON, Minn. — Neighborhood sleuths at the Arches have a new mystery: Who’s the latest graffiti artist to deface the Lady Slipper entrance to Farmers Park. A few weeks after a state highway crew white-washed over graffiti inside the U.S. 14 overpass, a new artist has attempted a sequel. It appears a mish-mash of New Testament lessons, none decipherable. Other messages also are obscure. The canvas again was the now neatly white-washed overpass wall.. The tool was chalk, not the spray paint of earlier miscreants. The artist perhaps was schooled in Denmark, if schooled at all. Some alphabetic characters are from the ancient Runic language of Vikings and Sumis, not English. In any event, the characters aren’t used correctly. Another clue: The artist must be very tall. Or had a pickup bed to stand on. Perhaps a heavy boozer.
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