Kindred Community Mural

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KINDRED MURAL 2025

The Kindred Community Mural is installed and ready for years of enjoyment! Artist Eric A. Johnson surveyed the community and came up with a design that honors the past and shows the future of our city is as big as the endless blue sky!

A plaque will be mounted on the building with a QR code helping people learn about the mural and what each image represents along with the names of our Business Sponsors and their history/story preserved in this mural for our town.

Thank you to all for your support of this exciting creation and installation of community artwork on Elm Street in Kindred.

-Mural Committee

City of Kindred, Kindred Parks & Rec, Kindred Community Club and the Kindred Area Arts Partnership

Business Sponsors

Impact & History

Thank you so much for supporting this public art display and snapshot in history of Kindred, ND! Click on the each picture to read more about each business and their impact and history in our community and find a direct link to their Facebook or website.

Alsager Meats From Our Ranch to your Table https://www.alsagermeats.com/ We’re a 5th-generation ranching family based just outside of Walcott, North Dakota. What started on the prairie has grown into four locations and counting — with shops in Fargo, Breckenridge, and our full-service butcher shop in Audubon, Minnesota. At Alsager Meats, we’re proud to raise and process premium-quality beef the right way: locally, honestly, and with a whole lot of heart.	Express Lane Find them on Facebook Friendly, locally owned Convenience store. We offer Hot Stuff pizza, Smash Hit Subs, Gas, Diesel and propane exchange.
Florence Hawk Salon Hair salon in Kindred, ND Find them on Facebook	Fredrikson-Boulger Funeral Chapel - Kindred Fredrikson-Boulger Funeral Chapel was founded by Peter B. Fredrikson in 1910 and continues this service into the 21st century as taking an active part in the growth of Fargo-Moorhead and the Red River Valley has been important to Jim Boulger, Larry Boulger and Peter Fredrikson. Our chapel in Kindred offers room for both large formal funerals and casual intimate services and an arrangement with Boulger Funeral Home to provide funeral facilities/services in the F-M area at no additional charge.
Hawk's Market & Bodega Est 2020 Small town locally owned grocery store & liquor store	K-Town K-Town opened its doors in May of 2021, and from day one we’ve loved seeing the bright, smiling faces of our community walk through. Our mission is to provide healthy energy through our protein smoothies and energizing teas and to make every visit a positive, uplifting experience. Beyond serving drinks, we’re passionate about giving back. Whether it’s hosting fun events inside the club or bringing teas to gatherings, we’ve proudly donated over $8K to local organizations, teams, and causes.
Kindred Area Ambulance Service Committed to Give, So Others May Live *Pictured KAAS Directors: Gerald Hagge, Frank Pearson, Rev Jerry Salveson Established in 1973 in an unheated building next to the old township hall with 16 volunteers and a hearse for transporting patients 1977: new space at City Hall 1981: new pager system 1994: new Ambulance Garage Today: covers 550 square miles and over 4600 people serving communities of Kindred, Walcott, Hickson, Oxbow, Leonard, Davenport, Colfax and Christine.	Kindred Public Library Kindred Public Library began in 2002 by a group of enthusiastic citizens desiring to offer library services and programs for all who live in the Kindred School District. Our mission is to provide educational, recreational and informational resources. The Library is a place where people can gather and visit, as well as a place where people can volunteer their time and talents. Our services are free to the public.
Kindred State Bank & Insurance Agency Established in 1898, the Kindred State Bank has served Kindred and the surrounding community for over 120 years. It is locally owned, state chartered, full service institution. It weathered two world wars; in fact John G. Ottis, seriously wounded while fighting in Normandy during 1944, returned to be the bank president. Descendants of two early owners, John Ottis Senior, and Max Strehlow, are still directors and stockholders, continuing the long tradition of serving the community.	Lil' Buckaroos Daycare & Preschool Lil' Buckaroo's is a Childcare Center and Preschool in Kindred, ND.
Night Hawk Laser & Promotional Company Night Hawk Laser Company is a full service laser engraving business located in Walcott, North Dakota. We offer a wide variety of custom engraved products or can help bring your one of a kind project to fruition. Call or email us today!	Swenson Masonry LLC Swenson Masonry offers professional services that include consultation, design and the installation of real stone and cultured stone products. We are a family run business that is proud of our top notch quality design and installation. Whether you are looking for new residential construction, remodels, or commercial, Swenson Masonry has the dedicated, and professional, staff to work with your project.
Uptown Eatery Family owned business in uptown Kindred, ND. Serving family favorites, down home cooking, scratch sausage gravy and biscuits, smoked meat and more! Come on in and we will put a smile on your face!

Artist Eric A. Johnson

Eric A. Johnson is a local printmaker who has shared the art of printmaking with KHS students as an Artist in Residence. Originally from Embden, Johnson took his first art class in college, which sparked his interest. He ultimately found printmaking to be his true passion. He now has a Master of Fine Arts degree from UND, is an adjunct instructor at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, serves as President of the Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists, and runs his printmaking studio, Big Oak Press, near his Hillsboro home.

Eric will lead the charge on the planning, painting and installation of the Kindred Community Mural, mentored by Greta McLain, GoodSpace Murals.

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