CONWAY — Somewhere, in that grand mural of the sky, one imagines the late Story Land and Heritage New Hampshire co-founders Bob and Ruth Morrell and their son Stoney smiling as an idea they once championed takes on new life at North Conway’s Settlers Green Streetside.
Through a collaborative effort between Dot Seybold of Settlers Green OVP Management, artist Ernie Brown of Conway and local preservationists Sut and Margaret Marshall of Madison, five historic panels comprising a mural that once graced the now-closed Heritage New Hampshire in Glen are now on display in a storefront window at the newly opened Settlers Green Streetside retail complex in North Conway.
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Late Story Land and Heritage-NH co-founders Bob and Ruth Morrell (top right) are depicted along with New Hampshire astronaut Alan Shepard and teacher Christa McAuliffe as well as many other Granite State luminaries in the second version of the Heritage-NH mural painted by Ernie Brown. (LAURA LEMIEUX/SETTLERS GREEN)
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Ernie Brown (left) of Conway and fellow artist/history enthusiast Veikko Hurme (right) of Jackson collaborated on Hurme’s original mural design with Heritage-NH founder Bob Morrell. (JONATHAN GOODWIN/GEMINI SIGN & DESIGN PHOTO)
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