Red Wing abuzz after city paints over Prince mural on bluff

For more than 60 years people have hiked to the top of Barn Bluff in Red Wing, Minn., and painted a rock that towers more than 400 feet over the city with flags, smiley faces, graduation years and memorials. The rock has served as the town’s billboard.

On Thursday night, Joe Gibart and his buddy, Brian Paton, made the steep climb and added their artistry, spending four hours creating a tribute to Prince featuring his symbolic glyph and the years 1958-2016.

http://www.startribune.com/red-wing-abuzz-after-city-paints-over-prince-mural-on-bluff/377335801/