Times Observer photo by Josh Cotton This mural can be found at the Warren County Visitors Bureau building in Starbrick. According to a description from the PA Route 6 Alliance, which has put together a trail for all of the murals along Route 6 in Pennsylvania, this mural was painted in 2005 by Suzanne Bollinger Haupin and highlights county landmarks, activities and history.

The PA Route 6 Alliance has announced a Public Art & Mural Trail that has some sites in Warren County you might not expect.

There are 11 counties that make up the Route 6 Corridor in Pennsylvania and more than 50 stops in the region as part of this new effort.

An interactive map at paroute6.com pinpoints the location of each site as well as a brief description of each piece.

There are three in Warren County.

The most visible is the mural at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Market Street.

A second one is found at the Wilder Museum in Irvine with the third at the Warren County Visitors Bureau in Starbrick. Both of those are located inside.

There are visitors coming to the county for experiences like this.

“We do get people who are into museums, art and such,” Casey Ferry, WCVB executive director said.

She said staff will send visitors to “places like the Crary, Wilder Museum, festivals like Wild Wind or Kinzua Heritage, Struthers, historical society, antique shops, the Painted Finch, etc.

“There is definitely some great culture here in the form of the arts and worth visitors coming for.”

The person tasked with creating the trail didn’t realize how many murals might be found.

“I have come to appreciate the process and dedication of the artists and communities involved in making each of these public displays of art possible. My hope is that others who view this trail will feel that same appreciation,” Erin Morey, Artisan Trail Coordinator for the Alliance, explained.

Morey spent months researching the murals and art pieces on the trail.

“You can learn a lot just by looking closely at a mural or art piece,” Morey said. “They each have a story or meaning, and more times than not they are wrapped up in the history of the towns they are located in.”

According to a statement from the Alliance, the trail celebrates the artists who grew their ideas into impressive pieces of art for the enjoyment of generations to come that “tell the stories of our heritage, our communities, our past, and our future.”

More information is available at paroute6.com/public-art-and-mural-trail.