Restaurants & Bars
Renovation Of Wisconsin Bar Leads To Discovery Of Massive 140-Year-Old Circus Art
"All the time, what the heck is under here? Because we had no idea," Ron Berger, who renovated Corral Bar and Riverside Grill in 2015, said.
October 24, 2024
DURAND, Wis. — Wisconsin bars are known for their pints and their patrons. About the last thing you'd expect to discover in such a place would be 55 feet of historic American artwork.
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"I was really surprised once we took all the electrical plate covers and seen it went the whole length of the wall," said Ron Berger. "Curiosity for sure, like, 'What is under here?'"
It was 2015 and Berger was renovating the Corral Bar and Riverside Grill in Durand to add a banquet room. Nearly the second he went to work, something caught his eye.
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