Saugatuck Township has dedicated their first public art piece

By Shelley Irwin

Published August 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM EDT

"Canary in a Coal Mine" sculpture by Shawn Morin

We talk to Township Manager Daniel DeFranco and Founder of the Saugatuck Douglas Fennville Arts Initiative Maryjo Lemanski about the sculpture and its importance.

Saugatuck Township has dedicated their first public art piece, a welded steel sculpture at the BlueStar Highway Roundabout. We talk to Township Manager Daniel DeFranco and Founder of the Saugatuck Douglas Fennville Arts Initiative Maryjo Lemanski about the sculpture and it's importance.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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