Sarasota artist Skip Dyrda visited Punta Gorda last week to restore his 2019 mural, "Tails from the Harbor.”

Located under the U.S. 41 southbound bridge, it was heavily damaged by surge and debris, then vandalized by graffiti following Milton. Due to the extent of the damage, Dyrda had to repaint major parts of the mural. All that remains is for him to seal the paint and apply an anti-graffiti coating.

“Tails from the Harbor” is one of 32 murals the Punta Gorda Historic Mural Society has installed since 1997.

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Hurricane Milton covered the mural with over 5 feet of water. Paint was scraped off by debris that was smashed against it by the tide. Even the mural's bronze plaque was knocked off and lost, and the panel on the right end of the mural was significantly damaged b

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