As runners and walkers gather at the 4 on the Fourth Road race starting area near Food City, they will see a colorful depiction of Bridgton.

Gone will be the cream-colored side wall, replaced by a mural.

Bridgton 4 on the Fourth Road Race Corporation President Jim Cossey and Race Director Bill Graham recently announced plans for a privately funded, road race and Bridgton area-themed mural to be painted on the west side of the Food City building in Pondicherry Square. 

Weather dependent, painting of the mural is scheduled to start on Thursday, June 1, with plans to be completed by Thursday, June 15. 

Artist Kate Erwin is the mural designer for the project. Erwin also designed the mural on the side of the Bridgton Books’ building.

Volunteers are being sought to participate in the mural’s painting. Tracing of the mural will take two days (June 1-2). Painting will begin in one or two shifts per day starting June 3 with the first shift from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the second shift from 2 to 6 p.m. Volunteers can sign up for the shift(s) which they wish to trace/paint at the following Mural Sign-Up Link: volunteersignup.org/BKR4D

Local residents, summer folks, and those who have run in the 4 on the Fourth Road Race are invited to participate in this significant contribution to Bridgton’s downtown scene.