Frenchtown Fun Fact

THE BLUE MULE: The life-sized, blue fiberglass mule that brightens the corner of Bridge and Harrison Streets was painted by New Zealand native Barry Sharplin (1952-2023). It was one of 176 white, unadorned mule statues distributed in 2003 in a public art project called Miles of Mules. Drawing attention to the old canal-boating days in Pennsylvania, it was a fundraiser for the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor and other organizations.