The mural — Leggitt said it took her 290 hours to complete over one month — features a kelp forest, salmon and an octopus beneath the surface while a kayaker moves atop the deep sea world.

The mural — Leggitt said it took her 290 hours to complete over one month — features a kelp forest, salmon and an octopus beneath the surface while a kayaker moves atop the deep sea world.

“A Whale of a Tail” is an extension of her previous mural, “Deep Sea Serendipity,” which was painted two years ago on the opposite retaining wall at 1001 A St. in Arcata.

During a recent exploration in the deep sea, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found a mural that has survived more than 80 years under water. But this mural had ...

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