Graphic Designer, Rich Sladek, makes designs and prints featuring Minnesota’s water towers. He joins Minnesota Live to talk about them.

FARGO — In recent years, water towers in Midwest cities have become more than just a source for water. Local communities have turned them into centerpieces of art to reflect who they are, said Marc ...

We were in a little artsy shop in the little artsy town of Makanda in southern Illinois when I spotted a coffee mug sporting a familiar image of a happy water tower. “Look, they have a River Oaks mug!