Susan Melton will complete her 5,000th consecutive day of sidewalk chalk art on Feb. 5 in Cheboygan. Melton began the project in 2011 as a way to cope with depression and spread positivity.

Joshua “Lakey” Hinson has created sidewalk chalk art in San Antonio and other Texas cities for years. His freehand circles are usually accompanied by wholesome quotes like, “Overlapping ...