Museum Ship Valley Camp
Museum Ship Valley Camp is located in Sault Ste Marie in Michigan’s Chippewa County. Explore inside the 550 foot (170m) long Valley Camp Great Lakes Freighter. This unique Maritime Museum has over 100 exhibits inside its 20,000 square foot cargo hold. Some items exhibited are historical artifacts, paintings, recovered shipwreck items, and two lifeboats from […]
River of History Museum
The River of History Museum is located in downtown Sault Ste Marie in Michigan’s Chippewa County. The museum chronologically follows the history of the St. Mary’s River and Sault Ste Marie for 8,000 years, from the glacial period to the present day. From the rich history of the Anishinaabe Native Americans to French settlers, fur […]
Wheels of History Train Museum
The Wheels of History Train Museum is located in Brimley in Michigan’s Chippewa County. Climb aboard this 1905 wooden railroad passenger car and caboose and learn the history of the Brimley area. See fascinating historical exhibits and artifacts from the railroad, telephones, logging, fishing, Great Lake ships and local family histories . There is also […]
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located on Whitefish Point, Paradise in Michigan’s Chippewa County. The museum’s campus includes the museum building, the 155 year operating Whitefish Point Light Tower, light keepers quarters, the Surfboat House and gift shop. Take a self guided tour of the Museum building and exhibits of the haunting world of […]
Tahquamenon Logging Museum
The Tahquamenon Logging Museum is located in Newberry along the shore of the Tahquamenon River in Michigan’s Luce County. Take a tour of the museum and see artifacts and a slide presentation of early logging in Michigan. The museums facilities include a cook shack, original family dwelling, a music pavilion, picnic area, nature trail, boardwalk […]
Asaph Whittlesey Mural
The Asaph Whittlesey Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin” and the Asaph Whittlesey Mural is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. It was painted in 1998 by Kelly Meredith and Sue Martinsen and was the first mural painted in the city. The […]
Lincoln Park Owl Mural
The Lincoln Park Owl is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. This 50’ by 15’ mural was painted in 2018 by artist Adam Swanson. The mural depicts a snowy owl flying over Lake Superior with a freighter and cyclists in the background and hidden robots on the shoreline. It is painted on a […]
Historical Ellis Avenue Mural
Historical Ellis Avenue Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin” and the Historical Ellis Avenue Mural was painted in 2012 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. It is located on the back of the building that the Asaph Whittlesey Mural is […]
Waitress Mural
The Waitress Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. The Waitress Mural was painted in 2007 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. The owner of the building wanted to honor a women, Florence Dufek Larson, who helped raise him by memorializing […]
Ashland Ore Dock Mural
The Ashland Ore Dock Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. Ashland Ore Dock Mural was painted in 2009 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. The mural beautifully depicts the historic 1,800 foot Ore dock that was built in 1916 and […]
Aviation, 1920's Jazz Era & Schiller Shoe Store Mural
The Aviation, 1920’s Jazz Era & Schiller Shoe Store Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. This mural was painted in 1999 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. Painted on what used to be the building that was home to the Schiller […]
Lumberjack Mural
The Lumberjack Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. This mural was painted in 2002 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. The mural depicts 22 actual people from Ashland’s lumber era. In 1893, 10,000 lumberjacks worked in the logging camps to […]
