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 […]
The Veterans 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 2005 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. The mural is in honor of actual local veterans in various military services and wars and conflicts. Guided mural trolley […]
The 1950’s Snapshots Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is known as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. This mural was painted in 2007 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. These “snapshot” murals depict various scenes from the 50s including the store fronts such as the Texaco Gas Station, […]
The Dhooge’s 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 2000 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. It depicts the grocery store as it was in 1910 painted from actual photographs of the time. The peoples […]
The Lighthouse 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 2000 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. It depicts the Devils Island, Sand Island and Outer Island Apostle Islands lighthouses and their light keepers. Guided mural trolley […]
The Apostle Islands 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 2016 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. The mural depicts 22 different attractions of the Apostle Islands including: The Mainland Caves, Devil’s Island, Ice cave on […]
The Railroad 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 2013 near the historic Soo Line Depot building. It pays tribute to the rail lines that helped to build Ashland’s commercial growth. The men that were painted standing in […]
The Women’s 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 2018 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. It is dedicated to some of the many incredible women who played a role in Ashland’s history and weaving the […]
Whitefish Island is located in Sault Ste Marie in Ontario’s Algoma Country. It is a 0.62 mile (1km) long teardrop shaped island. The Island is a just across the and can be accessed by foot bridge. The island is a fantastic place to explore the walking trails that take you along the St Mary’s River. Whitefish Island was […]
The Back Door Project is located in Superior in Wisconsin’s Douglas County. It was painted in 2012 by artist Alison Price covering the back of the Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency building. The mural depicts a charming townscape with vibrant evergreens, sparkling waters and large colorful fruit and vegetables.
The Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site is located in Sault Ste Marie in Ontario’s Algoma Country. It was built between 1814 and 1823 by Charles Oakes Ermatinger when Sault Ste Marie was a small trading post and it was the center for the business and social life in the district. Today it operates as a […]
The Center of Good Things murals are located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. The murals are traditional meets modern Ojibwe paintings on five beautiful arched windows on the Ordean Foundation building. The artist, Sarah Agaton Howes, wanted to tell the stories of the native peoples of this land through the murals. The Ordean […]