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 Calumet Historic District takes up much of the village of Calumet in Michigan’s Houghton County. The district is historically significant due to the area’s copper mining history. Copper was discovered here in 1864 and by 1870 was producing more than half of the country’s copper. The district includes the sites and properties that were […]
The Quincy Mine is located in Hancock in the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan’s Houghton County. It mined copper and was founded in 1846 and operated until 1945. At the time, the Quincy number 2 shaft was the world’s longest shaft at 1.75 miles (2.8 km) long. In the years that it operated this mine produced […]
Fitger’s Historic Inn and Brewery Complex is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. It was the first brewery in Duluth and was originally established in 1857. It operated for forty years until the prohibition hit and was kept in business by producing and selling other products such as soda and candy. When the […]
The Terry Fox National Historic Monument is located in the outskirts Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The monument is a nine foot tall bronze statue memorializing Terry Fox atop a granite and amethyst base. This site offers breathtaking views of Lake Superior and the Sleeping Giant as well as a Visitor Information Centre. In […]
The Finnish Labour Temple is located in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. Built in 1910 the building was designed to serve the needs of the Finnish community in the former city of Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay). The Finnish Labour Temple offered offices, a library, reading room, and auditorium. It was the location of […]
This Group of Seven interpretive panel is located at the Bridgeview Lookout Tower in the Township of Nipigon in Ontario’s Superior Country. The interpretive installation depicts the painting of Frank Johnston of the Nipigon River. Sit and look over the site that inspired this incredible work of art. The Group of Seven was a group […]
This Group of Seven interpretive panel is located at Wardrop Park in Rossport in Ontario’s Superior Country. The interpretive installation depicts the painting/s of Artist Lawren Harris of Rossport’s Lake Superior. Sit and look over the site that inspired this incredible work of art. The Group of Seven was a group of Canadian Landscape painters […]
This Group of Seven interpretive panel is located at the Terrace Bay Lighthouse in Terrace Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The interpretive installation depicts the painting/s of A.Y Jackson of the Slate Islands. Sit and look over the site that inspired this incredible work of art. The Group of Seven was a group of Canadian […]
This Group of Seven interpretive panel is located at Neys Provincial Park near Marathon in Ontario’s Superior Country. There are two interpretive installations in the Park. One depicts the painting of Lauren Harris of Pic Island Overlook Trail. Sit and look over the site that inspired this incredible work of art. The second easel is […]
This Group of Seven interpretive panel is located at Pukaskwa National Park in Heron Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The interpretive installation depicts the painting of A.Y. Jackson’s of Entrance to Pukaskwa Bay, c 1960. Sit and look over the site that inspired this incredible work of art. The Group of Seven was a group of […]