Veterans Mural
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 […]
1950's Snapshots Mural
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, […]
Dhooge's Store Mural
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 […]
Lighthouse Mural
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 […]
Apostle Islands Mural
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 […]
Railroad Mural
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 […]
Women's Mural
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 […]
Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site
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 […]
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 […]
Tower of History
The Tower of History is located in Sault Ste Marie in Michigan’s Chippewa County. It was built in 1968 and stands 210 feet (64 m) above the city. Visitors are taken up in an express elevator to observation decks where they can get a vantage point up to 1,200 square miles (1931 km) with views […]
Quincy Mine
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 […]
Big Stormy Kromer Cap
The big Stormy Kromer Cap is located in Ironwood in Michigan’s Gogebic County. This is a giant red replica of the iconic Stormy Kromer cap and is located outside of the official Stormy Kromer store and factory. George “Stormy” Kromer came up with the design for this hat because he kept losing his cap due […]
