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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]