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December 17th, 2020

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh is located in White River in Ontario’s Algoma Country. A statue of Winnie the Pooh sitting in a tree with a honey pot stands with flower beds surrounding it. He is positioned viewable from Highway 17 in front of the Visitor Information Centre. White River is the birth place of the original […]

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December 17th, 2020

Wawa Goose

The Wawa Goose is located in Wawa in Ontario’s Algoma Country. This 27 foot (8.2m) tall Goose stands at Wawa’s Tourist Information over looking highway 17 out to Lake Superior. In Ojibway Wawa means “Wild Goose” or “Land of the Big Goose” making it the perfect mascot for this naturally beautiful town. It is one […]

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December 17th, 2020

Hiawatha, World's Largest Native American Statue

Hiawatha, World’s Largest Native American statue is located in Ironwood in Michigan’s Gogebic County. Made of fiberglass, Hiawatha stands an astounding 52 feet (15.8m) tall and weighs in at 9 tons! It was built by Gordon Displays Inc. and erected in 1964 on the site of the Old Norrie Iron Mine.

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December 17th, 2020

Statue of Viking Leif Erikson

The Statue of Viking Leif Erikson is located at the entrance of Duluth’s Leif Erikson Park in Minnesota’s St Louis County. It was constructed by sculptor John Karl Daniels in 1956 and stands 13 feet (3.9m) tall. The engraving below the statue reads “Leif Erikson, Discoverer of America, 1000 A.D. Sponsored and erected by the […]

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December 17th, 2020

Marina Sculptures

The Thunder Bay Marina Sculptures are located in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. There are over a dozen art installations at the Marina Park by local artists. “The Celebration Circle Panels” are by artists Randy and Roy Thomas, each panel references the artist’s Ahnisnabae culture including images of Turtle Island and the Thunderbird. “2 […]

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December 17th, 2020

Pinecrest Totem Pole

The Pine Crest Totem Pole is located in Nipigon in Ontario’s Superior Country. This totem pole was carved from one tree by local chain saw artist Bob Bearman. It stands tall over highway 11/17 and a depicts 9 different animals/people stacked on top of each other with a vibrant eagle with out spread wings perched […]

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December 17th, 2020

Paddle to the Sea

Paddle to the Sea is located in the park in downtown Nipigon in Ontario’s Superior Country. “Paddle” is a giant man in a canoe statue that sits at the top of a set of stairs with a man made waterfall cascading below him. This statue is based on the Holling C. Holling’s book “Paddle to […]

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December 17th, 2020

The Sleeping Giant

The Sleeping Giant is viewable from many places in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. It is located at the southern tip of the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. This natural wonder is a land formation that resembles a giant man laying in slumber in Lake Superior. Ojibway legend identifies the giant as Nanabijou, the spirit […]

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December 17th, 2020

The Sea Lion

The Sea Lion is found in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park 52.5 miles (84.5km) from Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. It is a sedimentary rock formation that projects 49 feet (15m) into Lake Superior. The waves of the lake have cut out an arched tunnel through it. Originally this formation resembled a sea lion looking […]

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December 17th, 2020

Bathtub Island

Bathtub Island is located near Katherine Cove in Lake Superior Provincial Park in Ontario’s Algoma Country. The island is suitably named due to the basin like impression that fills with water when Lake Superior’s waves become high enough to reach it creating a natural “bathtub”. To reach the island, follow the coastal trail from Katherine […]

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December 17th, 2020

Phil the Window Washer

Phil the Window Washer is located Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. Upon a bench in a small park sits a life sized sculpture of the Marquette icon Phil Niemisto. Phil has spent years washing merchants windows never asking for compensation. There is a plaque next to the sculpture that reads “Phil became an icon in […]

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December 17th, 2020

Old Ish

Old Ish is located Ishpeming in Michigan’s Marquette County. This Native American Statue made of zinc was erected in 1884 and originally stood atop a drinking fountain. The base stands eight feet tall while the statue itself is six feet tall. It had three drinking fountains for humans, dogs and horses to quench their thirst and has since […]

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