Horse Pulling logs
The Horse Pulling Logs is located at the Longlac Tourist Information Centre in Greenstone’s Longlac in Ontario’s Superior Country. It is a life sized statue of a horse pulling logs behind it. Also found at this Tourist Information Centre are two tug boats and picnic tables. It’s a great rest stop to stretch your legs, […]
Pierre the Voyageur
Pierre the Voyageur is located outside the Earthwood Inn in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. Pierre is a pantless 20 foot (6m) tall French Canadian fur trapper constructed in 1960. He is composed of wide range of mediums including concrete, chicken wire, railroad ties and telephone poles. This bare thighed voyageur stands heroically with […]
Large Rooster
The Large Rooster is located outside Weldon’s Gift Shop in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. This 8 foot (2.4m) tall fiberglass rooster greets you as you enter the town coming north from Duluth on Highway 61. The bright red, yellow and white rooster is hard to miss and has been perched over the stretch […]
Native American by Peter Toth
The Native American by Peter Toth is located at the grounds of the R.J. Houle Visitor Center in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. It was carved in 1977 by Peter Toth as part of his Whispering Giants theme where he carved one for every state. This is one of two in the series that […]
Rocky Taconite
Rocky Taconite is located in Silver Bay in Minnesota’s Lake County. He is a jaunty fellow made of thick iron constructed into large spheres with a hammer to make up his head and body. He was erected in 1962 and stands atop a large boulder of taconite. Rocky can be found on Highway 5 welcoming […]
The Beaver House Fish
The Beaver House Fish is located in Grand Marais in Minnesota’s Cook County. It is a giant walleye diving through the roof and protruding out the side of the Beaver House. It was constructed of fiberglass by local artist Jim Korf in the early 1990s. The Beaver House is in downtown Grand Marais operates as […]
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 […]
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 […]
Big Powderhorn Mt. Skier
The Powderhorn Mt. skier statue is found in Bessemer, one mile east of Ironwood in Michigan’s Gogebic County. This giant fiberglass skier can be found at the entrance to Big Powderhorn Mountain. He stands on a small ski slope that reads “Skiing Capital of the Midwest” depicting the fun that visitors will have there.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
