Shrine of Bishop Baraga
The Shrine of Bishop Baraga is located in L’Anse in Michigan’s Baraga County. Bishop Baraga is also known as “The Snowshoe Priest”. It is a giant copper statue standing about 60 feet (18.2m) high holding a pair of 28 foot (8.5m) tall snowshoes atop a cliff overlooking Keweenaw Bay. The figure pays tribute to Frederic […]
Snow Stick
This super sized snow stick is located 3 miles (4.8km) north of Mohawk in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The snow stick is over 30 feet tall on the side of highway 41 and resembles a large thermometer. The record high snowfall for the area was in the winter of 1978-79 reaching an incredible 32.5 feet (9.9m). […]
Kearsarge Ship of Stones
The Kearsarge Ship of Stones is located in Kearsarge 2 miles north of Calumet in Michigan’s Houghton County. Along Highway 41 sits a stone ship commemorating the U.S.S. Kearsarge. It was built in the 1930s by the WPA and was constructed of left over building materials. The town was named after the ship that was […]
Nee-Gaw-Nee-Gaw-Bow - Peter Toth Indian
Nee-Gaw-Nee-Gaw-Bow is located in Wakefield in Michigan’s Gogebic County. It is a Chippewa Indian head carved from a single piece of pine by Peter Toth in 1988. Nee-Gaw-Nee-Gaw-Bow translates to “Leading Man” in Chippewa. It is one of 74 sculptures in Peter Toth’s “Trail of the Whispering Giants” collection where there is at least one […]
Santa's Workshop Cut-outs
Santa’s Workshop Cut-outs are located in Christmas in Michigan’s in Alger County. In front of Santa’s Workshop Gift Shop stands a giant 35 foot tall jolly Santa cut-out pointing finger guns up in the air. Behind the gift shop you will find a large cut-out depicting the Old Women Who Lived in a Shoe nursey […]
Casino Santa
Casino Santa is located Christmas in Michigan’s in Alger County. This large Santa Claus stands waving in front of the Kewadin Casino enticing travelers to come play some slots. This road side attraction just adds to the fun and kitch of this little Christmas themed town.
Lakenenland Sculpture Park
Lakenenland Sculpture Park is located 15 miles (24km) east of Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. This is a unique and quirky outdoor sculpture gallery/museum that you can walk or even drive though. There are over 80 incredible sculptures constructed by artist Tom Lakenen, of recycled iron welded into massive works of art. This is a […]
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 […]
