The Vertin Gallery is located in Calumet in Michigan’s Houghton County. The gallery is housed in the former Vertin’s Department store built in 1885 in the heart of Calmet, a National Historic Landmark District within the boundaries of the Keweenaw National Historic Park. The Vertin Gallery represents over 130 artists and a multitude of different […]
The Art on the Planet is located in Superior in Wisconsin’s Douglas County. It is an art market and gallery that hosts the work of over 130 local artists. You can peruse through anything from paintings, photography, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, pyrography, and even upcycled, designed furnishings and artisan, hand crafted home goods. They says that […]
Sivertson Gallery is located in Grand Marais in Minnesota’s Cook County. The gallery exhibits art from over 60 regional, Canadian Inuit, Alaskan Native, Canadian First Nation and Native American artists. The focus of the work featured here primarily reflects Lake Superior, its surroundings, history and people. Sivertson Gallery is on the main street nestled into […]
The Joseph Nease Gallery is located in historic downtown Duluth in Minnesota’s St. Louis County. The gallery features works from regional and national artists representing mid and advanced career artists and select up and comers. Visitors will be welcomed to a contemporary gallery in a stately and expansive 100+ building that includes exhibitions of painting, […]
The Three Bears Fishing is located at the Roberta Bondar Park in Sault Ste Marie in Ontario’s Algoma Country. These guys can be seen having a great time catching a mighty fish with a fishing rod off the boardwalk along the Saint Mary’s River. The Roberta Bondar Park was named in honor of Canada’s first […]
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, […]
The Downtown Art Place is located in downtown Ironwood in Michigan’s Gogebic County. It is a community art center featuring a two level Gallery and gift shop. It is part of the beautifully historic Ironwood Theatre complex. A great place to observe the local art of the Upper Peninsula and even participate in an art […]
The Students’ Art Gallery is located in Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. The gallery can be found in the Lydia M. Olson Library at Northern Michigan University. It is run by the students of the University and provides a professional space for them to display their artwork and build exhibition experience. While here also visit […]
This giant smallmouth bass is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. This fiberglass smallmouth bass is about 20 feet long and is perched on top of a pole above an old green motorboat. It’s the perfect place to stop for a photo op along Ashland’s beautiful Lake Shore Drive. For those looking to fish […]
The Apple Statue is located in Bayfield in Wisconsin’s Bayfield County. This enormous fiberglass apple is complete with a green leaf on top and sits outside Weber Orchards. The Bayfield area is known for it’s incredible apples and even hosts an Annual Apple Festival celebrating the autumn harvest. The Queen of the Bayfield Apple Festival […]
The Junk Football Player is located 9 miles (14.4km) west of Ashland in Wisconsin’s Bayfield County outside Pagac’s Bar. He is a Green Bay Packer quarterback sculpture made of scrap metal. Instead of a football, he’s tossing a beer keg.
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 […]