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 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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
The Vietnam Memorial Tank and Helicopter are located in Hurley in Wisconsin’s Iron County. A M-60 tank and AH-1S Cobra Helicopter sit in a grassy area next to the Iron Country Courthouse at the intersection of Taconite Street and US-51.. The helicopter is perched on a pole in a descending position. The veterans memorial has […]
The World’s Largest Corkscrew is located in Hurley in Wisconsin’s Iron County. The enormous 24 foot (7.3m) tall metal corkscrew holds the sign for the Corkscrew Liquor Store that it stands in front of. It is said that the owner of the store, Robert Vittone, has an extensive corkscrew collection and welded this himself out […]
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 […]