Historical Ellis Avenue Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin” and the Historical Ellis Avenue Mural was painted in 2012 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. It is located on the back of the building that the Asaph Whittlesey Mural is […]
The Waitress Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. The Waitress Mural was painted in 2007 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. The owner of the building wanted to honor a women, Florence Dufek Larson, who helped raise him by memorializing […]
The Ashland Ore Dock Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. Ashland Ore Dock Mural was painted in 2009 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. The mural beautifully depicts the historic 1,800 foot Ore dock that was built in 1916 and […]
The Aviation, 1920’s Jazz Era & Schiller Shoe Store Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. This mural was painted in 1999 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. Painted on what used to be the building that was home to the Schiller […]
The Lumberjack Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. This mural was painted in 2002 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. The mural depicts 22 actual people from Ashland’s lumber era. In 1893, 10,000 lumberjacks worked in the logging camps to […]
The Veterans Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. This mural was painted in 2005 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. The mural is in honor of actual local veterans in various military services and wars and conflicts. Guided mural trolley […]
The 1950’s Snapshots Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is known as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. This mural was painted in 2007 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. These “snapshot” murals depict various scenes from the 50s including the store fronts such as the Texaco Gas Station, […]
The Dhooge’s Store Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. This mural was painted in 2000 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. It depicts the grocery store as it was in 1910 painted from actual photographs of the time. The peoples […]
The Lighthouse Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin”. This mural was painted in 2000 and is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. It depicts the Devils Island, Sand Island and Outer Island Apostle Islands lighthouses and their light keepers. Guided mural trolley […]
The Tower of History is located in Sault Ste Marie in Michigan’s Chippewa County. It was built in 1968 and stands 210 feet (64 m) above the city. Visitors are taken up in an express elevator to observation decks where they can get a vantage point up to 1,200 square miles (1931 km) with views […]
The Calumet Historic District takes up much of the village of Calumet in Michigan’s Houghton County. The district is historically significant due to the area’s copper mining history. Copper was discovered here in 1864 and by 1870 was producing more than half of the country’s copper. The district includes the sites and properties that were […]
The Terry Fox National Historic Monument is located in the outskirts Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The monument is a nine foot tall bronze statue memorializing Terry Fox atop a granite and amethyst base. This site offers breathtaking views of Lake Superior and the Sleeping Giant as well as a Visitor Information Centre. In […]