Miners Memorial Mural
The Miners Memorial Mural is located in downtown Ironwood in Michigan’s Gogebic County. The mural celebrates Ironwood’s mining heritage and depicts 111 actual miners. It was painted by artists Kelly Meredith and Sue Martinsen in 2012 on a building on the corner of Suffolk and McLeod Street and has been a popular attraction in the […]
Ganawenjiige Onigam Mural
Ganawenjiige Onigam is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. This vibrant and thought provoking mural scales the entirety of the exterior wall of the American Indian Community Housing Organization. The mural was created by artist Votan Ik with the assistance of Derek Brown. Ganawenjiige Onigam means Caring for Duluth in Ojibwe as she […]
Asaph Whittlesey Mural
The Asaph Whittlesey Mural is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Ashland is know as the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin” and the Asaph Whittlesey Mural is part of the Ashland Mural Walk. It was painted in 1998 by Kelly Meredith and Sue Martinsen and was the first mural painted in the city. The […]
Lincoln Park Owl Mural
The Lincoln Park Owl is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. This 50’ by 15’ mural was painted in 2018 by artist Adam Swanson. The mural depicts a snowy owl flying over Lake Superior with a freighter and cyclists in the background and hidden robots on the shoreline. It is painted on a […]
Historical Ellis Avenue Mural
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 […]
Waitress Mural
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 […]
Ashland Ore Dock Mural
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 […]
Aviation, 1920's Jazz Era & Schiller Shoe Store Mural
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 […]
Lumberjack Mural
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 […]
Veterans Mural
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 […]
Tower of History
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 […]
Calumet Historic District
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 […]
