De Vos Art Museum
The De Vos Art Museum is located in Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. The museum can be found at Northern Michigan University as part of the School of Art and Design. The museum presents approximately a dozen art exhibitions annually. The permanent collection features early and contemporary photography, prints, art, and design from local, American, […]
Finlandia University Gallery
The Finlandia University Gallery is located in Hancock in Michigan’s Houghton County. It is found at the Finnish American Heritage Center on the campus of Finlandia University and is free and open to the public. The gallery features exhibitions of contemporary Finnish, Finnish-American and American artists. The gallery features nine exhibits that include a Contemporary […]
Joseph Nease Gallery
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, […]
Giant Smallmouth Bass
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 […]
Statue of Viking Leif Erikson
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 […]
Large Rooster
The Large Rooster is located outside Weldon’s Gift Shop in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. This 8 foot (2.4m) tall fiberglass rooster greets you as you enter the town coming north from Duluth on Highway 61. The bright red, yellow and white rooster is hard to miss and has been perched over the stretch […]
Native American by Peter Toth
The Native American by Peter Toth is located at the grounds of the R.J. Houle Visitor Center in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. It was carved in 1977 by Peter Toth as part of his Whispering Giants theme where he carved one for every state. This is one of two in the series that […]
Marina Sculptures
The Thunder Bay Marina Sculptures are located in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. There are over a dozen art installations at the Marina Park by local artists. “The Celebration Circle Panels” are by artists Randy and Roy Thomas, each panel references the artist’s Ahnisnabae culture including images of Turtle Island and the Thunderbird. “2 […]
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh is located in White River in Ontario’s Algoma Country. A statue of Winnie the Pooh sitting in a tree with a honey pot stands with flower beds surrounding it. He is positioned viewable from Highway 17 in front of the Visitor Information Centre. White River is the birth place of the original […]
Wawa Goose
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 […]
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 […]
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). […]
