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 […]
Kearsarge Ship of Stones
The Kearsarge Ship of Stones is located in Kearsarge 2 miles north of Calumet in Michigan’s Houghton County. Along Highway 41 sits a stone ship commemorating the U.S.S. Kearsarge. It was built in the 1930s by the WPA and was constructed of left over building materials. The town was named after the ship that was […]
Nee-Gaw-Nee-Gaw-Bow - Peter Toth Indian
Nee-Gaw-Nee-Gaw-Bow is located in Wakefield in Michigan’s Gogebic County. It is a Chippewa Indian head carved from a single piece of pine by Peter Toth in 1988. Nee-Gaw-Nee-Gaw-Bow translates to “Leading Man” in Chippewa. It is one of 74 sculptures in Peter Toth’s “Trail of the Whispering Giants” collection where there is at least one […]
The Sleeping Giant
The Sleeping Giant is viewable from many places in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. It is located at the southern tip of the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. This natural wonder is a land formation that resembles a giant man laying in slumber in Lake Superior. Ojibway legend identifies the giant as Nanabijou, the spirit […]
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 […]
