The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St. Louis County. It is housed in the former First Church of Christ, Scientist that was built in 1912. It is one of five Karpeles museums in the country. The documents are rotated between the museums every 3 months and various different displays can […]
The Historic Union Depot is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St. Louis County. The Depot has eight organizations under one roof with three of them exhibiting collections of artifacts and artwork, The Lake Superior Railroad Museum, The St. Louis County Historical Society, and The Duluth Art Institute. The Lake Superior Railroad Museum features a collection […]
The Life House Phoenix mural is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St. Louis County. This mural was a community collaboration with artist Adam Swanson and the youth from Life House programs. It depicts a vibrant red phoenix symbolizing strength and renewal.
The Seagren’s True Value mural is located in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. The mural is painted along the buildings rear entrance and is painted to look like the old timey storefront of Seagren’s General Store. It really shows the history of this family run store since its construction in 1945. If you are […]
The Books on the Plaza is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. This mural is painted on a column at the Duluth Public Library of large scale spines of books that you could peruse inside to library. It was painted by local artist Scott Murphy in 2011. The books are a complete mix […]
The History of jobs in Lincoln Park mural is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. It is on the east side of the Frost River Trading Company building and was painted by Paul LaJeunesse. It shows the history of the Lincoln Park neighborhood and various occupations and businesses the community has had.
The Pocket Park Mural is located in Duluth’s Lincoln Park in Minnesota’s St Louis County. Pocket park is a quaint little park on the corner of West Superior Street and 19th Avenue West. The walls surrounding the park were painted by artist Ann Klefstad and depict vibrant scenes of nature and woodland creatures.
The Center of Good Things murals are located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. The murals are traditional meets modern Ojibwe paintings on five beautiful arched windows on the Ordean Foundation building. The artist, Sarah Agaton Howes, wanted to tell the stories of the native peoples of this land through the murals. The Ordean […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fitger’s Historic Inn and Brewery Complex is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. It was the first brewery in Duluth and was originally established in 1857. It operated for forty years until the prohibition hit and was kept in business by producing and selling other products such as soda and candy. When the […]