Starting in Southern AshlandCounty, followState Hwy. 13 toview over 25
murals depictinglife in Northern
Wisconsin
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Butternut
#2 Great Students Mural 312 West Wisconsin Street, North Side of Building
Local schoolchildren are shown displaying school pride.
#1 Veteran’s Park Mural 301 West Michigan Street
This mural complements Butternut’s Veteran’s Park.
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Follow the Mural Brick Road is a fun promotion bringingattention to the numerous beautiful public murals depicting actual people, places, and events from Ashland County’s richhistory from Butternut in southern Ashland County to MadelineIsland in northern Ashland County. Ashland County has become a public art destination that is not weather dependentand our beautiful murals can be seen 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year!
The fall season in Ashland is the most beautiful, stark, remarkable viewing to behold out of the four seasons. The striking colors of the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forestand the Chequamegon Bay shoreline along with the natural beauty of several stateparks make Ashland County the place to be any time of year, but especially in the fall. Follow the Mural Brick Road – in the county of the land of Ashland.
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Welcome to Ashland County! #3 Every Life Tells a StoryMural
126 East Main Street, North Side of Building
Honors the men and womenwho made contributions to the Butternut Community – largerthan life portraits of local peo-ple with the narrative of their
lives written behind them.
#5 Every Life Tells a StoryMural
237 South 5th Street,South Side of Building
A third mural honoring the men andwomen who made contributions tothe Butternut Community – largerthan life portraits of local peoplewith the narrative of their lives
written behind them.
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A second mural honoring the men and women who made contributions
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The three Glidden murals featurelarger than life depictions of
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#1 The Great Walls of Glidden Mural 285 North Grant Street
The three Glidden murals feature larger than life depictions of area veterans.
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#1 Marengo Depot Mural Hwy. 13 & Main Street
This mural depicts the historic Marengo Train Depot(no longer standing) as wellas four early Finnish settlers,and an early train coming
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#3 The Great Walls of Glidden MuralNorth Grant Street & East 1st Street
The three Glidden murals feature larger than life depictions of area veterans.
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This mural depicts some of the early Marengo residents.
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#1 The Making of Mellen Mural 102 Bennett Street
This mural, painted by Irene Buzzel, depicts a collection of numerous important aspects in the history of Mellen since its founding in 1886. Logging and the resultingwood industry was the main reason the city was established and remains to this day.
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#2 Ellis Avenue Historical Mural101 West Main Street, West Side of Building
Painted on the former Lake Superior District Power Company building, this mural features Northland College’s Woods Hall, The Knight Hotel
and the old Ashland High School.
#1 Asaph WhittleseyMural
101 West Main Street,North Side of Building
The Asaph WhittleseyMural depicts the
Ashland National Bank as it appeared in 1892.The bank was located on the Main Street end of the building where the mural is painted.
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#3 Waitresses Mural124 West Main Street
The owner of the buildingwanted to honor the women
who raised him and had recently passed away.
This photograph was taken in front of the building the
mural was painted on in the ’40s.
#4 Oredock Mural 301 West Main Street
The Ashland Oredock was built in 1916, measured out at 1,800 feet, and was the largest concrete dock in the world. It was a beloved landmark
to the city of Ashland and its residents, it recalled a time past when shipping was such an integral part of Ashland.
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#5 Railroad Mural 306 West 3rd Street
Located near the historic Soo Line Depot building, this mural representsboth the Soo Line and Chicago and Northwestern rail lines that
served Ashland. As with most towns, the railroad was Ashland’s lifeblood that made a great deal of its commercial growth possible. All
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#7 Storefront Mural320 West Main Street, East Side of Building
A compilation of various Ashland storefronts from the early 1900’s.
#6 Aviation, 1920s JazzEra & Schiller’s Shoe Store
Mural313 West Main Street,North Side of Building
This mural celebrates Ashland’searly aviation history, its jazzpast, as well as the Schiller’s
Shoe Store, which was locatedin the store it is painted on.
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#9 Veterans Mural420 West Main Street, West Side of Building
Honoring the Ashland area military men and women.
#8 Lumberjack Mural401 West Main Street, West Side of Building
The Lumberjack Mural depicts the men (and one rare woman) of Ashland’slumber era, when the work day was from 4 am until dark, first freeze to firstthaw. An average day’s work for a pair of “sawyers” was 100 pine logs, at
$1.00 a day. In 1893, 10,000 lumberjacks worked in the logging camps to supply Ashland’s ten sawmills.
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#11 Dhooge’s Store Mural211 Chapple Avenue
This mural depicts Dhooge’sGrocery of Ashland in 1910.An era when settlers were“farming the cut over” andgoing to town for suppliesoften meant a 2-day event
for area settlers.
#10 ’50s Snapshots Mural612 West Main Street, East Side of Building
A 1950s hamburger/ice cream shop at that time was in the planning stage,and the artists were asked to design a mural that would depict the ’50s era.
#12 Lighthouse Mural705 West Main Street, East Side of Building
This mural depicts 3 lighthouses (Devils Island, Sand Island and Outer Island) located within the Apostle Islands in Chequamegon Bay
and their “keepers.”
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Susan Prentice Martinsen, Ashland, Wisconsin, has been painting murals inthe Upper Great Lakes area since 1998. In addition to her independent work,she and Kelly Meredith have produced 20 murals together, many of them thelargest in the region. Susan paints with a fluid, painterly style that emphasizesdrawing and powerful lighting, which works well for mural work.
Kelly Meredith, Butternut, Wisconsin, works out of a studio that is housed inan abandoned section of the Butternut School. She has been a full-time muralistsince 2003. Since then she has completed over 70 murals throughout the UpperGreat Lakes area, largely in the area of historical/community-centered pieces.Prior to her mural career, Kelly was a public school art teacher for many years,and owned and operated a small T-shirt printing shop.
#14 Oredocker MuralCorner of 3rd Ave E & 11th Street
This mural pays tribute to the richheritage of Ashland’s Football
program which dates from 1896.It is located on the new entranceto Ashland’s football field at thecorner of 3rd Avenue East and
11th Street.
#13 Sixth Street Market Mural
1413 West 6th Street
This mural shows a piece oftimes gone by where the
market was a place of qualityservice and a social meeting
place, as well as the old-fashioned tradition that is
carried forward to the present-day market.
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#15 Community of Life Mural Inside the Visitor Center, 29270
County Highway G, AshlandOpen 9am-5pm Daily
This mural shows the complete humanhistory of the area starting with Pre-Contact Anishinaabe life ways andending with the present day. Along the way, the mural illustrates how
changing industries (trapping, logging,farming, fishing, etc.) impact the landand in turn affect the different speciesthat can live in the altered landscape.
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2nd Street Bistro2nd Avenue & Main Street
Chequamegon Theatre Association (CTA)Main Street & 5th Avenue East
Ashland Honda Toyota2301 Lake Shore Drive East
McDonald’s Restaurant (inside)720 Lake Shore Drive West
Bureau of Indian Affairs916 Lake Shore Drive West
Quality Inn of Ashland (inside)Hwy 2, West of Ashland
Please also visit these ASHLAND BUSINESS MURALS:
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#1 Madeline Island Mural Inside the Madeline Island
Information Station, Washington Avenue
& Front Street, BayfieldOpen Fridays & Saturdays
through Mid-October
Before boarding the ferry over to Madeline Island, get a glimpse
of what awaits you. You'll find a mesmerizing mural, created byIsland artist Holly Marie Tourdot,depicting the seasonal changes
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JANUARY Ice Fishing Contests – Glidden, Butternut y AnnualSleigh & Cutter Rally – Northern Great Lakes VisitorCenter, Ashland
FEBRUARY King of the Bay Snow & Ice Drag Races – Ashland y Book Across the Bay Cross Country Ski, SnowshoeRace – Ashland y Candlelight Ski – Copper Falls StatePark, Mellen y Ice Fishing Contests – Ashland, Butter-nut, Mellen
MARCH Ice Fishing Contest – Ashland y Bay Area Farm & Garden Show – Ashland y Big Ice Golf – Madeline Island y Easter Egg Hunts – Ashland, Glidden
APRIL WJJH Home & Sport Show – Ashland y Gun Show – Ashland
MAY Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival – Ashland y ABC Raceway Stock Car Racing May thruSeptember – Ashland y Memorial Day Celebrations –Ashland, Glidden, Mellen, Butternut y Wine Tasting –Madeline Island y Walk/Run/Roll – Glidden
Ashland County EventsJUNE Farmer’s Market June-October – Ashland y Kid’s Fishing Day – Ashland y Free StatePark Open House – Madeline Island,Mellen y Chequamegon Chef’s Exhibit –Madeline Island y Apostle Islands InlineMarathon – Ashland, Madeline Island y Superior Vistas Bike Tour – Ashland,Washburn y Father’s Day Auction & Picnic –Glidden y A.B.A.T.E. Motorcycle Rally –Glidden y Concert for the Cause – Butternut
JULY 4th of July Celebrations – Ashland, Butternut, Glidden, Madeline Island, Melleny Penokee Range Bike Classic – Mellen y Pio-neer Days – Butternut y Bay Days Festival –Ashland
AUGUST Kid’s Fishing Contest – Ashland y Pig & CornRoast – Butternut y Manomin Pow Wow –Odanah y County & Community Fairs –Marengo, Butternut, Glidden y Brat Feed –Glidden
SEPTEMBER County & Community Fairs – Butternut, Glidden y Muralfest & Car Show – Ashland y Red Clay Classic – Ashland y Copper FallsFall Festival – Mellen
OCTOBER Annual Musky Tournament – Glidden y CenturyLink WhistleStop Marathon & HalfMarathon – Ashland y Cruisin’ the Corridor– Ashland y Madeline Island Fall Festival –Madeline Island y Candlelight Walk – Mellen
NOVEMBER Big Water Film Festival – Ashland y Chick-uamegon Women’s 5k/10k, BikeRace & Women’s Expo – Ashland y Holiday Boutique – Madeline Island
DECEMBER Garland City of the North Christmas Parade – Ashland y Santa & Mrs. ClausCome to Town – Glidden
Please go to www.travelashlandcounty.com fora complete list of events & contact information.
Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce& Visitor Bureau
800-284-9484 • www.visitashland.comwww.travelashlandcounty.com
Butternut Area Business Alliance (BABA)www.butternutwi.com
Glidden Area Development Corporationwww.gliddenwi.org
Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce888-475-3386 • www.madelineisland.com
Mellen Area Chamber of Commerce715-274-2330 • www.mellenwi.com
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