Monday, November 23, 2015

Midland Harbour Mural

 Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons

This mural is said to be the largest outdoor historical mural in North America. Well, you do have to admit that 250-feet by 80-feet is BIG! The settlement depicted here is what the French Jesuit settlement would have looked like in the 1640s, the first European settlement in Ontario.

In Midland Harbour on Georgian Bay

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47 comments:

Andy said...

Good expression of of our history.

Penelope Notes said...

It is wonderful to see key moments in history displayed in such a big way! The artist or artists deserve a medal for painting in such an extraordinarily large scale.

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Muito belo estes murais.
Um abraço e boa semana.

jp@A Green Ridge said...

You have THE most beautiful murals there...:)JP

Kate said...

The images on this mural are immediately recognized as an historical piece. Great find!

Darla said...

Wow, that IS big. It must be striking to see it from the water.

eileeninmd said...

Wow, it is big beautiful mural. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!

TexWisGirl said...

oh, that's neat.

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

I hope the Native Americans on your side of the border made out better than those south.

John's Island said...

Wow, now that IS big! Interesting and well done too. Thanks for sharing!

Sami said...

Wonderful huge mural, love it!

Elizabeth Edwards said...

very cool mural ... i love all the colors. ( :

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Bloomin' heck EG, that's ginormous!!! You really have to acknowledge the brilliance of the artist in creating something of this scale and content. Fabulous find.

MadSnapper said...

talk about giant sized mural. wow. and how in the world they painted it on that building blows my mind

Lowell said...

Amazing! But powerful. I love it!

Lea said...

Very interesting!
Have a great day!
Lea

Sylvia K said...

Oh, EG! That is an awesome mural!! Great captures, of course, as always!! I do hope your week is off to a great start!! Enjoy -- camera in hand, of course!!

Linda W. said...

Great way to brighten up those silos.

Mary Hone said...

I am always impressed and amazed with murals. It's not like they can stand back and check their work as they are painting.

William Kendall said...

Massive and colourful, EG!

VP said...

Huge and absolutely amazing!

RedPat said...

Wow , that is enormous, EG! And a good one!

Marleen said...

That IS huge. It's well painted and I like murals that tell a story.

Tom said...

On grain elevators?

cieldequimper said...

Impressive. Those people had a hard time (I mean the Hurons)...

Halcyon said...

I do like these historical murals. Nicely done and love the scale.

Giga said...

An interesting mural and most importantly tied with history. Regards.

Gerald (SK14) said...

wow that is a biggie in more ways than one

Fun60 said...

That is huge!

Christine said...

My but that is Huge!! Very impressive and great historical reminder!

Dianne said...

Wow! that would have taken many man-hours and buckets of paint but it tells a story and I'm sure adds colour to the area.

LOLfromPasa said...

You just have to admire the concept here and how beautifully it has been carried out. Really spectacular!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Wow, it is huge!

s.c said...

I always wonder how the artist(s) could keep up scale with those gigantic dimensions. But a nice mural it is.

Photo Cache said...

It is big. You can see it from a long way.

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Kathy said...

It's a lovely historical mural and you know I love those!

Pamela Gordon said...

That is a huge mural. Very nice to see!

Powell River Books said...

Both a beautiful and informative mural. I love wall and structure murals. - Margy

Indrani said...

Huge and impressive!
Thank you for showing.

Anonymous said...

Amazing mural - certainly makes the whole area much lovelier!

Oakland Daily Photo said...

Wow, I'm glad you included the second shot to show the scale of this monster mural. An impressive display of historical pride. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

Cloudia said...

Most interesting

Jenn Jilks said...

I love murals. This one is amazing!

Janice / Dancing with Sunflowers said...

That is a very impressive mural indeed!

genie said...

What a lovely piece of artwork. So late and so beautifully done. I have never seen a historian mural like this. I Is gigantic.

Jackie McGuinness said...

I have never been there, I need to rectify this!

The Furry Gnome said...

That so reminds me of the big artwork on the Granville Island cement silos!

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