The Return of the Trumpeter Swans
This nearly extinct native species has been reintroduced at the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre.
Artist: Fred Lenz
The Beauty Salon
An old time beauty salon. Beauty salons were very popular in the 1940’s, all showcasing the most current fashion trends.
Artist: Paul McCaig
The Cleaners
This mural shows cleaners in the early 1920’s. The owner of the Laundromat is seen loading freshly cleaned clothes into his truck for delivery to his customers.
Artist: Fred Lenz
Butcher Shop
This mural is a glimpse of a butcher shop from long ago. Inside you can see the butchers providing fresh cuts of meat that were common for that period in time.
Artist: Fred Lenz
Winter at the Harbour
This is our very first winter scene mural. It is a view of the Midland Harbour in the winter of the 1920’s and 1930’s. It shows workhorses, using a device to cut the ice to allow the ships to come closer to the shore.
Artist: Paul McCaig
Midland Harbour & Pier
This mural shows the Midland Harbour and Pier as it was in the early 1900’s.
Artist: Fred Lenz
Great Lakes Cruises
This mural depicts the interest in the Great Lake cruises of the 1920’s and 30’s. The vessels would pick up passengers at major Great Lake cities and take them to quieter and more picturesque waters. The two cruise ships seen in the mural belonged to the Detroit based Georgian Bay Lines.
Artist: Fred Lenz
Butterfly Wings
A pair of beautiful butterfly wings done by Ruth Hurdle.
Artist: Ruth Hurdle
Dragon Wings
A pair of dragon wings painted by artist Donald Pettit.
Artist: Donald Pettit
Blue Jay Wings
A pair of Blue Jay wings done by Quest Art students.
Dragonfly Wings
A pair of gorgeous dragonfly wings painted by Jesse James.
Artist: Jesse James
Whale Mural
A creative whale mural done by Quest Art.
‘Hope’ Mural
A massive mural spelling out HOPE done by Make a Mess Art Studio and Poppies & Peonies.
Miigizi Mural
An abstract and colorful mural done by Miigizi.
Artist: Miigizi
The Wye Marsh
This mural depicts a view of the Wye Marsh at sunset, looking towards the Martyr’s Shrine, which can be seen in the background.
Fishing in Midland Harbour
The mural depicts Midland’s bustling harbor exemplifying one of the many passenger and packet steamers that occupied the waters of Georgian Bay at the turn of the century.
Artist: Fred Lenz
Huron Native and Jesuit Priest at Sainte-Marie
This mural is the largest outdoor historic mural in North America, it measures 80 feet high by 250 feet wide. It depicts a Jesuit Priest and a Huron Native gazing from a hilltop over the Wye Valley and into the nearby village of Saint-Marie, as it would have appeared in 1640.
The Playfair Preston Company
The original superstructure is portrayed in the last mural.
Rediscovery of Saint-Marie
Appearing to be a hole in the wall, “Rediscovery of Sainte-Marie” depicts the excavation of the southwest bastion – Based on a sketch originally created in 1885 by Father Felix Martin.
Bourgeois Motors Dealership through the Years
Shows the dealership at different times in history. It started off as a gas station and garage in the early years and grew into a successful Ford Dealership.
Local Photographers
Portraits of two famous photographers, key in recording Midland’s History. At the left is Budd Watson and to the right is J.W. Bald. Most of the murals are based upon photographs taken by J.W. Bald in the 1900’s.
Canadian Guides
This mural commemorates the Girl Guides of Canada and Canadian Guiding
S.S. Lemoyne
The S.S. Lemoyne was built in 1926 and was the largest bulk carrier on the Great Lakes until the 1950’s, measuring 663 ft. long, 70 ft. wide, and 73 ft. deep.
The Water Fountain
Resembles the exact corner in the mid 1920’s. You can see a fountain where your horse could drink, across the street the Georgian Hotel, and a permanent stop for the Penetanguishene Coach – known today as the PMCL Bus Lines.