Good morning!  It looks like we are going to be here for several days.  Winds are howling.  Waves are 3 – 6 feet.  We are expecting over 20mph winds later in the day.   Time to stay put and wait for calmer days.

Sunrise one morning when I actually got up early enough.  The water looks flat and beautiful, at this moment.

Sunrise

We did have time to rent a car and get some provisioning in.  We drove downtown to investigate the “Midland Murals” that we heard so much about.  They are painted on fronts and sides of the buildings around the downtown area.

I found a website that shows many of the murals I personally saw:  http://www.midland.ca/Pages/Midland-Mural-Tour.aspx

Here are the ones I found:

This large mural picture was taken from across the water at the Midland Town Dock.  It depicts the early history of Midland.  “This mural measures 80 ft high and 250 ft wide and is the largest outdoor historical mural in North America. It displays Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons as it would look like in the 1640’s.”

Largest Mural painted on the side of the granary

Train – takes up the whole side of the building – see the train engine smoke going up the building?

Train – at the end of the Train mural

Winter Harbour

Midland Pier

Cruise Lines

Lighthouse – almost looks real

Town Water Fountain

Schooner

Industrialist Mr. James Playfair

First Lumber Mill – bringing logs downriver

Outside the Post Office

Wharf

Clothing Store

Found this mural outside of The Beer Store – local photographers

This small mural above the store.  I almost missed it.

Seamstress – The Woolen Mill

They were almost on every building down the main street.  It looks like I missed several.  Really well done.

Downtown Midland

Images of stormy weather.

Gull gliding in the wind making no effort to flap her wings to stay aloft

Gulls looking at me for a free handout – giving me the evil eye

Turbulent skies

Sunset – July 31st at Wye Heritage Marina