shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMichigan

in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, on the cliff face east of Miners Beach

Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls

Name: Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— a ribbon the lake can almost reach.

— Michigan wall art on a ceramic tile, made to order

from $22

$58

6 × 6 in, glossy, hidden mount · all sizes, murals and mounts ↓

Finished by hand in Knoxville. Free US shipping over $75, on your wall in about ten days. Damaged in transit? Free replacement within 30 days; other returns within 30 days. Returns · Contact

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.

— On the nightstand, catching the morning.

— shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in

— bring it home

Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— comes gift-ready

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

— or build a grouping

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

— a note from the studio

“Bridalveil drops off the sandstone cliff straight into Lake Superior — a thin white fall that the wind off the lake catches and lifts halfway up the rock in a strong west blow. It is best seen from the water, on a kayak run between Miners Castle and Mosquito Beach, when the morning sun is on the cliff and the lake is calm. — from the studio

from the studio

— about Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Bridalveil Falls is one of several small streams that drop off the Pictured Rocks cliff face directly into Lake Superior, in Alger County on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It runs along the sandstone cliff section of the National Lakeshore between Miners Castle and Chapel Beach. The fall is visible from Lake Superior and from the North Country National Scenic Trail at points along the bluff above; there is no roadside overlook.

— informed by NPS — Pictured Rocks waterfalls, NPS — Pictured Rocks

— the water

Pictured Rocks counts seventeen named waterfalls within its boundary; most of them fall through inland gorges, but Bridalveil is one of the small handful that drops directly into Lake Superior off the cliff. Flow varies sharply with rainfall: a heavy May runoff can lift it to a curtain, while a dry August reduces it to a thread. The cliff sandstone is Cambrian-age Munising Formation rock.

— informed by USGS — Munising Formation

— the visit

There is no overlook at road level. Most visitors see Bridalveil on a commercial Pictured Rocks Cruise from Munising, which runs late May through mid-October, or by sea kayak on a guided day trip from Munising Bay. Hikers can take the North Country Trail along the bluff from Miners Castle east toward Mosquito Beach, but the trail does not give a clear front view of the fall. Lake Superior weather changes quickly.

— informed by NPS — Plan your visit

— where

United States · Alger County, Michigan

— within

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

3 km W

Miners Castle

sandstone formation

2 km E

Mosquito Beach

lake beach

7 km E

Chapel Beach

lake beach

18 km SW

Munising

harbor town

Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls

Miners Castle

Mosquito Beach

Chapel Beach

Munising

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Bridalveil Falls drops off the Pictured Rocks cliff face into Lake Superior, in Alger County on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, between Miners Castle and Chapel Beach inside Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

There is no road overlook. Most visitors see Bridalveil from a Pictured Rocks Cruise boat out of Munising or by sea kayak on a guided day tour. The North Country Trail above the cliff does not give a clear front view.

Spring snowmelt and early-summer rain push the heaviest flow, often in May and June. By a dry August the fall thins to a thread. After heavy rain in any season it briefly returns to a curtain.

The Pictured Rocks cliffs run roughly 50 to 200 feet above Lake Superior across the lakeshore; Bridalveil drops from the upper face of this Cambrian sandstone wall directly into the water below.

The cliff face is Cambrian-age Munising Formation sandstone, the layered rock whose iron, copper, and manganese mineral seeps stain the cliff in the colored streaks that give Pictured Rocks its name.

The National Park Service counts about seventeen named waterfalls within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Most fall through inland gorges; Bridalveil is one of the few that drops directly into Lake Superior.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Bridalveil is one of the views that defines the cliff-line paddle. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio carries well to a paddler who has been under that wall.

The white ribbon against red sandstone and Superior blue sits well in Mountain-modern, Lake House, and Mid-century rooms. It pairs with walnut, oiled brass, and slate.

A single Large fits a standard sofa. The vertical composition also reads well as a Medium in a narrow wall space — a stair landing or between two windows.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both stand up to splash and steam and suit kitchen backsplashes, bathroom vanity walls, and shower surrounds without surface change.

A microfiber cloth with plain water is enough for routine cleaning. Avoid abrasive pads, ammonia sprays, and harsh solvents. The surface requires no sealing or polishing.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, curated by Reid Wender. Nothing is licensed in or resold from third parties.

— if this one stayed with you