shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMichigan

on the Lake Superior shore east of Munising, Michigan

Pictured Rocks Miner's Castle

— the turret the lake took back.

— 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 Miner's Castle, 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

“A sandstone headland east of Munising, the most-visited overlook on the Pictured Rocks shore. Two turrets stood on its outer wall until April 2006, when one of them collapsed into Lake Superior in a single fall. The remaining turret rises about ninety feet above the water, reachable from the lower observation platform off Miners Castle Road.

from the studio

— about Pictured Rocks Miner's Castle

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

Miners Castle is a Cambrian Munising Formation sandstone headland inside Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, in Alger County, Michigan. It is reached by car on Miners Castle Road, a paved spur off County Road H-58 north of Munising. Two formal overlooks sit at the end of the road: an upper platform with a wide cliff view, and a lower platform reached by a short stair, level with the remaining turret. The closest town is Munising, about eight miles south. Miners Beach lies a mile to the east.

— informed by NPS — Miners Castle, Wikipedia — Miners Castle

— the stone

The headland is Cambrian Munising Formation sandstone, the same five-hundred-million-year-old rock that runs the length of the Pictured Rocks cliffs. Mineral seepage of iron, copper, manganese, and limonite stains the wall in long vertical bands. On April 13, 2006, one of the two turrets that gave the headland its name broke off and fell into Lake Superior, a long-anticipated collapse the National Park Service had been monitoring through a network of strain gauges. The remaining turret still stands, its base undercut by the same weathering that took the first.

— informed by Wikipedia — Miners Castle

— the visit

The Miners Castle overlooks are open year-round; the access road plows when winter staffing allows. The drive from Munising is about eight miles, the last two on Miners Castle Road. The Park Service charges no fee for day use. Two short paved walks lead to the upper and lower platforms. Miners Falls and Miners Beach lie nearby and are commonly visited on the same trip, both reached from spur trailheads off Miners Castle Road. The closest year-round restrooms and visitor centre are at the Munising Falls visitor centre, eight miles south.

— informed by NPS — Miners Castle

— where

United States · Alger County, Michigan

— within

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

— position

46.4747° N · 86.5363° W

— 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.

2 km E

Miners Beach

beach

3 km S

Miners Falls

waterfall

5 km W

Grand Island

island

13 km S

Munising

town

15 km E

Chapel Rock

sea stack

Pictured Rocks Miner's Castle

Miners Beach

Miners Falls

Grand Island

Munising

Chapel Rock

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Pictured Rocks Miner's Castle — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

The remaining turret rises about ninety feet above Lake Superior. The headland itself stands on a roughly two-hundred-foot run of cliff, the height varying along the shore between Miners Beach and Grand Portal Point.

One of the two turrets collapsed into Lake Superior on April 13, 2006. The Park Service had monitored the formation with strain gauges for years; the failure was expected. The cause was long-term weathering of the sandstone base.

By car on Miners Castle Road, a paved spur off County Road H-58 about six miles east of Munising. Two short paved walks lead from the parking area to the upper and lower observation platforms.

The road is open year-round and plowed when winter staffing allows. The platforms are not closed seasonally, though the rails can ice and the lower stair becomes hazardous in snow.

Cambrian Munising Formation sandstone, laid down roughly five hundred million years ago in a shallow inland sea. Iron, copper, and manganese seepage stain the wall the rust, ochre, and green that name the Pictured Rocks.

— about the piece in your home

It has been for many of our customers. Miners Castle is the recognized image of the Pictured Rocks shore. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well to a U.P. household.

The rust, ochre, and Lake Superior blue palette settles into Mountain-modern, North-woods, and earthy Mid-century rooms. The vertical composition reads on a narrow wall between two windows.

Above a standard seven-foot sofa, a single Large is the simplest fit. A four-tile Mural reads from across the room; a nine-tile Mural holds a longer wall above a sectional or a dining sideboard.

Yes. Order Dura Satin for a soft, scratch-resistant sheen, or Matte for no sheen. Both hold up to steam, splashes, and routine wiping in kitchens, baths, and showers without losing colour.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no gritty household cleaner. The colour lives in the surface beneath a thin glossy finish, and routine wiping keeps the piece bright for decades.

— if this one stayed with you