Framed Print
The print is on 230gsm archival matte paper, matted with a two-inch Peterboro white core mat, and finished in a thin black wood frame. The most traditional of the three finishes, and the one that suits almost any room.
- Location
- Whale Interpretive Centre, Telegraph Cove, British Columbia
- Photographer
- James Wheeler
Vancouver Island · Vancouver Island
The Old Whale Museum at Telegraph Cove Wall Art
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$95 CAD
8×12" · Fine Art Matte Paper
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About this Whale Interpretive Centre wall art
Telegraph Cove is one of the last boardwalk settlements on Vancouver Island, a string of mill-era buildings on pilings at the edge of Johnstone Strait, about fifteen minutes from Port McNeill. The red building with the Telegraph Cove Mills sign stood at the heart of it and housed the Whale Interpretive Centre and its collection of marine mammal skeletons.
We arrived on a wet, overcast evening in late August 2020. With no landscape light to work with, I walked the boardwalk and photographed the architecture instead: the board-and-batten wall, the carved double door, the green lamp, the hand-painted sign. On 31 December 2024 a fire took this building and several of its neighbours. The centre has been rebuilt, but this is the building people remember.
If you have walked that boardwalk, this is the building as it was: Telegraph Cove wall art with the paint, the windows and the sign exactly as they stood in 2020, a Telegraph Cove photo print for a wall that keeps its history.
Where it was made
Telegraph Cove · Historic Boardwalk
Coordinates
50.5463° N, 126.8340° W
Location
Whale Interpretive Centre, Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Public Access
Boardwalk open year-round, resort businesses seasonal, about 15 minutes from Port McNeill
About This Spot
This Telegraph Cove print was made on the historic boardwalk, standing on the planks across from the building that housed the Whale Interpretive Centre. Telegraph Cove is reached by a paved road off Highway 19 south of Port McNeill, with a large parking area above the boardwalk, and the cove faces north-east onto Johnstone Strait, so overcast days give even light on the painted buildings. The original building was lost in the fire of 31 December 2024 and the rebuilt centre opened in 2026.
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Three rooms shown for scale and tone, with the The Old Whale Museum at Telegraph Cove print sized to suit each space. Use these as a reference for your own.
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Ways this The Old Whale Museum at Telegraph Cove print can live on your wall
HD Metal Print
The image is dye-sublimated into the coating of a ChromaLuxe aluminum panel, not printed on top. That's what gives a metal print its depth, its luminescence, and its longevity. Comes ready to hang on a hidden mount that floats it half an inch off the wall.
Acrylic Print
The image is face-mounted behind a 1/8-inch optically pure acrylic panel. The thickness adds depth, giving the print a slight glass-like quality where the image seems to sit just behind the surface. Polished edges, with a hidden mount on the back that floats the print half an inch off the wall.
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Artist Owned Small Business
Based in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
30-day satisfaction guarantee
A reprint or store credit if the print isn't right.
Sizes & Pricing
All prices in CAD. Most orders ship within 5–7 business days.
| Size | Best for | Fine Art Matte Paper | HD Metal | Acrylic Non-Glare Print | Framed Print |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8×12" | Desk or shelf | $95 | — | — | — |
| 12×18" | Reading nook | $145 | $345 | $495 | $295 |
| 16×24" | Above a console | $245 | $445 | $595 | $445 |
| 20×30" | Above a sofa | $345 | $645 | $795 | $595 |
| 24×36" | Statement piece | $425 | $845 | $1,095 | $695 |
Dashes indicate sizes not currently offered in that finish. Contact us for custom requests.
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