diff --git a/examples/baseLayers.html b/examples/baseLayers.html
index 32073b577e..4494a97fa3 100644
--- a/examples/baseLayers.html
+++ b/examples/baseLayers.html
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
             }
 
             function add() {
-                var url = 'http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png';
-                var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(10, 17);
+                var url = 'http://www.openlayers.org/dev/img/marker.png';
+                var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(21, 25);
                 var calculateOffset = function(size) {
                                     return new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w/2), -size.h);
                                  };
diff --git a/examples/markerResize.html b/examples/markerResize.html
index 050c5ac389..5941e41853 100644
--- a/examples/markerResize.html
+++ b/examples/markerResize.html
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
             var markers = new OpenLayers.Layer.Markers( "Markers" );
             map.addLayer(markers);
 
-            size = new OpenLayers.Size(50,50);
+            size = new OpenLayers.Size(21, 25);
             calculateOffset = function(size) {
                         return new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w/2), -size.h); };
             icon = new OpenLayers.Icon(
-                'http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png',
+                'http://www.openlayers.org/dev/img/marker.png',
                 size, null, calculateOffset);
             markers.addMarker(
                 new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(-71,40), icon));
diff --git a/examples/markers.html b/examples/markers.html
index 9a7610b135..172f22feeb 100644
--- a/examples/markers.html
+++ b/examples/markers.html
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
             var markers = new OpenLayers.Layer.Markers( "Markers" );
             map.addLayer(markers);
 
-            var size = new OpenLayers.Size(10,17);
+            var size = new OpenLayers.Size(21,25);
             var offset = new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w/2), -size.h);
-            var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon('http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png',size,offset);
+            var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon('http://www.openlayers.org/dev/img/marker.png',size,offset);
             markers.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0),icon));
 
             var halfIcon = icon.clone();
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
index 3e0845eb5e..d03460b113 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
  * var markers = new OpenLayers.Layer.Markers( "Markers" );
  * map.addLayer(markers);
  *
- * var size = new OpenLayers.Size(10,17);
+ * var size = new OpenLayers.Size(21,25);
  * var offset = new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w/2), -size.h);
- * var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon('http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png',size,offset);
+ * var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon('http://www.openlayers.org/dev/img/marker.png', size, offset);
  * markers.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0),icon));
  * markers.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0),icon.clone()));
  *