Here is the little video I made as we began our season at the Baraga Shrine this year. It is a little choppy toward the end. You can tell I made it before the leaves were out on the trees. I will have to make another now as the leaves begin to turn! During these […]
The Baraga Shrine Gift Shop opened for the season on May 22, 2019. We are open Mondays, and Wednesday through Saturday 12-5, Eastern Time. We have many Catholic Books and Gifts for purchase as well as snacks and beverages. We look forward to seeing you this season. Pray for blessings on our work, that […]
(from the October, 2018 newsletter) Business at the Shrine this season was very slow. There were a few weeks that were better, but for the most part sales were not good. But giving away Good Ground books and 100’s of CD’s was always possible. Our world does not know that they are really hungry for […]
Late in June two generous visitors to the Shrine made a special stop to help work on the grounds. Judy Koenn from Chelsea, Michigan spent a week at the end of June helping Servant Maria inside and out, especially helping to make the grounds look much nicer. Noreen Schreiber biked up from Mosinee, Wisconsin (200 miles!) […]
Stop at the Baraga Shrine and See! (or rather, taste)
I make the trip to the Shrine from Iron Mountain to L’Anse almost every day. It’s an hour and a half drive and for some, that may seem long, but if we were in New York City…that’s just a good commute! And my commute is a lot more lovely than any NYC commute. One day […]
The Bishop Baraga Shrine In 1972 a group of people organized the construction of the impressive Bishop Baraga Shrine. Made of bronze and towering six stories high it is situated on a cliff overlooking beautiful Keweenaw Bay. Bishop Baraga was a great missionary to the Native Americans and the first bishop of the area that […]
There are many hidden treasures in the U.P. and the Baraga Shrine is certainly one of them. Read more about the lovely and inspiring Bishop Baraga Shrine situated between L’Anse, and Baraga, Michigan.
New Roof at Bishop Baraga Shrine Missionary Center Finally Complete after Two Years of Fundraising It is with much joy and gratitude that I can finally tell you that our roof and fascia have been replaced at the Bishop Baraga Shrine Missionary Center. I hope many of you will be able to travel to the […]
Missionary Center Provides Bishop Baraga Shrine Rosary Path A Place Of Prayer Just before our “Raise the Roof” we were able to finsh a ‘rough draft’ of our Rosary path at the Bishop Baraga Shrine. We hung the Mysteries on trees along the Rosary path, but haven’t had time yet to fill the rosary path with […]
