This region's history is long and rich. Father Ménard, the Jesuit missionary, wintered near what is now L'Anse in 1660-1661. Near here Father Baraga set up his mission in 1843. He and the head of the neighboring Methodist mission, the Rev. J. H. . . . — — Map (db m76282) HM
Preservation of Life and Liberty.
Aalto, Waino T. •
Aalto, Eino E. •
Aaltonen, Wilhart N. •
Ahola, Alvar A. •
Ahola, Helmer L. •
Anderson, Arne A. •
Anderson, Emil E. •
Anderson, Verner A. ·•·
Beauprey, Frederick R. •
Beauprey, . . . — — Map (db m255423) WM
Completed in 1938, this
building replaced an earlier
schoolhouse destroyed by
fire in 1934. The new school
housed kindergarten through
fourth grade. Classes, first
held during the 1938-39
academic year, continued
until 1986 when L'Anse
Area . . . — — Map (db m254004) HM
After demolishing its original
hall, Covington Township
built this hall on the same
site in 1934 with support
from the Civil Works
Administration, a program
created to alleviate the Great
Depression. The Hall became
a center for community . . . — — Map (db m254002) HM
Frederic Baraga was consecrated the first Bishop of the
diocese of Sault Ste. Marie (moved and renamed in 1866 as
the diocese of Marquette) on November 1, 1853. In his first
pastoral letter, he stressed the principal and sacred
duties to be . . . — — Map (db m255542) HM
On another occasion, Baraga, with an Indian for a guide, decided to go from LaPointe to Ontonagon. He pondered the possibility of shortening the journey considerably in time and distance. Thus, he and his companion began their walk on the ice at . . . — — Map (db m255769) HM
LaPointe was the first mission Father Baraga established in
the upper region. Located on Madeline Island on the western
end of Lake Superior, it was an Indian village in which, at
times, Canadian traders resided to traffic with the Indians.
Upon . . . — — Map (db m255485) HM
Many of Baraga’s winter journeys were taken on snowshoes. This particular trip found him struggling through fierce, howling winds, deep snow, and bitter cold to reach his destination. Having traveled a great distance in the blinding storm, he . . . — — Map (db m255775) HM
So great was Baraga’s love of the Lord, it is recorded,
that he was often moved to tears during the celebration of
the Holy Mass. It is little wonder, then that his beautiful
and holy example inspired his beloved Indian children to
make for him . . . — — Map (db m255541) HM
Father Frederic Baraga's last assignment in his native
homeland was in a parish in Metlika, caring for more than
6,000 souls. His love of the Lord and his zeal for the
people were rewarded with the love the people had for
him. They responded to . . . — — Map (db m255494) HM
Another incident in Baraga’s life recalls the time when
an Indian came to him at night requesting the Blackrobe
to accompany him to his lodge to attend spiritually to
his dying mother. After providing the Indian and his dog
with food, warmth, . . . — — Map (db m255767) HM
Another time Father Baraga decided to go from LaPointe to
Grand Portage. Instead of traveling the shorelines, he rationalized
that straight voyage across the lake from Sand Island would save
80 to 100 miles as well as a month’s travel time. So, . . . — — Map (db m255673) HM
To the native Ojibwa, this area was known as Wikwedong ("“in a bay”). The French
Jesuit priest Father René Menard renamed it L’Anse de Sainte Thérèse (St.
Theresa’s Cove) in honor of his arrival on St. Theresa’s Day in 1660. Although . . . — — Map (db m254249) HM
My recollection of Bishop Baraga is rather indistinct. I remember him as a rather small, slender man
exceedingly reserved in his demeanor, and with a very sweet low voice. He was idolized by the Indians, the half-breeds, and the old voyageurs . . . — — Map (db m255501) HM
Although so many of Baraga’s missionary journeys were filled with hardships, occasionally he could relax and smile during a pleasant trip to one mission or another. Journeys taken in late summer found him filled with joy and gratitude as he . . . — — Map (db m255771) HM
Near this spot ran the L’Anse-Lac
Vieux Desert Trail, which crossed
the interior of the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan from L’Anse on Keweenaw
Bay to Lac Vieux Desert on the
Wisconsin border. The trail was
used in prehistoric times by . . . — — Map (db m254252) HM
Early Methodist missionaries
came to Kewawenon from
Sault Sainte Marie by canoe,
often a two week trip. Among
them was John Sunday, a
Chippewa, who arrived in 1832
to educate and Christianize
his fellow Indians. John Clark
came two years . . . — — Map (db m254247) HM
