L'Anse, Michigan: Bishop Baraga - Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest
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Bishop Baraga Shrine
- Address:
- 17570 US-41, L'Anse, MI
- Directions:
- On US Hwy 41 west of town. Look for the "Bishop Baraga Shrine" teepees on the south side of the road, which mark the turnoff. The statue is inland, atop a bluff among the birch trees, looking out over US Hwy 41 to Keweenaw Bay.
- Hours:
- Gift Shop Th-M 11-5 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 906-353-7779
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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Beloved Bishop Baraga is honored with a 60-foot-tall sculpture in which he floats on a bank of stainless steel clouds, clutching a cross and his faithful snowshoes.
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Part of the Bishop Baraga Shrine, in the northwest corner of Michigan's upper peninsula, is on the auction block on September 10, 2005. It's not the sculpture of the Snowshoe Priest itself (you can't buy it and move it), but the adjacent Bishop Baraga Shrine Gift and Pastie Shop, along with 14 acres on Red Rock Bluff, overlooking Keweenaw Bay....
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