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Home Town or Home Community:
Cole Bay
Our Story:
At the Cole Bay Mission the local people, mostly of Native origin, built themselves a shrine dedicated to the Mother of God. The grotto is situated on a natural slope in front of the church overlooking Canoe Lake. It was constructed of rocks collected from the lake. The cross at the top of the shrine is made of cement. The one metre high Madonna statue is unable to survive the harsh climate and is covered during the winter season. A shelter roof for the shrine was constructed out of logs and plywood. The local inhabitants ...more Story
Related Links:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Western Development Museum
Contact:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Box 22076
Saskatoon SK S7H 5P1
Canada
info@ourladyfoundation.org
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