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Thursday, May 12, 2011
St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church, Petoskey Michigan (5/11/2011)
There is something to be said about a city that holds on to its history!
The St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church holds history for much more than Petoskey Though.
Here is a little bit of info on the area. Taken from emmetcount.org .
The oldest building still standing in Northern Lower Michigan, Solanus Mission Church in Petoskey, has undergone period-specific restoration in recent years, and those who care for the little church at the waterfront are offering tours through the end of October.
This church, setting on the shores of Little Traverse Bay on West Lake Street, has seen many sunsets since 1859. It was established by Father Baraga (“the snowshoe priest”) who had arrived in the country from Slovenia, a province of Austria, in the early 1830s.
In 1858, a carpenter and his wife, Jean Baptiste and Sophie Trotochaud, donated 1 acre of land to now-Bishop Baraga for the new church. Its dimensions are 30X20, and 12 feet high. It was built by Trotochaud under the direction of Father Sifferath, a missionary from Harbor Springs, and blessed by Baraga in 1860. The church was used by both the Indians and white settlers, and it remains a sacred burial ground for Indian remains today.
A renovation took place in 1931 by an Ottawa Indian organization, and since that time, Mass has been offered once a year on the feast day of St. Francis Solanus and Blessed Kateri Teckakwitha.
A third renovation took place in 1959 in honor of the 100th anniversary. Early in Jan. 2005, a committee of locals formed to preserve the historic building; it included Father Dennis Stilwell, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church in Petoskey. Local architect Rick Neumann handled the planning for the restoration. Among the extensive restoration work, the foundation was restored, boards were repaired and painted and windows restored as well. Symbolic crosses now mark the area of the Native American ancestors buried on the property.
In an effort to keep its history alive, volunteers offer tours on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. through October 2010.
Tours will resume in 2011 on Memorial Day weekend and run through October.
Tours are also available by appointment; contact John Barnwell at (231) 548-5260 for more information.
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