Église catholique Sainte-Marie

Thank God.

Église Sainte-Marie is the largest and tallest wooden church in North America (and maybe the world) as well as one of the tallest wood structures. It's 185 feet tall. A bit of history: it was built by...

Thank God.

Église Sainte-Marie is the largest and tallest wooden church in North America (and maybe the world) as well as one of the tallest wood structures. It's 185 feet tall. A bit of history: it was built by...

Sad old church way past its prime

This was once a beautiful all wood church. It has shown its age and is in need of much repair. It is now boarded up and not used for any religious services

Sad old church way past its prime

This was once a beautiful all wood church. It has shown its age and is in need of much repair. It is now boarded up and not used for any religious services

Closed, even though it was supposed to be open

We drove quite a way to see this church, which has a big board outside saying “Open from 9 to 5 in the summer’. We visited on July 8 and it was closed.