tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post1507255162912039692..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Life of a Priest in the WildernessJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-4180153935552852492013-07-19T10:29:02.548-07:002013-07-19T10:29:02.548-07:00Jacqui, You're doing some really impressive hi...Jacqui, You're doing some really impressive historical work here, I am doing some research on Frederic Baraga and your blog is one of the best comprehensive integrative texts of the primary sources that I've come across so far!<br /><br />Thank you for this!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542236746285794536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-75307566772009496922012-06-12T10:41:56.431-07:002012-06-12T10:41:56.431-07:00Excellent point, IG. It amazes me to compare milea...Excellent point, IG. It amazes me to compare mileage and ease of travel today against what was a major journey for our ancestors. I live in Southern California, and every time I cross the desert or take a weekend drive up to the Sierra Nevadas, I try to soak in what a dangerous major journey that was for most emigrants coming to California, really until the interstate highway system came into being in the 1900s.<br /><br />Colleen @ <a href="http://www.cjroots.com" rel="nofollow">Colleen & Jeff's Roots</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201192735038020976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-25701794655256661352012-06-04T14:13:36.127-07:002012-06-04T14:13:36.127-07:00That's a good reminder to check the miles thes...That's a good reminder to check the miles these men traveled, Iggy. I'll keep that in mind for the post on the story of traveling to Father Flannigan's ordination location. And to think that, from his early years in the Upper Peninsula, Bishop Baraga was known as the snowshoe priest. Hmmm...114 miles in snowshoes???Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-48884092284141191432012-06-04T07:15:39.428-07:002012-06-04T07:15:39.428-07:00Today, Google maps tells me it is 114 miles from O...Today, Google maps tells me it is 114 miles from Ontonagon to Marquette, a trip of little more than 2 hours. The steamboat ride would be fun to take today (in the summer!) :)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com