The calendar may say spring starts tomorrow but the snow covered landscape this Sunday doesn’t show any hint of spring yet. With an enclosed bell tower and a small onion dome, St. Mary Orthodox Church was established in 1909 in a small village of Cornucopia on the south shore of Lake Superior.
Still White Sunday
Although some churches have opened with a limited number of people attending, others still remain closed on this Sunday morning due to the current pandemic. St Mary’s Orthodox Church in Cornucopia was settled in 1909 by Eastern European immigrants who settled in Northern Wisconsin because of the good farming conditions.
St. Mary’s Orthodox Church
The day remained cloudy most of this Sunday, giving the snow a duller white color without the sun sparkling off the snowflakes. St Mary’s Orthodox Church in Cornucopia was founded in 1909 by Eastern European immigrants who settled in Northern Wisconsin because of the promise of land ownership and employment in the logging industry. Although many families migrated to other parts of the region when the lumber era ended.
Sunday White
I will admit that I am prejudiced. And since it is the Lenten season and one is supposed to change bad habits. But I don’t think I will get over my prejudice too easily. I have seen this church in the summer and the church shines whiter next to green grass compared to the white snow and after this long winter, my prejudice against snow might not be easy to overcome.
The cold winter did bring a large crowd to this small village of Cornucopia on the south shore of Lake Superior as visitors flocked to view the ice caves so some may have seen this church, established in 1909, with an enclosed bell tower and a small onion dome. The founders of St. Mary Orthodox Church were Eastern European immigrants who settled in Northern Wisconsin because of the good farming conditions and employment in the logging industry.
And for all those who have been praying for more snow, stop it! It is time to let spring to come!
St. Mary Orthodox Church
