We left Grand Pre’ and drove down the coast to Church Point. There we visited Eglise Catholic Saints Marie Church. At 185 feet, it is the largest all wood church in North America.  The supporting columns are whole tree trunks 70 feet tall! It was built by an Acadian man who used blueprints from a stone church in France. The amazing thing is that he could not read or write! The Italian painter that painted the scenes on the ceiling had to drink a bottle of wine every morning to get the courage to climb the scaffolding because of his fear of heights. We are glad we made the drive because the church is in disrepair and unless the historical society raises 3 million dollars it’s likely to be closed and lost forever.  The church itself is beautiful and full of many religious artifacts in a museum setting.  The church is still active today with 35 parishioners.

Fragment of the cross Jesus was crucified on

Close up of the Cross fragment

Monstrance