History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . THE F.\MOLS OF SI. ,NOW IN ST. IGNACE, MICHIGAN. shores of Lake Erie. He left St. Ignaceon the 8th of November, 1675, and re-turned the end of March following.^ Father Marquette, while detached fromthe St. Ignace mission, for exploratorypurposes in 1673, was still considered as Relation, Vol. 59, p. 219. Relation, Vol. 60, p. 209, et
History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . THE F.\MOLS OF SI. ,NOW IN ST. IGNACE, MICHIGAN. shores of Lake Erie. He left St. Ignaceon the 8th of November, 1675, and re-turned the end of March following.^ Father Marquette, while detached fromthe St. Ignace mission, for exploratorypurposes in 1673, was still considered as Relation, Vol. 59, p. 219. Relation, Vol. 60, p. 209, etc.*An extensive description of this excursionIS given in the Relations, Vol. 60, pp. 215-229. 82 HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF belonging to that mission. For this rea-son when realizing that death was uponhim Marquette hastened to reach St. Ig-nace. His hearts desires were not real-ized. Death cut his course of life whiletrying to reach this mission, on SaturdayMay iSth, 1675, on the eastern shore ofLake Michigan, near the present city ofLudington. There he was buried ac-. TIBISHKOGIJIK, COMMONLY CALLED MISATIGBY THE INDIANS, CORRUPTED INTO SATAGO BY THE WHITES. cording to his own instructions by his twocompanions who erected a large woodencross to mark his grave. Two yearslater The Savages, Kiskakons, who havebeen making public profession of Chris-tianity for nearly ten years, and who wereinstructed by Father Marquette when helived at the point of St. Esprit, at the ex- tremity of lake superior, carried on theirlast winters hunting in the vicinity of thelake of the Ilinois. As they were re-turning in the spring, they were greatlypleased to pass near the grave of theirgood father, whom they tenderly loved;and God also put it into their hearts to re-move his bones and bring them to ourChurch at the mission of St. Ignace atmissilimakinac, where those savagesmake their abode. They repaired, then, to the spot, andreceived among themselves to act in re-gard to the father as they are Won
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