The Worst Fire in U.S. History (yes, worst than Maui)

No, it’s not the Chicago fire either–this fire happened the same day (!) but killed many more people and destroyed over a million acres.

The worst fire in U.S. history started on October 8, 1871, near the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin.

The Great Peshtigo Fire was the worst forest fire the country has ever seen and, while mass graves are still being discovered, the death count is well into the thousands.

However, in the midst of this horrific natural disaster, a small patch of land–5 acres, in all–remained untouched while the fire raged–literally–all around it, burning to the ground everything around for miles and mile, even charring the outside of the fence coal-black, while inside the fence was untouched and the grass serenely green.

Do you know this story?

Do you know that Our Lady protected a very specific place in the U.S. from devastation?

Do you know the Eucharistic miracle that occurred during the Great Peshtigo Fire?

Families, gather your children and listen to this story.

This is not just an important piece of U.S. history that is being lost, this is an important piece of Catholic history that has been forgotten.

SHOW your children that Our Lady is ACTIVE and PRESENT not just in far-off countries or long-ago incidents.

Our Lady is carrying for all her children in every nation, both in the past and in the present.

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There is so much more to the story of Our Lady of Champion.

Did you know:

The Bishop tried to shut down this Marian Apparition site.
The visionary did not want to emigrate to the U.S.A.
A Eucharistic miracle took place during the fire.
The local bishop changed the title of this Apparition just a few months ago (with an excellent reason).

We need to spread the word about this too-often-forgotten Marian Apparition.

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