In 2001, the original,1935 Baraga bust, which was missing, was replaced by a new bronze replica sculpted by Robert J. Nuti and cast by Studio Foundry, Cleveland OH. Frederic Baraga 1797-1868 Slovene-American Roman Catholic Missionary, first bishop in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, wrote first book in Ottawa language and first dictionary and grammar in Ojibway (Chippewa).

Photo by: Coletta, Cleveland Photo Society