The beautiful an historic stone church of St. Joseph’s Shrine stands along US-12 in the Irish Hills next to Iron Lake. The church was constructed in 1854 by Irish pioneers. Next to the church are 14 stations of the cross that depict scenes of Jesus’ walk to Calvary.
It was created in 1932 by two Mexican artisans, Dionicio Rodriguez and Ralph Corona. They sculpted steps, archways and railings from wet cement to resemble stone and timber. The crucifixion scene is sculpted from Carrara marble. The footpath begins at a replica of Pontius Pilates’s palace then winds past balconied houses, through the judgment gate and ends at Christ’s tomb.
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