Our Lady of Good Help

In October 1859, Adele Brise was walking through the Wisconsin woods when she first saw a lady dressed in white standing between two trees. On her third appearance, the lady identified herself as the Queen of Heaven and gave Adele a mission: 'Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they should know for salvation.' Adele devoted the rest of her life to this mission, walking through the wilderness to teach children the catechism. Remarkably, during the Great Peshtigo Fire of October 8, 1871 — the deadliest wildfire in American history, which killed over 1,500 people — the chapel and grounds of the shrine were the only area left untouched by the flames, sheltering hundreds of refugees.