The first Roman Catholic Mass in the area was served in the late 17 th century on Middle Bass Island for the Huron Indians, the region’s first known Catholics. They lived around Lake Erie and its islands, having been converted to Catholicism by Jesuit missionaries from Detroit and Canada.   Mass was offered again in 1749 to the Hurons at their settlement near Sandusky Bay. The Indian missions were abandoned when the Jesuits moved on. The French-Canadian missionaries, however

In this series we are taking an historical look at an area that covers approximately a mile of Main Street in downtown Marblehead. Heading east from the Village limits, we will discover the facts and the stories of how Marblehead became what it is today. [This is the 9 th  article in the series.]   The next building at 806 West Main Street, east of Madam Rosie’s Boutique and Gallery, has had many uses.  It was once Brown’s Department Store, Bob Anderson’s electric shop, the h