The original "Mother of Grace Shrine" was a gift from the senior class of 1935. Students purchased the statue of Mary, collected rocks from the fields, and donated their labor to build the grotto.

The grotto was dismantled to make way for the Founders' Woods construction.

This new garden retreat was designed by an Eagle Scout Adam Nelligan in September, 2004.

The Grotto in 1982

View a 1982 film clip of the Grotto narrated by Pam Becker Radcliff, Class of 1984 [daughter of former President Richard C. Becker]

 

The Grotto
The Grotto