History of Saint Peter

St. Peter Church began serving the Slovak and Croatian immigrants in  Dauby, a rural area west of Ashland, in 1916.

The original wood frame  building still houses the church, although significant improvements  were made. A partial basement was built in 1947, a kitchen, social hall  and restrooms were added in 1995, and a shrine in honor of Our Lady of  Lourdes was constructed in 1972.

Although always a mission (first of  St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Iron River, later of Ss. Peter and  Paul in Moquah, and, since 1992, of St. Michael again), St. Peter Parish  is committed to faith formation and development with an active  religious education program for youth. Adult programs include Bible  study, altar society and a Knights of Columbus chapter.