Saint Francis Friary

This was such a beautiful church. Loved having Adoration here. The grounds are very nice too!

the grounds are still maintained. beautiful flower gardens, statues, stations of the cross and grotto's. this is a very peaceful place. the church is not open. you can still light candles(which you bring yourself) for loved ones in the grotto's. if you are going to walk the stations bring mosquito spray. very old gorgeous statues. i absolutely love coming here

Simply a very peaceful spot to visit.....the grottos are beautiful.

We had a Family Reunion there when I was 12, back in 1960. Friars in brown robes and visitors such as my family and I everywhere. The only thing missing to my mind as a kid were the roller coasters and that sort of thing. It was a bit like Sunday at Lincoln Park in Chicago, only with a lot of religious art scattered here and there. Evidently the place has had its ups and downs in the years since. Currently I understand it is not occupied but at least minimally maintained. I'd go there tomorrow were I not 2300 miles away. The town of Burlington itself I recall as being a little like Andy Griffith's. Mayberry. No idea what it would be like there now, 55 years later.