What special memories about the Grotto, Fr. Dobberstein or
Fr. Greving do you hold in your heart? Please e-mail or send in your ideas. Your story could be published in future issues of Steppingstones or on the Grotto's website.

The Grotto of the Redemption was recently featured on the History Channel's program "Weird US". Click to view the video on youtube.com

KTIV-TV of Sioux City recently featured a two-part segment about the Grotto. Grotto: Gem of Northwest Iowa | Preserving Iowa's 'Gem' For Nearly A Century


St. Augustin, West Des Moines, 8th Grade,
Septmeber 20007

David and Mary Stanton from
Midleton, Ireland and Mike Scott, Grotto
Board President from Emmetsburg

Trumpeter Swan Day, September 2007

VanBeek brothers from NW Iowa

Visitors from Germany on Tour

Laurens, France and Laurens, Iowa visitors

Girls Challege Club, St. Cecilia's in Ames

Japanese High School Students

Guardian Angel Youth Group - MN

Fr. Verne featuring the geode at
Geology Day 9/22/07

North Kossuth 8th Graders

Fr. Dobberstein's relatives

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