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The Polish Mission is an independent department of the Orchard Lake Schools, a private Catholic center of formation and education.  Located on the eastern shore of Orchard Lake, 25 miles northwest of Detroit and five miles southwest of Pontiac in Orchard Lake, Michigan, the 115-acre campus has been designated a Michigan Historical Site and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Founded by Father Joseph Dabrowski in 1885, Orchard Lake Schools started from SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Detroit.  In 1909, the seminary was moved to the grounds of the then-recently closed Michigan Military Academy.  Since then, Orchard Lake Schools has served as a spiritual, educational, cultural, and civic center for the surrounding community.  Founded on the belief that cultural awareness and celebration is the single most important component in shaping a better future, the Polish Mission of today is the newest branch of Fr. Dabrowski's vision.  For more information on the history of Orchard Lake Schools, please check out the following books available at our library:

Polish Detroit and the Kolasinski Affair

Them Was the Days!: Edgar Rice Burroughs and the History of the Michigan Military Academy

For tours, please contact JJ Przewozniak.

Random News

On Friday July 1st, it was our honor to attend a very special luncheon.  Meeting dignitaries and other professionals is something we do on a pretty regular basis--if you've ever tried to get a hold of us, you already know how nuts our schedule can be.  Any given day you can find us all over metro Detroit working for Polish culture.  But this was different.  Few places have the honor of hosting such a heroic group as the party with whom we had the privilege of dining, but the Polish Cultural Center in Troy pulled out all the stops to host the monthly luncheon of the Polish military veterans!  Invited by Mrs. Halina Konwiac, Marcin and JJ unveiled the brand new storyboards hot off the press for the Polish Mission's Home Army museum.  Alongside a display of artifacts, Marcin and JJ brought good news of JJ's museum outreach to Buffalo, and updates on the 2nd Corps museum renovation project!  It was a warm crowd of about 20 men and women, most all of whom had a direct hand in the war that so distinctly shaped the world we live in today.  Whether they were fighting in the Polish Home Army like Mrs. Halina Konwiac or Mr. Julius F. Przesmycki, supporting the Polish 2nd Corps on the front lines like Mrs. Halina Zmurkewicz, or putting their lives in extreme danger for the cause of Polish freedom 70 years ago, they are true heroes of the modern day, whom it's the Polish MIssion's honor to support in every way we can.