Great Lakes Shrine Association Beginnings

A Work in Progress

 We have a great history and legacy which has been given to succeeding generations of Shriners by some very foresighted and and insightful Shriners. We owe them a debt of gratitude, respect and continued effort to be the best possible Shrine Association possible.

The Great Lakes Shrine Association was organized in 1949 and is the 12th oldest Association of the 20 Associations in Shrinedom.  It started with 22 Temples in the Great Lakes Watershed and later added MOCHA Temple from London, Ontario, Canada. thus attaining 23 members. In 2005 BEJA and AHMED Temples and in 2017 Tripoli Temple were granted permission to demit from the GLSA leaving 20 active members.

The following charts and historical information will give a summary of our membership.