A local stonemason, Michael Flavin, offered to carve a grotto into a natural outcrop of rock near the parish church.

Flavin was reportedly inspired by the famous site in Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary had appeared to a young girl, he built a series of terraces and niches, creating a place for reflection and devotion.

The Catholic Women's League of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish began raising funds, adding life-size statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus the Redeemer.

A rosary made of donated fishing buoys provides a nautical link between the parish and the sea.

In 2015, a Chase the Ace lottery at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish received national attention due to the large jackpot.