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Grosse Isle
The first station stop on Regular Operations, Grosse Isle is a small
community of some 500 persons.

Geographic Board of Canada correspondence from 1919 indicates that the community adopted the name given to the area by early French hunters on account of it being a large wooded tract of land surrounded by swamp which provided good hunting ... Grosse Ile is French for big island.

 The Canadian National Railway point was established in 1904.  As an aside, Grosse Isle was above the 1852 floodwaters and many area residents sought refuge there on “the island”. 

For those that are looking for something unique to do as part of the experience with the Prime Meridian Trail, are just plain curious, or have a hobby of geocaching, the location of the Station is  N. 50° 03.899'     WO.  97° 26.638'

Grosse Isle hosts three FAMILY EVENTS
each year!

Tracks 'n Trails Family Day at Grosse Isle Ride the train on its country-side journey to Warren for a very brief stop-over while the locomotive turns around, and then return to Grosse Isle ... where family entertainment awaits you!  Go on an Interpretive Tour of the Prime Meridian Trail with a tour guide ... soak up the history and nostalgia of a small community with an original homestead house and small station ... look at the telegraph poles from days gone by ... be entertained by live musicians!  Bring your picnic basket or obtain food and beverage items on site.  FREE events galore ... "fire engine" slide for the kiddies, a petting farm and a fish pond, childrens' games.  Children can ride in the small train ... nature trail walks for EVERYBODY!  Horse drawn wagon rides at nominal charge.  Bring the camera to capture the children's faces of joy and glee and your GPS unit for geo-caching!  Be sure to BUY YOUR TICKETS early!

Bike 'n Hike Family Day at Grosse Isle  Ride the train on its country-side journey to Warren for a very brief stop-over, and then return to Grosse Isle ... where family entertainment awaits you!  Like the sign says on the left ... go on an Interpretive Tour of the Prime Meridian Trail with a tour guide ... or bring your bike along!  We have a special rail car that transports your bicycles at NO CHARGE!  Soak up the history and nostalgia of a small community with an original homestead house and small station ... be entertained by live musicians!  Bring your picnic basket or obtain food and beverage items.  FREE events galore ... a petting farm, small train rides for children.  Wool spinning demonstration, crafters, and a silent auction!  Bring the camera to capture the children's faces of joy and glee and your GPS unit for geo-caching!  Be sure to BUY YOUR TICKETS early!

And in September Grosse Isle is the host of the RAILWAY FALL SUPPER!

Our Railway Fall Supper provides an opportunity to ride back into time on a 1900-vintage train and enjoy the savory goodness of old-fashioned home-cooked food freshly prepared by the Grosse Isle Recreation Centre.  Community fall suppers on Canada’s Prairies go back in time when rural one room school districts each had their annual suppers.  On September 28th, with seating on the train for only three hundred, this is an always sell-out event ... so BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY!.  Originally known as "fowl" suppers, farm poultry used to include duck, geese, chicken and turkey.  The main event of a fall supper is not the main course of turkey and mashed potatoes with all of the trimmings, but it is dessert, where large tables are covered with wedges of pies of all kinds.