Grosse Isle is a small rural community 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) north-west of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is partially in the Rural Municipality of Rosser and partially in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood. The name of Grosse Isle comes from the French "Grosse Île", meaning big island.[2]

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Grosse Isle
Village
Grosse Isle Location of Grosse Isle in Manitoba.
Coordinates: 50°03′50″N 97°26′31″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Municipality	Rural Municipality of Rockwood
Municipality	Rural Municipality of Rosser
Government
• MP (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman)	James Bezan (CPC)
• MLA (Lakeside)	Ralph Eichler (PC)
• Reeve (R.M. of Rockwood)	Wes Taplin
• Reeve (R.M of Rosser)	Frances Smee
• Councillors	Councillors Curtis McClintock (R.M. of Rockwood) Lee Garfinkel (R.M. of Rosser)
Elevation [1]	245 m (804 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code	R0C 1G0

History

The name comes from early French hunters, who gave the area its name as it was a large tract of wooded land, surrounded by a swamp. The name was reinforced during the 1852 flood, when people fleeing from the floodwaters sought refuge here, on "the island". A Canadian National railway point was established here in 1904.[2]

Attractions

Grosse Isle is the seasonal destination of the Prairie Dog Central Railway. It is an attraction that brings people into the community from the area and from Winnipeg.[3]

Grosse Isle has a heritage site with a school, train station, church, prairie home, a caboose and picnic spaces.[4][5]

Filming

In 2014, the Western TV show The Pinkertons was filmed in Grosse Isle.[6]

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