Grosse Isle, Quarantine facility in Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, Canada.
Located in the St. Lawrence River, this island contains white hospital buildings, a church, and a Celtic cross on Telegraph Hill.
The quarantine station processed over 500,000 immigrants between 1832 and 1937, serving as the main entry point for newcomers to Canada.
The island holds the largest burial ground of Great Famine refugees outside Ireland, with more than 5,000 grave markers commemorating the deceased.
Access to Grosse Île is available through Croisières Lachance boat service from Berthier-sur-Mer or by plane from Montmagny airport.
Medical officers raised blue flags on ships carrying fever patients, creating a visual system to manage the flow of arriving vessels.
Location: Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
Part of: Isle-aux-Grues archipelago
GPS coordinates: 47.03333,-70.66667
Latest update: May 11, 2025 12:55
Île aux Grues
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Domaine du Petit Cap
10.8 km
Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site
1.5 km
Étienne-Paschal Taché House
10.1 km
Montmagny Migratory Bird Sanctuary
10.5 km
Église de Saint-François (Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans)
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Église Saint-Joachim
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Church Saint-Pierre-du-Sud
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Building 42
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Building 48
700 m
Site patrimonial de l'Île-d'Orléans
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École de fabrique de Saint-François
11.6 km
La Grande-Ferme
11.7 km
Building 100
621 m
French People's House
10 km
Building 39
1.3 km
Building 29
1.5 km
Manoir et four à pain Couillard
10.5 km
Building 77
450 m
La Petite Ferme, House
10.3 km
Building 38
1.4 km
Building 14
1.7 km
Building 84
362 m
Site patrimonial du Manoir-Dénéchaud
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Presbytère de Saint-Joachim
13.7 km
Building 49
674 m
Building 71
580 m
Building 16
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