"The area was settled around the turn of the centry by Germans from Russia. In 1913 Father Metzger a native of France took over the mission of St. Peter east of Kronau a small town near Regina. Inspired by the slope of the hill beside the church he suggested that the parish build a grotto resembling Lourdes, France. In 1917 parishioners erected a grotto on the hill close to Many Bones Creek. Cut into the hillside the fieldstone shrine contains a altar and a pulpit." from the Novalis Guide to Canadian Shrines by L. St. John.

The shrine is a short drive to the south east of Regina, Saskacthewan and well worth the effort on a Sunday afternoon. There are signs to lead the way from Highway 33. The annual pilgrimage is on the Feast of the Assumption on the second sunday in August. Otherwise the shrine is open to visit.

When I visited the shrine in 2001, I seem to recall that there was additional detail related to the building the Shine at this location. There is a account of how an early colonist saw a vision of the Madonna near the creek bank. This lead to the location of the church nearby, an otherwise unlikely location. Father Metzger, no doubt inspired by this account was inspired to have the shrine built.