Photo: James Marvin Phelps, Waves Crashing into Grand Marais Harbor
One of our favorite and most inspiring small towns, Grand Marais, Minnesota, is located on the North Shore of Lake Superior and has a population of 1,351 per the 2010 Census. The name comes from French, a translation of Big Marsh.
Google Maps
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Indigenous Peoples
The land was first populated by the Dakota, then the Ojibwe. Among the Ojibwe, the harbors were referred to as Kitchi-bi-to-tig (Double Harbor) and Gitche-be-to-beek (Big Pond).
Gunflint Trail
Grand Marais is the Eastern terminus of the Gunflint Trail, an old mining supply road with access to inland lakes and the Boundary Waters.
Elsewhere on the Web
ci.grand-marais.mn.us
visitcookcounty.com/community/grand-marais
@CookCoVisitors
@GrandMaraisMN
Webcams
northshorevisitor.com
Western Lake Superior Surface Temperature – Coastwatch
cookcountynews-herald.com
grandmaraisartcolony.org
cookcountycurlingclub.com
Where to eat
harborhousegrille.com – Facebook
TripAdvisor
Activities Grand_Marais Minnesota
North Shore
The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth, Minnesota at the southwestern end of the lake, to Thunder Bay and Nipigon, Ontario in the north to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in the east. The shore is characterized by alternating rocky cliffs and cobblestone beaches, with forested hills and ridges through which scenic rivers and waterfalls descend as they flow to Lake Superior. – Wikipedia
Recommended Listening
WTIP – Livestreaming – North Shore News Hour
How Green is Cook County?
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Grand Marais
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