Needs More Love
Town guide

Grand Marais

Minnesota · MN
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →

About Grand Marais

City in Minnesota, United States
1,337Population
2.9 sq miArea
617 ftElevation

Grand Marais ( mə-RAY) is a city and the county seat of Cook County, Minnesota, United States, of which it is the only municipality. It is on Lake Superior's North Shore. Grand Marais had a population of 1,337 at the 2020 census. Before it was settled by French Canadians and before Minnesota's statehood, it was inhabited by the Ojibwe. The Gunflint Trail, a National Scenic Byway, begins in Grand Marais and ends near the border with Ontario.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Full page →
The weekly

This week in Grand Marais

The forecast calls for Partly Sunny then Rain Showers Likely, highs near 59°. In the local news, North Shore Health to Host Fall Prevention Day for Community Members (North Shore Journal), 2026 Plein Air Grand Marais brings artists and art lovers to Cook County (North Shore Journal), and Varsity Opponent Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Cook County (MaxPreps).

Gathered from local news, the National Weather Service, and your neighbors’ posts.

Grand Marais’s photo wall is empty.

Add a picture of the spots that make it Grand Marais.

Pin the first photo →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Grand Marais.
+ Write the first post
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

You’re browsing

Grand Marais

Minnesota · MN
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Grand Marais is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01