GRAND MARAIS, MICHIGAN

'Grand Marais' is an unincorporated community in Burt Township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
The community, with a population of 350 , is at the northern terminus of M-77 at and is the eastern gateway into the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
The name ''Grand Marais'' (big marsh) is a reference to the large, shallow harbor; French explorers used the word "marais" to mean "harbor of refuge" as well as "marsh." The small harbor indeed tends to return to a marshlike state; many controversies in the little town revolve around costly dredging and breakwall-repair operations.

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Tourism

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Tourism

Grand Marais is a four-season tourist mecca, snowmobiling being popular in the winter and swimming, boating, kayaking, and fishing among the summer recreations. Points of interest include:

★ Grand Marais Maritime Museum (former United States Coast Guard station)

★ Pickle Barrel House Museum (1926)

External links

★ The Grand Marais Gazette Newspaper

★ The Grand Marais Local Weather pages

★ Grand Marais Website

★ 2nd Grand Marais Website

★ Grand Marais Paper (Great Lakes Mariners)