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Welcome to Grand Marais ...

Grand Marais is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Grand Marais is located in Alger County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Marais, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Grand Marais is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grand Marais lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Grand Marais: 906

The ZIP code for Grand Marais: 49839<3>

Communities Also Named Grand Marais ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Grand Marais - they are located in Manitoba and Minnesota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Marais.

Communities near Grand Marais ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Marais.

  • Deer Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Deer Park is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Seney
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Melstrand
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Melstrand is located in Alger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstrand
  • Walsh
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
  • Danaher
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Danaher is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
  • Laketon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Laketon is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
  • Creighton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • McMillan
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpenter Landing
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
  • Germfask
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grand Marais. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Marais.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grand Marais. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grand Marais.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Marais. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Grand Marais.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Marais ...

Looking for more information about Grand Marais? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grand Marais, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Marais.

Adding Grand Marais to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Marais in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Grand Marais was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Marais.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Alger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grand Marais - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Grand Marais). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grand Marais or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.