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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>. The location of Grand Marais has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> 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.<3>. Time Zone: Grand Marais lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Grand Marais: (906) The ZIP code for Grand Marais: 49839<4> 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.
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 for Grand Marais was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956). We also found Grand Marais in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Grand Marais post office opened in 1885. For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Marais. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Marais. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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