American Legion Post 413
The American Legion post in Grand Marais, with an Auxiliary unit, which collects worn flags for Flag Day disposal.
AreaGrand Marais
Civic groups
Every club, society and non-profit in Cook County, Minnesota that welcomes the public or new members. Nobody is left off. Sponsors of the site are listed first with their logo; sponsorship is the one thing a business pays for.
30 entries, in alphabetical order
Cook County Coalition of Lake Associations
An independent coalition of Cook County lake and road associations working on water quality, shorelands and aquatic invasive species.
AreaGrand Marais
Cook County Community Center
The county's community center campus with tennis and pickleball courts, a ball diamond, a skate park, a bike skills park and pumptrack, playgrounds, an outdoor hockey rink and warming house, indoor curling in winter, a horse arena, a community garden and rooms to rent.
Cook County Community Education
The school district's program of youth, adult and community activities, driver's education and early childhood classes, and the office that arranges community use of school facilities.
Cook County Community YMCA
The Lake Superior YMCA's branch in Grand Marais, with an indoor pool, a gymnasium, a sauna and hot tub, strength and cardio equipment, group exercise classes and meeting rooms.
Cook County Courthouse
The county government's offices, open weekdays.
Cook County Curling Club
A nonprofit curling club with leagues, open curling and bonspiels from October to March on the indoor sheets at the Cook County Community Center.
Address317 West 5th Street (curling); PO Box 176, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Websitecookcountycurlingclub.com
SeasonOctober to March
Cook County Higher Education
A nonprofit offering free tutoring and student support, workplace training and testing, professional development and lifelong learning classes in Grand Marais.
Cook County Historical Society
The county's historical society, founded in 1925, which runs the Cook County History Museum in the old lightkeeper's house at 8 S. Broadway and four other historic sites in Grand Marais.
Address8 S. Broadway Ave, PO Box 1293, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone218-387-2883
Websitecookcountyhistory.org
Cook County Search and Rescue
The volunteer search and rescue unit activated by the sheriff for missing persons, snowmobile, off-highway vehicle and boating accidents, remote medical calls, rope rescue and underwater search, which takes members by application at the Law Enforcement Center.
AddressCook County Law Enforcement Center, 143 Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone218.387.3030
Websitecookcountymn.gov
Cook County Snowmobile Club
The volunteer club, also called the Cook County Ridge Riders, that grooms the county's snowmobile trails and runs the Fun Run and drag races that pay for it.
AreaGrand Marais
Gitchi-Gami Trail Association
The all-volunteer nonprofit, formed in 1996, that works to build the Gitchi-Gami State Trail, a paved path along the North Shore from Two Harbors to Grand Marais; its director is based at the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission in Duluth.
AreaOutside Cook County
Websiteggta.org
Grand Marais Art Colony
An art center founded in 1947 offering classes, artist residencies and studio access, with its office at Studio 120 and a seasonal gallery at Studio 21 on Highway 61.
Address120 3rd Ave W, PO Box 626, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone(218) 387-2737
Websitegrandmaraisartcolony.org
Grand Marais City Hall
The city government's offices, where the City Council, Planning Commission and Public Utilities Commission meet.
Address15 N Broadway, PO Box 600, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone218-387-1848
Websiteci.grand-marais.mn.us
Grand Marais Hub
The senior center downtown, run by the Cook County Council on Aging, with meals, activities and resources for older residents.
Grand Marais Lions Club
The Lions service club in Grand Marais, which hosts Fisherman's Picnic each August.
AreaGrand Marais
The Grand Marais Playhouse
A community theater company in Grand Marais, staging plays and musicals at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on the school campus.
Address51 West Fifth Street, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone(218) 235-4059
Websitegrandmaraisplayhouse.com
Grand Marais Public Library
The city's public library, part of the Arrowhead Library System, with a meeting room to reserve and programs such as concerts.
Address104 2nd Avenue West, P.O. Box 280, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone218-387-1140
Websitegrandmaraislibrary.org
Gunflint Trail Historical Society
The historical society of the Gunflint Trail, which runs the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center in the old Chik-Wauk Lodge on Saganaga Lake at the end of the trail.
Address28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone218-388-9915
Websitegunflinthistory.org
SeasonMemorial Day weekend to mid-October
Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department
The volunteer fire department and EMS for the Gunflint Trail, with three halls (mid-trail, Gunflint Lake and the upper trail) and members trained as firefighters and EMTs.
Address7401 Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Websitegunflint911.org
Hovland Volunteer Fire Department
The volunteer fire department and first responders for Hovland, covering Highway 61 from the Brule River to the Reservation River and inland, which takes members by application.
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
The Cook County Historical Society's log art gallery, showing local, regional and national artists in rotating exhibits and a permanent collection of paintings by Anna C. Johnson.
Library Friends of Cook County
The friends group that raises money for and makes annual grants to the Grand Marais Public Library and the county's school libraries, and runs the Fisherman's Picnic book sale.
AddressP.O. Box 1234, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Websitegrandmaraislibrary.org
Lutsen Fire Department
Lutsen Township's volunteer fire department, with 18 volunteer firefighters.
North House Folk School
A folk school on the Grand Marais harbor teaching traditional northern crafts, from blacksmithing and basketry to timber framing and boatbuilding, with a school store and welcome center open daily.
North Shore Music Association
A nonprofit that presents live music concerts and music education programs for all ages in Grand Marais.
AddressBox 1376, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Schroeder Area Historical Society
The historical society that runs the Cross River Heritage Center, a museum of the Schroeder area in a 1930s Tudor-style building on Highway 61, open from mid-May to mid-October.
Address7932 West Highway 61, PO Box 337, Schroeder, MN 55613
Phone(218) 663-7706
Websitecrossriverheritage.org
SeasonMid-May to mid-October
Sugarbush Trail Association
The volunteer association that grooms the Sugarbush cross-country ski trails and builds the Britton Peak singletrack bike trails in the Superior National Forest near Tofte and Lutsen.
AddressPO Box 2112, Tofte, MN 55615
Websitesugarbushtrail.org
Superior Cycling Association
A nonprofit founded in 2010 that builds and maintains mountain bike trails and puts on bike races and clinics in Cook County.
AddressPO Box 1032, Grand Marais, MN 55604
Websitesuperiorcycling.org
Tofte Fire Department
Tofte Township's volunteer fire department and rescue squad, 18 firefighters and 10 EMS members, which takes new members through its chiefs.
AddressPO Box 2293, Tofte, MN 55615
Websitetoftemn.gov