Grand Marais, Michigan
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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 [citation needed], 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 swamp) is a reference to the large wetland in the central Upper Peninsula south of Grand Marais, noted by early French-speaking fur traders and mapmakers. Most of the wetland has been preserved in the Seney National Wildlife Refuge.
[edit] Tourism
Grand Marais is a four-season tourist mecca, snowmobiling being popular in the winter and swimming, boating, and fishing among the summer recreations. Points of interest include:
- Grand Marais Maritime Museum (former U.S. Coast Guard station)
- Pickle Barrel House Museum (1926)
