Harbor Friends welcomes you to Grand Marais.
A non-profit guide to Grand Marais, its harbor, and the wilderness around it.
Guides
All nineteen guides
Boundary Waters entry points
Permits and where each one starts
History of the harbor
From Gichi-Biitoobiig to the breakwaters and the light
Lake Superior guide
Water, waves and beaches
Boating
The marina, the launch and the rules
Gunflint Trail
The road north from town into canoe country
Weather and climate
Normals, lake effect, forecastsAround the harbor
It opens south onto Lake Superior, sheltered by two breakwaters.
- The breakwater light. The white steel tower on the end of the east breakwater, there since the early 1920s. Its history
- Artist's Point. The rocky point east of the harbor, joined to town by a gravel neck. About the point
- The west breakwater. The shorter wall, ending in a white tower with a green band. Who keeps it up
- Marina and campground. The marina sits in the northwest corner behind the inner breakwater, with the city campground along the west shore. Boating
Coming up
All festivals- Oct 15 to 17
2026 Moose Madness Family FestivalDowntown Grand Marais - Oct 16 to 17
2026 Family WeekendNorth House Folk School, Grand Marais - Nov 20 to 22
2026 Winterers' Gathering and Arctic Film FestivalNorth House Folk School, Grand Marais - Nov 27
2026 Oh Ole Night parade, tree lighting and fireworksDowntown Grand Marais
News from the harbor
A few emails a season. Festival dates, conditions, new guides.