World’s Best Donuts


Food & Drink

If you are a purveyor of things that land in the “world’s best” category, I have a suggestion. World’s Best Donuts near the waterfront in Grand Marais is a longtime family-operated bakery specializing in a wide variety of classic donuts and pastries. World Famous, did you say? Why, yes, yes I did! The walls of […]

August 16, 2019

Blue Water Cafe


Food & Drink

If you are in the Grand Marais area or plan to be, go out of your way to check out the Blue Water Cafe.  Located downtown near the harbor, Blue Water is a straightforward, hometown diner that features meat-and-potato classics.  Swedish pancakes, biscuits and gravy, buttermilk pancakes, patty melts, beef pot roast, broasted chicken, deep […]

June 6, 2019

Grand Portage State Park


Parks & Geology

Grand Portage State Park is at the northeastern tip of Minnesota, on the Canadian border. Not actually owned by the state of Minnesota, this State Park is located in the Grand Portage Indian Reservation and is leased to the state for $1 a year. Interestingly, it is the only U.S. state park jointly managed by […]

October 7, 2018