Grand Portage National Monument

Beautiful scenary welcomes Fall visitors to Grand Portage.
Travel into the past to discover the present. Explore the partnership between the Grand Portage Anishinaabe and the North West Company during the North American fur trade. Experience the sights and smells of a bustling depot reconstructed in its historic location. See how it shaped co-management with the NPS today. Follow pathways to the past to imagine a drum echo over Gichigami - Lake Superior.
Map showing location of park.
Grand Portage National Monument winter hours begin November 3, 2024
GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. – On November 3, 2024, Grand Portage National Monument will transition to winter hours. The Heritage Center will be open from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday - Saturday and closed on Sundays.
Historic wooden buildings behind a palisade in a snowy landscape.
Photo by NPS Photo / GM Spoto
Stockade fence and log building overlooking Lake Superior
Photo by NPS Photo
Birch bark lodges among trees.
Photo by NPS Photo
Sunflowers blossoms in front of log building
Photo by NPS Photo
Three log buildings with Lake and point of land in background.
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Log buildings, stockade fence and dock near Lake.
Photo by NPS Photo