170 Mile Creek Road
Grand Portage, MN 55605
P.O. Box 426
Grand Portage, MN 55605
Phone Number: (218) 475-0123 Voice
Phone Number: (218) 475-0174 Fax
Phone Number: (218) 475-0123 TTY
Email Address: grpo_information@nps.gov
Description:
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.
park designation:National Monument
Traveling northeast or southwest on MN Hwy 61 visitors will see signs alerting the approach to Grand Portage National Monument. A right turn exit lane or left turn from Hwy 61 at the Grand Portage Trading Post will take visitors onto Casino Road. Turn left at the first stop sign from Casino Road to Mile Creek Road. About 3/4 mile on Mile Creek Road, look for the large wooden entrance sign. Turn left up the short hill into the Heritage Center parking lot.
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Directions
The Heritage Center and Trails are open year-round. The Historic Depot opens for the season Memorial Day weekend in May through Indigenous People's Day in mid-October.
The Historic Site is open from Memorial Day weekend, holidays included, through Indigenous Peoples Day (Columbus Day).
Short, warm summers and long, cold winters define the climate of northern Minnesota. Average range of summer temperature is from 55°F to 78°F in July and average range of winter temperatures is from –11°F to 12°F in January. Average annual precipitation in Grand Portage, MN is about 32 inches.