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.
A woman in a copperating association uniform and a man in NPS uniform smile at the camera while holding an award together.
Grand Portage National Monument Receives National Award for Partnership & Interpretation
Grand Portage National Monument received the Charles S. Marshall Unit Award in March 2026 from Eastern National, a not-for-profit cooperating association that promotes the public’s support of America’s national parks and other public trust partners. The award recognizes Grand Portage National Monument’s excellence in partnership, education, and interpretation across the National Park Service.
Log buildings, stockade fence and dock near a large lake.
Photo by NPS
Historic wooden buildings on a bright green lawn in front of a lake.
Photo by NPS Photo / GM Spoto
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.
Photo by NPS Photo
Stockade fence and log building overlooking Lake Superior
Photo by NPS Photo
Historic wooden buildings behind a palisade in a snowy landscape.
Photo by NPS Photo / GM Spoto
Log buildings, stockade fence and dock near Lake.
Photo by NPS Photo