THE GRAND MARAIS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Grand Marais Lakeshore setting.
Grand Marais CDP has 1.89 square miles of land in Alger County. Its Census boundary intersects Grand Marais Lakeshore, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification from the Census boundary intersection
The Census reference point falls outside the regional layer’s mapped footprint. This classification uses the actual place-boundary intersection, with Grand Marais Lakeshore representing its largest mapped overlap. Shorelines and dataset boundaries can differ.
Grand Marais and Alger County
Grand Marais is associated with Alger County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Grand Marais by land and water
The Census records 1.35 square miles of water within Grand Marais, or 41.6% of its total area. It is 40.3 percentage points lower than the 81.9% recorded for Alger County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Grand Marais CDP has 0.8% of the land area of nearby Burt township (230.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.