Cook County, Minnesota
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Cook County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,600, making it Minnesota's seventh-least populous county. Its county seat is Grand Marais. The Grand Portage Indian Reservation is in the county.
Cook County Courthouse
Eagle Mountain, the highest natural point in Minnesota at 2,301 feet (701 m), is located in northern Cook County.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
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Grand Marais is a city and the county seat of Cook County, Minnesota, United States, of which it is the only municipality. It is on Lake Superior's North Shore. Grand Marais had a population of 1,337 at the 2020 census. Before it was settled by French Canadians and before Minnesota's statehood, it was inhabited by the Ojibwe.
Lake Superior harbor in downtown Grand Marais
The start of the Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais
The giant walleye at Beaver House bait shop, a Grand Marais landmark
Grand Marais waterfront sculpture depicting bear cubs