Live History and Celebrate Heritage
Travel into the past to discover the present. Explore the history of Ojibwe people and the North West Company of the North American fur trade. Follow pathways into a distant time. Take in the sights and smells of a bustling depot reconstructed over its original footprint. Listen for the echo of the drum over Grand Portage Bay.
Features
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2013 Amended Opening
Operating hours have changed slightly for the Heritage Center and Historic Depot due to sequestration cuts.
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View the 2013 Park Newsletter
The 2013 Grand Portage Guide is full of enticing information to help you plan your visit.
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Facebook
We're on Facebook. Check out the Grand Portage page today. "Like" the page and get the latest information about the park.
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Take a Virtual Tour
Take a virtual tour of the Heritage Center, Ojibwe Village, Canoe Warehouse, Kitchen, Great Hall, Grand Portage Trail and Fort Charlotte.
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New Park Feature Film in the Heritage Center
Narrated by Adam Beach, view "Rendezvous With History: A Grand Portage Story" in high definition big screen and 5.1 Surround Sound.
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Visit the Historic Gardens
Gardens are popular topics in fur trade journals. See what the gardens have to offer this season and speak with our historic gardener.
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Grand Portage Heritage Center
The 16,600 square foot building houses exhibits and multi-media about Ojibwe culture and the fur trade, an Eastern National store and park offices.
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Be a Junior Ranger
Pick up a booklet at the Heritage Center information desk; answer the questions and when you finish, receive your badge at the Heritage Center.
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Did You Know?
The great geographer David Thompson mapped most of Canada and the northern U.S. west of Grand Portage (1794-1821) a tribute to the exploratory achievements of the Nor’westers.