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The population of Grand Marais, Minnesota was 1,353 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cook County, MinnesotaCook CountyGeographic references. Grand Marais is French for “Big Marsh,†but there is no big marsh in the vicinity of Grand Marais. Instead, historians speculate that in the French dialect spoken by the early voyageurs the word marais meant harbor or haven. If that is the case, then Grand Marais means “Big Harbor.†Similarly, the Ojibwe name for Grand Marais is “Kitchi-Bitobig†which means, “double body of water,†a reference to the two bays which form the large, welcoming Lake Superior harbor of Grand Marais. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Marais%2C_Minnesota
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