Take a look at Grand Marais past... and Grand Marais present!  We'll be updating this page from time to time with old photos of Grand Marais and how it looks at present from approximately the same vantage point.

Mystery Photo Solved!

Several readers wrote to tell us that this was taken from approximately where Alverson's Motel/The General Store now stand.  In addition, the Pickle Barrel was moved into town around 1937, and it's not in the first picture, so the top photo dates pre-1937. We went and took a present-day photo.  It's underneath this one.

We had fun enlarging some of the details of the old picture.  Be sure to look all the way to the bottom of the page.

These gas pumps look like the familiar Red Crown Gasoline brand seen in one of our other photos.  Maybe someone out there remembers them?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This is one of our favorite close-ups.  Note the STOP sign on the corner.  You don't see them like that anymore!  Was it red and white? One visitor wrote in to tell us it was probably yellow!
 
 
 

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