[3] It is located within Burt Township on the shores of Lake Superior, and the community is the eastern gateway to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore via H-58.

Grand Marais was one of five U.S. Life-Saving Service Stations established along the coast of Lake Superior between Munising and Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The station was part of the Air Defense Command, and provided general surveillance radar along the northern frontier of the United States.

Visitors to the We Hear You America web site had the opportunity to "cheer" for any community in order to win recognition and cash prizes.

[8] Grand Marais attained 1,281,724 "cheers" and won the top municipal first prize of $40,000 in the contest, as well as notoriety for its plight in a Reader's Digest article.