Grand Rapids, Minnesota Vacations

Grand Rapids has been a favorite Minnesota vacation destination for over 100 years.  The area's renowned fishing lakes and beautiful forests provide the perfect backdrop for a family vacation, reunion, business trip, meeting & convention, or couple's getaway.  Located in NE Minnesota, just 3 hours - 180 miles north of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, Grand Rapids is close enough to be convenient, but just far enough away to provide you with a real escape.

Are you looking for a Minnesota resort or motel
in the Grand Rapids Area?

The Grand Rapids area offers a full range of choices in overnight lodging. Lodging properties range from northern Minnesota resorts, elegant, full-service Grand Rapids hotels,  to intimate bed and breakfasts and economical motels. The Grand Rapids north woods also offers a variety of campgrounds to choose from throughout the Grand Rapids area.

Outdoor adventures, scenic beauty, preserved heritage and vibrant arts community come together in the Grand Rapids area for an experience visitors will remember. Our famed hospitality, combined with quality venues, makes it easy to plan successful Minnesota Vacations, Minnesota conferencing or group tours. A full range of vacation activities can complement any event, including countless attractions, events and recreational opportunities.

Winter in Grand Rapids, especially ice fishing and snowmobiling, is for everyone. If you've never tried a Minnesota winter vacation you're missing a great vacation opportunity. Grand Rapids serves as the southern entry into to the Chippewa National Forest where you can trek into the wilderness for hiking, biking, snowmobiling, fishing and hunting.  If golf is your game, several well-maintained Minnesota golf courses provide championship play.  Celebrate the life and times of Judy Garland, born Frances Ethel Gumm, at her birthplace in Grand Rapids. Feast your eyes on Mother Nature by driving the Edge of the Wilderness National Scenic Byway from Grand Rapids north to Effie. Step into pages from the past and discover the history of the logging era at the Forest History Center.

MAY 2012

4
Cinderella: presented by American Family Theater
8
"
Taste of Itasca"

11
"Enduro" Stockcar Races

12
Walleye & Northern Pike
Fishing Opener

12
Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary, @ Reif Performing Arts Center


18-20
Martha Josey Barrel Racing Clinic
19
Annual Greenway Area-Wide
Garage Sale

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   Visit Grand Rapids  ∙ 501 S Pokegama Ave, Ste 3 ∙ Grand Rapids, Minnesota 55744 800-355-9740 ∙ 218-326-9607

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