Vote for Grand Marais as America’s Coolest Small Town

I know Grand Marais is a cool town, even in the summer thanks to Lake Superior.  In all seriousness, Grand Marais, Minnesota is a semifinalist in the “America’s Coolest Small Town” contest sponsored by Budget Travel.  I’m sure you think Grand Marais pretty cool too, if so then go online and vote for it.  That would be cool if it one…

Is Grand Marais ‘America’s Coolest Small Town’?

PAM LOUWAGIE | Updated 1/22/2015

The Boundary Waters gateway city is one of 15 semifinalists in Budget Travel’s online contest for “America’s Coolest Small Town.”

Just how “cool” is Grand Marais?
Elizabeth Flores

First, Duluth-loving voters took to the Internet to catapult the Lake Superior city to the title of Outside Magazine’s “Best Town in America.”

Now fans of Grand Marais, the tiny tourist destination up the shore, are campaigning for a contest of their own.

The Boundary Waters gateway city is one of 15 semifinalists in Budget Travel magazine’s online contest for “America’s Coolest Small Town.”

The city became a semifinalist after receiving 472 nominations online. It’s competing with towns from Maine to Hawaii during online voting which closes at 11:59 p.m. on February 25. The top 10 towns will be featured online and in an upcoming issue of the magazine.

The only other Minnesota town to be a finalist was Ely, in 2010.

To vote on this year’s contest, go here.

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