30-60 MinutesFee applies
Explore Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) Culture
Grand Portage National Monument
Learn about Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) culture past and present. Explore the art and craft of the Grand Portage community with many museum objects on display, including tools for woodworking and gathering maple sugar, a cradleboard, a drum, beaded items, and more.
This community is the homeplace and center of tribal government for the Grand Portage Band (the Band) of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe) Tribe. The Grand Portage Ojibwe have persevered for centuries, through the European incursion into North America and the division into two countries, the United States and (then British) Canada. Approximately half of the land for the national monument was donated by the Grand Portage Band. Learn about Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) culture past and present. Explore the art and craft of the Grand Portage community with many museum objects on display, including tools for woodworking and iskigamizige (maple sugaring), dikinaagan (a cradleboard), baaga'adowaan (a lacrosse stick), a drum, beaded items, and more.
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Museum ExhibitsNative American HeritageTrailsWater TrailsAnishinaabe OjibweGrand Portage BandFur TradeNorth West Company
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Duration
30-60 Minutes
Fees
Grand Portage National Monument is a fee free unit.
Fees Apply
No
Seasons
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Time of Day
Day
Accessibility
A sidewalk connects the parking area, which has two accessible parking spaces, to the Heritage Center by ramp. The two floors of exhibits in the Heritage Center are completely accessible.
Pets
No — With the exception of service animals, pets are not allowed in the Heritage Center.
Reservations
No
Location
Heritage Center at Grand Portage National Monument