
The first mill in Grand Marais was started by the Brazel brothers in 1879. They moved to Grand Marais from the Cheboygan area. A mill operated out of that location until 1909 when it was closed permanently. The township marina is now located on this land. The street on which the Gitche Gumee Museum resides is named after the Brazel brothers.

The picture below was taken in 1927 from the southeast corner kitty-corner from where the Woodland Park office is now located. Notice that Brazel Street consists of a double set of two tracks. Cars parked on the rutted road are owned by members of the Finn Lutheran Church (notice the church steeple). The land that is now Woodland Park was donated to the town by Henry Gamble, who owned the Grand Marais Lumber Company. The house on the right side of the picture was owned by my great-grandparents.

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