CITY OF GRAND MARAIS
Grand Marais Park Board
Runs the Grand Marais Recreation Park: the campground, the marina, and the rates and rules for both.
Authorized under: Minnesota Statutes section 412.501
Local: City of Grand Marais Code of Ordinances (no separate parks chapter published)
Board Members
at least 2 terms · No votes recorded yet
2nd term · No votes recorded yet
at least 3 terms · No votes recorded yet
Staff Lead
Park Board staff support, not a voting seat.
Dave Tersteeg Parks Manager
18 years in position
Park Board funding
The Park Board has no budget of its own. Its activity is funded through these General Fund department lines in the city's adopted 2026 budget, fiscal year 2026, expenses. The summary document is headed "Draft December 4, 2025," and the council adopted the final levy built on it on December 22, 2025 (Resolution 2025-15), so these lines are presented as lines in the city's adopted 2026 budget.
- Rec Park$1,011,346
- Golf$264,483
- Boat Harbor$92,256
- City Parks$45,197
Source: City of Grand Marais 2026 budget summary, General Fund department lines
What it decided
Park Board rewrites the 2027 Rec Park rates: tents +3%, everything else +5%
The board set aside the Parks Manager’s flat 3% increase and rewrote it in the room: tent sites +3%; daily and weekly RV sites, seasonal sites and the marina +5%, so the biggest rigs and boats carry more of the raise. Winter storage also went up 5%, and the board created a new second-row premium category for 31 former seasonal sites, at +$10 a night.
Source: Grand Marais Park Board meeting, Oct 19, 2026 (CCNN meeting record)