Beaver Bay Minnesota Map

About Beaver Bay, Minnesota

Beaver Bay is a locality in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 82. The population density is 43.5 people per km². Beaver Bay is located at 47.2577°N, 91.3004°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55601.

Beaver Bay sits where the ancient granite of the North Woods gives way to the vast, restless expanse of Lake Superior. It lies 50.2 miles northeast of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 49°T), and is situated 23.8 miles northeast of Two Harbors. The land here is a rumpled quilt of dark, coniferous forests, punctuated by the occasional clearing where sunlight spills like spilled milk onto mossy rocks and the vibrant green of ferns. Steep ravines, carved by forgotten millennia of ice and water, plunge toward the lake, their sides cloaked in a dense, whispering tangle of spruce and balsam fir. Along the shoreline, the water’s edge is a rugged mosaic of wave-smoothed stones and hardy, wind-bent pines, their roots clinging tenaciously to the thin soil. The air, even in summer, carries a bracing chill, a constant reminder of the immense, cold heart of the lake, and at dusk, the sky over Beaver Bay often bleeds into hues of bruised plum and fiery orange, a fleeting masterpiece painted across the horizon. The story of Beaver Bay is one of resilience, shaped by the Ojibwe who first knew these shores and later by hardy Scandinavian settlers drawn to the promise of the timber and iron. For generations, logging and fishing were the lifeblood of Beaver Bay, the scent of pine resin and brine mingling in the air. While the great logging boom has long since faded, a quiet fishing tradition persists, with colorful boats bobbing near the small harbor, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the water. Today, Beaver Bay thrives on a different kind of bounty, drawing travelers seeking the raw, untamed beauty of the Superior shore, the quiet hum of its economy now a blend of tourism and the enduring spirit of its people, who still recognize the wisdom in a slow, deliberate pace of life.

About This Beaver Bay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Beaver Bay, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.2577, -91.300444. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Beaver Bay and Lake County.

Detailed location data for Beaver Bay includes the ZIP code (55601), telephone area code (218), county seat of Lake County (Two Harbors), and school district assignment (Lake Superior Public School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Beaver Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.