We found Grand Forks almost by accident in 2011. We were on our way to Minneapolis and had to break up the trip with a stay in Grand Forks. Almost immediately the city won us over. To us is a very friendly city with lots of shopping and great green spaces for the kids.
Here is a little information on Grand Forks:
It is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck).The city’s population is around 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461. Grand Forks, along with its twin city of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, forms the center of the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Area, which is often called Greater Grand Forks or The Grand Cities.
Located on the western banks of the Red River of the North in a flat region known as the Red River Valley, the city is prone to flooding and was struck by the devastating Red River Flood of 1997.Originally called Les Grandes Fourches by French fur traders, Grand Forks was founded in 1870 by steamboat captain Alexander Griggs and incorporated on February 22, 1881. Its location at the fork of the Red River and the Red Lake River gives the city its name.
Arts Festival in Grand Forks
