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, a sentinel against the vastness of Lake Superior, commands a rugged beauty where the ancient, sculpted bedrock meets the restless, inky depths. It lies 50.2 miles north-east of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 49°T), and is situated 3.2 miles south-west of Silver Bay. Here, the air, sharp and carrying the scent of pine needles and damp earth, washes over a landscape carved by millennia of ice and water. The shore is not a gentle invitation but a dramatic declaration, a jumble of stones worn smooth by the ceaseless churn of waves, interspersed with small, dark pockets of sand where the water laps with a hushed urgency. Towering pines and stoic firs cling to the slopes, their dark green a deep counterpoint to the bruised purples and oranges that stain the sky as evening descends, imbuing the very stones with a fleeting, spectral luminescence. The history of Beaver Bay is etched not in grand monuments but in the resilient spirit of its people, a lineage drawn from the hardy souls who first sought sustenance from these waters and forests. Once a hub of logging and fishing, its economy now whispers of a quieter, more enduring connection to the land and the great lake. The echoes of steam whistles and the creak of timber have faded, replaced by the steady hum of tourism and the quiet industry of those who call this dramatic stretch of North Shore home. The distinctive character of Beaver Bay is in its unvarnished truth, the raw power of its setting mirroring the straightforward nature of its inhabitants, a place where the immense sky feels a little closer and the whispers of the past are carried on the wind rolling in from the water.

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.