Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,764 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Itasca County 6 . Mayor Jim Millis was elected in 2006 and began a four year term in January 2007. The city is also known for Camp Mishawaka; a coed summer camp for kids 7-16 years of age.

The city of Grand Rapids is named for the local rapids in the Mississippi river, which was the uppermost limit of practical steamboat travel during the late 1800s. Today, those rapids are hidden underneath the dam of the Blandin Paper Mill.