Silver Bay, Minnesota

About Silver Bay

Silver Bay, MN is a small town located in northeastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 1,776.

Silver Bay holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.63 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 233 residents per square mile.

📰 Silver Bay News Today

• ANNUAL DISCLOSURE REPORT City of Silver Bay, Minnesota northshorejournal.co · Aug 5
• Opinion | Changes in Silver Bay reflect health care challenges facing all of rural Minnesota Star Tribune · Jul 12
• Silver Bay clinic closure highlights rural healthcare challenges MPR News · Jul 28
• Medical clinic closing Silver Bay, Minn. Northern News Now · Jul 21
• Silver Bay Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Silver Bay Unique

• The only place in America named Silver Bay — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Silver Bay

• Northwoods Family Grille
• Timber Coffee Company — coffee shop (café)
• Jimmy's Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• North Shore Adventure Park · Theme park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Silver Bay

• Tettegouche State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mariner Mountain Park reviews ★
• School Forest Site reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Silver Bay

• WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY
• Wm. M. Kelley Secondary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Silver Bay

🏘️ Nearby Communities