Grant County Health Center, optometrist, dentists, chriropractors. Flekkefest, an annual celebration of the city's affiliation with a Norwegian sister city. Other Grant County drop-off points include behind Borg Drug in Ashby, next to the county shop in Barrett, behind the fire hall in Herman, behind the elevator in Hoffman, and by city hall in Norcross.
Elbow Lake is the county seat of Grant County.
The city recently erected a new water tower, and just began the addition of a new arrival and departure building at the city airport. The city has been affiliated with Flekkefjord, its Norwegian sister city, for 25 years. A lake in town is named after Flekkefjord.