Grande Portage Resources Ltd. (GPTRF)

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Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Announces Additional 50 Drill Holes Planned---Borehole EM Survey to be Undertaken on its Merry Widow Massive Sulphide Property

VANCOUVER, BC, May 10, 2006 -- Grande Portage Resources Ltd. (TSX-V "GPG") ("Grande Portage" or "the Company") announces that following an initial review of recently obtained data, it will be initiating another round of drill permitting for an additional 50 drill holes focusing on the Merry Widow area of historic workings, along strike and down dip. These will be designed to help the Company's objective of defining an economic copper-gold-cobalt-silver resource that is NI 43-101 compliant.

To assist in gaining a greater understanding of the skarn related massive sulphide deposition at the Merry Widow project, Grande Portage has contracted SJ Geophysics Ltd. of Delta, BC to design and implement a Borehole EM Survey on the drill holes. This will help determine future drill hole locations and locate additional massive sulphide deposition.

As well, the Company wishes to announce that its has received signed subscription agreements and funds on deposit further to the non-brokered private placement announced on May 1, 2006. This transaction is subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Alistair MacLennan, President/CEO