MEA weekend brings uptick in visitation to the North Shore

Minnesotans are set to arrive to the North Shore in significant numbers this weekend during the annual fall break for most of the state’s schools.

The Minnesota Educator Academy weekend, more commonly referred to as MEA weekend, means that most students in Minnesota have Thursday and Friday off from classroom education. It’s a popular time for families to visit Cook County and the North Shore. It’s also a great time to see wildlife near Lake Superior and across Superior National Forest. Among the animals many people hope to see this time of year are one or more the state’s remaining moose.

That also happens to be the theme of a family-friendly event taking place in Cook County all weekend known as Moose Madness. Get the details here.

As the commercial fishing season slowly starts to wind down on Lake Superior, WTIP Outdoor News Podcast co-host Joe Friedrichs checked in with Katie Mumm, a local photographer and the owner of Dockside Fish Market in Grand Marais, to learn more on these topics.

Joe Friedrichs October 21, 2022