Moose Madness Mercantile style! Gunflint Mercantile on First Avenue in Grand Marais was a popular stopping place during Moose Madness 2013. The Mercantile offered caramel apple and moose-shaped cookie decorating which was enjoyed by kids of all ages. The event will be back this year, along with all the other fun family activities.
The moose is singularly grotesque and awkward to look at. Why should it stand so high at the shoulders? Why have so long a head? Why have no tail to speak of?
Henry David Thoreau
Although the moose, Alces alces, is likely one of the most awkward looking animals in North America, it is also arguably one of the most beloved. Visitors come from far and wide to travel the forested roads of Northern Minnesota to try to spot the gangly creatures. Now is the best time to try to spot a moose, since it is rut season and they are on the move. But if you don’t spot a moose on your backwoods treks don’t despair.
The Moose Madness Festival in Cook County, Friday – Sunday, October 17 -19, celebrates the elusive behemoths with a great variety of fun family activities.
“Moose Central” is in downtown Grand Marais—in the newly renovated Cook County Tourist Information Center at 116 West Highway 61 (next to the Grand Marais Dairy Queen). That’s the place to stop to get all the information about all the moose themed activities taking place during Moose Madness 2014.
But the action doesn’t just take place there. All of Grand Marais and beyond gets a little mad about moose, offering moose art projects, Count-the-Moose- Droppings contests, moose story times, a moose word scavenger hunt, geocaching and letterboxing, book signings and the 4th Annual Moose Mosey on the Grand Marais waterfront.
A highlight for the little ones is a visit from the Lake Superior Zoomobile, sponsored by East Bay Suites at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 17. Meet the zoo’s outreach animals—chinchillas, hedgehogs, tortoises, snakes, bugs and birds.
Throughout the weekend, look for the Moose Madness mascot Murray. You never know where you’ll spot the friendly moose. New this year is Moose-A-Zumba under the tent in Harbor Park. You will see Murray there, showing off his “mooooves” with the Cook County YMCA.
Don’t miss the madness. Check out the full list of activities and schedule at www.visitcookcounty.com. Make tracks to “Moose Central” at 116 West Highway 61 (next to the Grand Marais Dairy Queen) to start your Moose Madness adventure.
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