27th Annual MMEW
June 15-17, 2026
Cloquet Forestry Center
Cloquet, Minnesota
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We are excited to partner with the University of Minnesota to bring this year’s Minnesota Minerals Education Workshop to Cloquet and the greater Duluth Area!
Registration opens soon – stay tuned!
General Workshop Information
The MMEW 2026 program will be held at the Cloquet Forestry Center from Monday, June 15 to Wednesday, June 17. Join us for three days of engaging indoor and outdoor learning, and leave with classroom-ready resources, lesson plans, and locally relevant phenomena with cross cutting concepts in science, engineering, and history!
The MMEW aligns with Minnesota Science Standards and Minnesota Social Studies Standards. Participants can earn up to 24 CEUs, with an optional two graduate credits for completing the full workshop. A one-day option is available on Tuesday June 16, for those with schedule constraints.
Several lodging options are available on site and nearby. Dietary requirements and any other particulars can be specified with registration. Participants should count on an immersive experience, with the field trips filled with outdoor learning, loading and unloading buses, walking on uneven terrain, and access to industrial sites requiring safety equipment (PPE provided.)
Schedule at-a-Glance
Gathering Space
The Cloquet Forestry Center includes meeting space, dorm-style lodging, and outdoor areas—an ideal setting to mark 27 years of hands-on learning about the geology and mineral resources of Cloquet and Duluth. Founded in 1909, the CFC is the University of Minnesota’s primary research and education forest, located three miles west of Cloquet within the Fond du Lac Reservation of Lake Superior Chippewa. Workshop check-in, lectures, and breakout sessions will take place in the main CFC building, with meals in the dining room and common area. Outdoor spaces will be used as weather permits. Plenty of free parking is available.
Field trips will take place throughout the region, including Duluth, with access to sites of geologic and natural resource interest. Motor coaches will provide transportation for all field trips, with loading and unloading starting and ending outside the main CFC building.
Graduate Credits
Two graduate credits through Hamline University are again available as an add-on to workshop registration. To earn the credits, participants must complete the full three-day workshop and submit two assignments: a reflection paragraph and a lesson plan based on an MMEW 2026 topic. Registration details will be available soon at a cost of $200 per credit.
Lodging
Cloquet Forestry Center:
Dorm-style lodging is available on site at the Forestry Center, adjacent to the meeting facility. All dorms are double occupancy rooms containing one twin bed, one bunk-bed (lower bunk only counted for use) and shared bathroom. Access to a common area kitchen is available. The MMEW rate is a total of $70/per person for the two-night stay, available as an add-on with MMEW registration. Roommate requests can be sent to MMEW Coordinator Sara Welna. If none are specified, roommate assignments will be made based on gender indicated with registration.
Jay Cooke State Park Group Camp:
The group camp at Jay Cooke State Park has been reserved for MMEW for an extended timeframe, Sunday June 14 through Thursday June 18th. Stay for the full time or a portion thereof. The group camp is a tent-only, cart-in site, with parking, vault toilet, and water spigot located a short walk from the camp site. Flush toilets/showers are available in the nearby campground. The MMEW rate is a total of $35 per person. Group camp tickets limited to 10 first come first serve as an add-on with MMEW registration.
AmericInn Cloquet (book directly via the hotel):
The AmericInn Cloquet is located 8 minutes from the Cloquet Forestry Center. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved for MMEW at the AmericInn Cloquet at a rate of $106/night for two queen beds or $96/night for a single queen bed. Call the AmericInn directly at 218-451-3993 and ask for the MMEW rate to book on your own June 15 – 17 th . The hotel includes free parking, continental breakfast, pool, and wifi.
The Inn on Lake Superior (book directly via the hotel):
The Inn on Lake Superior in Canal Park, Duluth, is 30 minutes from the Cloquet Forestry Center. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved for MMEW at a rate of $201/night for a double queen room. Book online or call The Inn on Lake Superior Directly at 218-726-1111 and ask for the MMEW rate to book on your own June 15 – 17th . The hotel includes free parking, pool, continental breakfast and a few other amenities as noted on their website. Book online
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