Minnesota Snowmobiling – October 2022

2022 Contents

Minnesota Snowmobiling is the official publication of the Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association (MnUSA). The publication is a benefit of membership in MnUSA ($25 annual membership).

MnUSA Executive Board

President Scott Wakefield

Vice President Timothy Heinen

Secretary Janet Widness

Treasurer Gordon Heitke Director at Large Greg Sorenson

Past Presidents

Greg Sorenson, Rod Seibel, Mark Kavanaugh, Gayle Quistgard, Mark Steinmueller, Keith Twombly, Terry Hutchinson, Curt Berg, Harold Brace, Bob Linn, Diane Wallenta, Jeff Mausolf, Bob King, Larry Shepherd, Bill Kullberg, LeRoy Strehlo, Tom Decker, Mary Violett, Allen Eglinton, Al Lalim, Harold Tomkins

Minnesota Snowmobiling (ISSN 1085-1054) is published seven times a year for $14 – September, October, November, Decem ber, January, February and March by MidWest Outdoors Limited, 111 Shore Drive, Burr Ridge, IL 60527. Periodicals postage paid through Brooklyn Park, MN, and additional entries.

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Scott Wakefield

Now that the official start to winter has come and gone, it’s time…to get ready for some snowmobiling! What a great Hay Days it was this year. Saturday was probably the most people I’ve ever seen at Hay Days in some 20 years I have attended. The enthusiasm of similar and like people for the coming season was evident for all to see. Beautiful weather and cooler temperatures helped with the feel of the coming season. The vendors displaying their products or services, and the sleds in the swap and on display, satisfied the visual part. The sound of the racing and the smells of two-stroke smoke, or more, enhanced even more senses, to conclude that it truly is time …for the snowmobiling season to start.

It’s time …to carry that enthusiasm into the coming season. We have a Fall Workshop coming up starting on Friday, October 21st, with registration beginning from 3pm to 7pm,

Snowmobile Safety Instructor Training promptly starting at 5pm. Food and beverages will be available from 6pm and the hospitality room will be open from 8pm to 10pm.

Saturday registration continues at 7am in the front lobby of the Holiday Inn Austin Conference Center. Morning events include the general membership with the election of officers and voting on the bylaw change that was published in Minnesota Snowmobiling last month. Then the fun starts with very educational seminars after lunch on your own. Sessions will include Grant Writing 101, Youth Group Focus, Chainsaw Safety, What is Trespassing, and more. Social hour is at 5:30 and dinner with a fundraiser for the Vets Ride at 6:30pm.

On Sunday we will have our directors meeting starting at 8am. Please reserve your spot today by completing the registration form in this publication. All events are at the Holiday Inn Austin Conference Center.

It’s time…to be thinking of how we can get more youth involved in our sport; how we can get more of the snowmobiling public to join MnUSA; how we get more out of ourselves to promote our sport. Bring a friend to your next club meeting. If we each can sign up one new member, that doubles our membership.

It’s time …to talk to that business to join MnUSA as a business sponsor. They will get great exposure to not just snowmobilers, but snowmobilers that have a multitude of other interests that may fit well with what they sell.

It’s time…we actively promote the sport on social media and in those avenues we have not yet ventured, getting our message out of family fun, safe and enjoyable recreation, on a wellestablished trail system that we have had in place for years. It was interesting at Hay Days on how many people from out of state want to come to Minnesota to ride, and where? and when? and what type of riding would fit their style of riding. We are a destination!

It’s time…if you’re a director to get out to the clubs in your regions, go to their meetings, introduce yourself, let them know about what you do as a director and how they can get involved by joining a committee, or volunteering at a MnUSA event.

It’s time …if you’re a committee chair, to start to meet with your committee and find out what we need to do to help get members to join the committee, and get your committee’s goals known and accomplished.

It’s time…we all step up and move this organization forward. We have a lot of great opportunities to grow; I hope you will join me.

The Smell of Fall is in

Tim Heinen

Ahh… that time of year. As I kid, I knew summer had ended when the county fair in Waconia had come to a close and mom would pull out the good old Sears catalog—I am talking mid-60s something—and order up some Tough Riders (those jeans would never wear out) and a new set of P.F. Flyers for the new school year. By the end of the school year the jeans were just starting to soften up, but you were set for your first day of school. After that first day, you were then given a list of what you needed for school, then we would run to Ben Franklin in town to buy everything. There was no Walmart, Target or Amazon. Small towns were more self-efficient back then, and people were always willing to help. My, how things have changed. Modern technology has brought us a long way, but in the same sense has ruined us.

I loved my childhood. I had the freedom to roam all over town and the countryside without a worry. Today, many parents don’t allow their children to play out of their sight. This brings me to snowmobiling. Why you ask? It allowed me as a child the responsibility and freedom to live a fun life for that moment. I could just forget about school, the job that I had (yes, I started working at the age 12), and just explore the country fields/woodlands without a worry.

That is when you catch that fever, that drive, that eagerness, that smell that starts it all. That is when you know the season is upon us. Oh, that particular smell; and it’s not the smoke of wildfires coming from out West. Come on, you know what I mean. It first starts with the State Fair, and then the kids are off to school, and then comes the start of snowmobile season—yeah, Hay Days! I attended this year and walked around and watched some of the races and jumps. I spoke with many people, and yes, there were many people. I felt like I was at the State Fair. You could hear the excitement in their voices as we spoke about the upcoming season.

I did stop by the Arctic Cat display as they were about to reveal the new model of snowmobile, but I couldn’t even get close. The crowds’ reaction seemed well received. And as we were leaving and walking out to our vehicle across the field, I looked out and noticed that thousands of cars are parked in an alfalfa field. I thought to myself, farmers really don’t want you to snowmobile across their frozen, snow-covered field as the sled might damage the crop, yet here we are parking in a field, and just after a rain. How ironic!

With excitement from Hay Days, I have already started getting trails ready. Out in the south metro we haven’t had much

rain at all, so our swamps/wet areas are dry. Now is the time to cut down the high weeds and cattails before the rains do come. Cleaning up the trails is important as we do not get the snowfall amounts that we had when I was a child that would cover everything. Today we need to clear out every branch, large rocks, and the junk that the lazy inconsiderate throw out (FYI, it doesn’t cost that much to properly dispose of the items you don’t want). I know that I am rambling on here, but to those who belong to clubs and volunteer their free time, and I do mean free time, you know what I am talking about with the junk you find.

It is important to join a club and keep the spirit of snowmobiling alive and trail system going. Without a club or an organization of some sort to help volunteer in, where would we be? Many clubs today help out in community services, raise and give money to charities and so much more. After all, it gives your spouse a break with the other out of the house.

With that, don’t forget the Fall Workshop at the end of October.

See you out on the trails...

Executive Board

President

Scott Wakefield -XM 12620 Co Rd 30 Waconia 55387 612-483-5638 oliver1650@icloud.com

Vice President

Timothy Heinen

20602 Keystone Ave Lakeville 55044 952-250-6642 timothy@heinenzoo.com

Secretary

Janet Widness - XM

43390 220th St Clitherall 56524 218-731-6126 jwstulk@prtel.com

Treasurer

Gordon Heitke - XM 2270 300th Ave Mora 55051 763-234-6712 gheitke@gmail.com

Director-At-Large

Greg Sorenson 66033 Big Pine Rd Finlayson 55735 218-393-0413 minnsnoman@aol.com

Committee Chairs

Booth: Dean Thompson · 763-441-8555

By-Laws: Rick Johnson-XM · 612-935-7249

Communications: Scott Wakefield-XM · 612-483-5638

Charity/Awards: Janet Widness-XM· 218-769-4243

Elections/Nominations: Greg Sorenson · 218-393-0413

Finance/Audit: Gordon Heitke-XM · 763-234-6712

Fund Raising: Mark Steinmueller-XM · 320-679-3653

Land Access:

OPEN

Legislative/DNR/Trails: Terry Hutchinson-XM · 612-581-6627

Membership: Jerry Hanson-XM · 763-536-0472

Merchandise: Ted Breeggemann· 612-919-7811

Safety: OPEN

Site Selection: Mark LaBaw-XM· 952-221-2564

Website/Social Media: Mark Kavanaugh-XM· 218-330-7380

Directors

Region 1

Gary Gorden, 10837 Aure Rd NW Puposky, 56667, 218-770-2180 ggordenparks@hotmail.com

Mike Boucher, 27528 230th St SW, Crookston 56716 218-280-3385 mjb86@yahoo.com

Dale Dahlen, 2321 Pebble Beach Rd NW East Grand Forks, 56721, 218-791-6679 dodahlen@hotmail.com

Gail Friborg, 37857 Fairground Rd Bagley, 56621, 218-694-2840 pfgf@gvtel.com

Jeff Lovold, 603 2nd Ave SE, Roseau 56751 218-280-1941

Region 2

Jack White, 11914 Main St, PO Box 514 Northome, 56661, 218-897-5764 jwhite@paulbunyan.net

Cindy Hansmann, 16871 Highway 2 Warba, 55793, 218-301-9496 cindy.hansmann@frontier.com

Troy Johnson, 5140 County Rd 4 Cromwell, 55726, 218-390-0046 tntjohnson547@hotmail.com

Jerry Kujala-XM, 4951 Spirit Lake Rd Mt. Iron, 55768, 218-735-8446 jdkujala@gmail.com

De Lyle Pankratz, 7756 Ely Lake Dr Eveleth, 55734, 218-744-1375 dwpankratz@yahoo.com

Steve Thomopolous, 3152 County Rd 2 S International Falls, 56649, 218-283-4025 greekman1122@yahoo.com

Randy Vannet, 28938 Arbo Rd Grand Rapids 55744, 218-244-6797 randy.vannet@gmail.com

Region 3

Tom Jann, 21668 Peterson Creek Dr Deerwood, 56444, 218-839-1230 lakejann@gmail.com

Allen Beumer, 10234 410th Ave Hillman, 56338, 320-355-2257 abeumer1845@gmail.com

Scott Haley, 14394 105th Ave Milaca, 56353, 612-670-6027 cody30@frontiernet.net

Jason Hendrickx-XM, 18539 93rd St SE Becker, 55308, 320-292-5926 jasonhendrickx@gmail.com

John Olmscheid, PO Box 160 Elrosa, 56325, 320-250-3271 johnolmscheid@frontier.com

Region 4

Sheri Gades-XM, 103 5th St N Danvers, 56231, 320-760-3526 gades@fedteldirect.net

Rodney Boesch, PO Box 337, Amboy 56010 507-340-2820 rod.boesch@boeschcrt.com

Jeff Kack-XM, PO Box 55 Appleton, 56208, 320-289-1069 jkack@mchsi.com

Dick Kuttner, 522 Shady Ridge Rd NW Hutchinson, 55350, 320-587-6536 richardk@hutchtel.net

Region 5

Mike Clevenger-XM, 7302 NW 97th Ave Morristown, 55052, 507-838-5713 cmclevenger3@gmail.com

Coy Borgstrom, 20 E Veterans Memorial Hwy, Kasson, 55944, 507-251-1199 coy3911@gmail.com

Bill Gehn, Red Wing, 651-388-7541 william_gehn@hotmail.com

Paul Maruska, 26276 Drexel Ave, New Prague, 56071, 952-212-2293 ptmaruska81@gmail.com

Nicole Pankratz, 1212 18th St S Virginia, 55792, 218-780-3853 pankratz.nicole@yahoo.com

Region 6

Bill Prinsen, 5011 121 St N, White Bear Lake 55110, 651-260-8508 skidoo06-@hotmail.com

Jeremy Goebel 11210 7th St S, Cottage Grove 55016 651-308-0398 goebeljeremy1985@gmail.com

Ken Zak, 20629 Kenrick Ave, Lakeville, 55044, 952-469-2246 kjnbaa@frontier.net

Region 7

Randy Laberge-XM, 5424 Lax Lake Rd Silver Bay, 55614, 218-353-7697 dandrlaberge@hotmail.com

Ryan Boe, 5146 Jean Duluth Rd Duluth 55803, 218-349-5578 ryanboe@hotmail.com

Dan Hamilton, Duluth, 651-398-2461 danielhamilton@aol.com

Rick Johnson-XM, 4353 Briarwood Ln, Hopkins, 55343, 952-935-7249 rick@teampro.net

Phillip Lockett, 218-348-9161 lockettphillip@yahoo.com

Scott Seely, Two Harbors 218-830-1028, srseely@gmail.com

Gary Vezina, Duluth 218-722-2852

Bill Ylatupa-XM, 43 Garden Dr Silver Bay, 55614, 218-220-8189 ylatupa2@gmail.com

Region 8

Ted Breeggemann, 6201 250th St W Belle Plaine, 56011, 612-919-7811 breeggemann79@gmail.com

Randy Baudler, 9259 FoxlineDr N Corcoran, 55340, 763-420-5526 rbslawn@gmail.com

Mark LaBaw-XM, 1471 Independence Ave Chaska, 55318, 952-221-2564 mlabawstillafishn@yahoo.com

Dick Theis, 20575 Co Rd 10 Hamel, 55340, 763-494-3838 dickt.barbc@gmail.com

Region 9

Charles Chadbourne, 30974 170th St Detroit Lakes, 56501, 218-847-6517 peewee@arvig.net

Donald Hansen, PO Box 94 Cyrus, 56323, 320-795-2741

Steve “Woody”Widness-XM, 43390 220th St Clitherall, 56524, 218-769-4243 jwstulk@prtel.com

Legislative News Working Together for Change

opinion column by Doug Franzen

At every MnUSA meeting, I hear people talking about the importance of protecting the rights of our children and grandchildren to experience the joy of snowmobiling. Of course, protecting trails is MnUSA’s raison d’etre (our reason and purpose for being), not only for ourselves but for future generations.

Over the years we have faced many threats to our sport. However, I can recall only one existential threat to snowmobiling. In the late ‘90s, two innocent children were killed by drunk snowmobilers. Snowmobiling was in the headlines and our detractors were out in force. The public outrage was such that unless something was done, snowmobiling’s continued existence in Minnesota was threatened. MnUSA, recognizing the threat, went to work.

MnUSA developed a three-point program to present to the DNR and the Minnesota Legislature. First, we requested and received additional funding for increased enforcement. Second, we proposed mandatory safety training for all snowmobilers, on a phased-in basis. Third, we requested general fund dollars for trail modernization so our existing trails would be safer. At the legislature, we argued that responsible organized snowmobiling promoted public safety. The legislature enthusiastically adopted our proposals which laid the foundation for our existing system.

In addition to legislative success, MnUSA was widely recognized as a proactive group which sees safety as a critical priority. That was nice.

Adventures

The most important thing that we achieved was a change in culture for snowmobilers. No longer was drinking and riding acceptable. I believe that this cultural change was by far the most important and difficult thing we accomplished. Of course, this cultural change was not universally accepted and remains a work in progress. There are still some impaired snowmobilers out there. Since our 1997 reforms, another child has needlessly died, and we continue our work to prevent such tragedies.

We emerged from this crisis stronger than ever.

Today we face another existential crisis. That crisis is the threat posed to our Grant-in-Aid system by recreationalists going off trail and trespassing on private land. I know off-trail riding can be fun but so can recreational drug use. Awful things result from the enjoyment of both types of fun. The loss of our permits/easements from our landowners will mean the end of our GIA trail system. It’s that simple!

The 2022 Minnesota Legislature adopted our proposals to increase the penalties for recreational trespass and the new law should help. What we need is widespread awareness among recreationalist about the consequences of trespass and vigorous enforcement of the law. We continue to work to achieve these goals.

What we really need is a cultural change among snowmobilers, OHV enthusiasts and ATV riders. We are working together with all the motorized recreational groups to bring about both the public awareness and change in culture. If we succeed, our grandchildren will experience the joys of safe, sober, lawabiding snowmobiling. If we fail, the thrill of winters outdoors will only be a memory and a story to tell the grandkids.

MnUSA Officer Election

The MnUSA state officer elections will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022, during the membership annual meeting at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, Austin. Nominations accepted during the summer meeting were for incumbents. Note: Tim Heinen is unable to fulfill his nomination and has removed his name from the ballot. Additional candidates may be nominated at the annual meeting.

Name: Scott J Wakefield

Position Sought: President

Club: Carver County Snowrunners – President

Residence: Waconia –Carver County, MN

Name: Open Position Sought: Vice President

Name: Janet Widness

Position Sought: Secretary Clubs: Otter Country Trail Association, Otter Trail Riders

Residence: God’s country— outside of Clitherall, MN on Stuart Lake in Region 9 … where everything is fine.

Name: Gordon Heitke

Position Sought: Treasurer

Club: East Central Riders Snowmobile Club

Residence: Mora, MN

If you are not able to attend the meeting, each member 18 years of age or older and in good standing may request an absentee ballot from the MnUSA office. A husband and wife must each request their own ballot. The request may be made by calling 763-577-0185; fax 763-577-0186; by writing to MnUSA at 7040 Lakeland Ave N #212, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428; in person; or by email to mnusaoffice@popp.net. The absentee ballots must be received by MnUSA postmarked no later than October 12, 2022. Instructions will be included in your ballot. Contact the MnUSA office for additional information.

MnUSA Fall Workshop 2022

October 21-23, 2022

by Region V HOLIDAY INN AUSTIN CONFERENCE CENTER

4TH St NW AUSTIN, MN 55912 507-433-1000

MnUSA News

Snowmobile Day – October 29, 2022

Snowmobile Day is a day to celebrate the snowmobiling community and begin preparations for the upcoming season. Snowmobile clubs and dealers are planning fun, family festival type events that may include refreshments, music, vintage display, safety classes and/or an open house that will get snowmobilers excited for the upcoming season. Planning a Snowmobile Day celebration is a perfect opportunity to bring enthusiasts together in kicking off the season and enjoying the snowmobile family lifestyle. This is a great opportunity for clubs and associations to increase membership and recruit volunteer for trail activities.

Clubs that are participating in Snowmobile Day should let MnUSA know what you have planned so your event can be promoted on MnUSA’s Facebook page and website. Also, take photos and submit your event as Club News in this publication.

MnUSA Announces its 2022 Award Programs

At Winter Rendezvous 2023, MnUSA will be recognizing snowmobilers for their contributions to our great winter sport! This year we will be presenting six awards:

• Snowmobiler / Snowmobile Family of the Year

• Unsung Hero

• Young Snowmobiler of the Year

• Dealer of the Year

• Snowmobile Club of the Year

• Groomer of the Year

Our trail system exists today because off our dedicated network of volunteers. This is a great opportunity to recognize and thank those snowmobilers that contribute so much for our sport – PROTECTING YOUR TRAILS. Deadline for nominations is November 30, 2022. Application forms can be found on MnUSA’s website – www.mnsnowmobiler.org.

Ask the Candidates

To help Minnesota snowmobilers make the best informed decisions about the various candidates, we have sought out the candidate’s opinions on our issues. The results can be seen below.

Due to space limitations, many explanatory comments have been omitted from the print version of the survey as referenced with an asterisk. However, all responses INCLUDING COMMENTS are shown as written on our website—www. mnsnowmobiler.org.

Take a moment to see if the candidates in your district have responded. If they have, call or send a note thanking them. Even if they disagree with our position, these people have taken the time to think about our issues and care enough about snowmobiling to share their thoughts. If your candidates haven’t responded, ask them why.

Most importantly, support those candidates who support snowmobiling! Note that we have bipartisan support. Help them out, put out a lawn sign and VOTE. Snowmobiling will stay strong as long as we care enough to be involved.

If you are not sure who will represent you with the redistricting, go to https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/. You will then need to click on “find your new House district” (in the blue box) and then type in your address and the website will tell you which districts you reside in. For example, if your House district is 43A, your Senate district is 43. You can then see if your candidates have responded to the survey. Let’s have a big impact on this important election.

#1 Do you agree that the sport of snowmobiling is an essential part of Minnesota’s economic health, quality of life and tourism industry?

#2 Will you oppose any effort to divert funds from the Snowmobile Dedicated Account for nonsnowmobiling purposes?

#3 Will you resist any legislative attempt to reduce the 1% unrefunded gas tax allocated to the snowmobile dedicated account?

#4 Will you support at least 60% of the user fees paid by snowmobilers be earmarked for local grantin-aid trails?

#5 Do you support a portion of the Parks and Trails Legacy Funds to go to trails that benefit snowmobiling?

#6 Will you support efforts to protect and accommodate trail crossings for newly publicly funded rail developments?

#7 Will you support further reform in statutory penalties for unlawful trespass behavior if the penalty increases prove inadequate to protect landowners?

#8 Do you support a sales tax exemption for building materials used to construct and maintain snowmobile trails?

#9 Do you have any other ides on how to achieve adequate funding for Minnesota’s snowmobile trails?

Candidate Office District #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9

Sen. Mark Johnson Senate 01 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes

Rep. John Burkel House 01A Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes *

James Sceville House 01A Yes* Yes* Yes* * Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* *

Rep. Debra (Deb) Kiel House 01B Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Andrea Zupancich Senate 03 Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes No* Yes* *

Roger J. Skraba House 03A Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes *

Rep. Rob Ecklund House 03A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Natalie Zeleznikar House 03B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Rep. Mary Murphy House 03B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Rob Kupec Senate 04 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Dan Bohmer Senate 04 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

John Hest House 04B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Sen. Paul J. Utke Senate 05 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Gregg Hendrickson House 05B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Steve Samuelson Senate 06 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* * Yes Yes *

Rick Blake House 06A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Robert Farnsworth Senate 07 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Becky Hall House 08B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Jeff Dotseth House 11A Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Rep. Nathan Nelson House 11B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Rep. Paul H. Anderson House 12A Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

MnUSA News

Candidate Office District

#6 #7 #8 #9

Rep. Tama Theis Senate 14 Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes* *

Tami Calhoun House 14A Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Bernie Perryman House 14A Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Sen. Gary Dahms Senate 15 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Sen. Andrew Robert Lang Senate 16 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes *

Rep. Dean Urdahl House 16A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Kate E. Falvey Senate 19 Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes* *

Rep. John Petersburg House 19B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Roger Kittelson House 20A Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* No* Yes* *

Steven E. Jacob House 20B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Marisa Ulmen House 22A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Marcia Stapleton House 22B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* *

Rep. Brian H. Pfarr House 22B Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Gene Dornink Senate 23 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Thomas A. Stiehm House 23B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Katrina Pulham House 24B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes *

Ken Navitsky Senate 25 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes *

Sen. Jeremy Miller Senate 26 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*

Eric M. Leitzen Senate 26 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* *

Rep. Gene Pelowski Jr. House 26A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Rep. Gregory M. Davids House 26B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes *

Ron Thiessen House 27A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Brad Brown House 27B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Erik Johnson House 28A Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Sen. Bruce Anderson Senate 29 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Chris Brazelton Senate 29 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes *

Rep. Joe McDonald House 29A Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes No* Yes *

Rep. Paul Novotny House 30B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes *

Rep. Cal K. Bahr Senate 31 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No* *

Michael Kreun Senate 32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*

Rep. Donald W. Raleigh House 32B Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Patti Anderson House 33A Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes * Yes

Scott Simmons House 34B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* * *

Sen. Jim Abeler Senate 35 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes

Rep. Zach Stephenson House 35A Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Sen. Jerry Newton House 35B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Heather Gustafson Senate 36 Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Sen. Warren Limmer Senate 37 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Mike Sharp House 39B Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes No*

Ben Schwanke House 40A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *

Shand Hudella House

Tina Folch House

Sen. Ann H. Rest Senate

Kathleen Fowke Senate

Andrew Myers House

Lorie Cousineau House

Kelly Fenton House

Ryan Wiskerchen House

Todd Kruse House

Rep. Rick Hansen House

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes *

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Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes *

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Sen. Eric Pratt Senate 54 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Pam Myhra Senate 55 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Van Holston House

Sen. Zach Duckworth Senate

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

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Welcome to Region 6

by Tim Heinen

MnUSA Region 6 consists of Anoka, Ramsey, Washington, and Dakota counties. What makes our region unique is that we are split by the Mississippi River. So, in a way, we have Region 6 North and Region 6 South. The northern half has over 220 miles of trails, and the southern half has over 250 miles. Our region provides a welcome escape for those of us trapped in urban and suburban environments who just want to leave their house for a family afternoon run or a nice dinner. We have 17 clubs that contribute to the success of our trails.

To experience the northern region, there are several park and rides, but if you park and start out in Cottage Grove at the VFW, just off Hwy. 61, you can head north on trails where you have scenery that you can’t see by car or even bike. Wind your way through and take a few of the “off” shoots and make your way over to Bayport for a view of the St. Croix River, then head back and make your way even farther north all the way up to Forest Lake. Take a break at the Old Log Cabin which is an updated version of what the name implies. They serve up tasty burgers with a charm not found in chain establishments.

Suit back up and follow the trails back south but take a detour and follow trails to the west side of 35E and enjoy a calming ride through farm fields, cattail marshes, hardwood forests, and the 5,500-acre Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Reserve while your food digests. Don’t worry, being in the “burbs,” there are plenty of stops for fuel, and other places to eat, like Sal’s Angus Grill, Blacksmith Lounge, Rusty Cow, and Trappers to mention a few, or you can stop at several shelters along the way to take a break.

Also, if you think ahead, you can backpack a trip and head north all the way up to Grand Marais if you so desire. Now that would be an adventure. Let’s also not forget that Sno Barons are part of Region 6, and they work hard every year to bring you the infamous “Hay Days” every September.

Ok, now that we covered the north, let’s cross the river and ride the southern region. To start, you can trailer down Interstate 35 and exit at CR70. There is a park and ride across the street from Holiday Inn, or you can go to the Red Fox Tavern. Of course, our trails serve all the locals in Dakota County, so most can just leave their house without trailering. Once you unload, your first run should be to head up to Ritter Farm Park, beautiful scenery with lots of wildlife, then jump on Lake Marion and make your way east towards Farmington. There you can take a pit stop at the Sno-Tigers shelter.

Once warmed up, continue east towards Hastings. Along the way take break in Coats, at the House of Coats, then continue to Hastings. From there head south as you can make a big loop and head towards Miesville. All have places to eat, like House of Coats, Dan’s Bar, and King’s Bar— a big hit in Miesville. You can work your way back to Lakeville without hitting the same trail. There are plenty of offshoots to explore, and as the same with the northern trails, the southern half connects with other trails to get you farther out. Head to Red Wing or towards Mankato, the possibilities are endless.

Region 6 meets the first Tuesday of the month August through May, at either the VFW in Forest Lake or Carbones in Cottage Grove starting at 7 pm. Please check our Facebook page for

Farmington Sno-Tigers warming shelter.

that month’s location. We get about 6 to 8 clubs that have members come to the meetings to discuss any issues or problems that they might have, and we all work on solutions.

Each club shares with everyone what events they have going on, for example: Bayport Pathfinders have “Hair of the Dog” rally on New Year’s Day. East Cottage Grove does a “Dust ‘em Off” antique/swap meet around the first weekend of January. Hastings does a vintage show and ride in February, and Stillwater does a “The Older the Better” vintage show at the beginning of Feb. All the events draw in crowds from all around the state.

During the summer months we have clubs join in on the local town events like parades. All summer, Lakeville will do a “Drive and Dine” which helps keep in touch with members.

All the clubs do a Christmas party for their members, along with a landowner appreciation event of some sort.

Then there is the safety training that a lot of our clubs do, and they train roughly 250-350 kids each season. Hats off to all that do the training, and a big thank you to all who volunteer their time in setting up trails, maintaining the trails, and yes, we must take down the trails at the end of season.

So, if you want to ride a sled but don’t feel like driving hours north, check out your own backyard. Our clubs do a good job in giving you a memorable weekend.

Promoting our sport is a year-round activity.

Above: East Cottage Grove Vintage Snowmobile show and swap meet.

Left: Hastings vintage show.

Destination Washington County Star Trail

by Justin Doering

Those of us able to hit the trail during the week or just Saturdays in winter when staying close to home do so because of our local trail systems. If not the Luce Line trails for me, in McLeod County and west of Minneapolis, there is the convenience of neighboring clubs like the Washington County Star Trail Association, in the east Metro.

Serving Stillwater, Hugo, Grant, May Township and Scandia to the north, and Withrow, Bayport, Woodbury and Cottage Grove to the south, the Washington County Star Trail Association marks, maintains, and grooms over 140 miles of snowmobile trails and has welcomed snowmobilers for over 70 years. Specialists in the network maintain and mark routes in vicinity to the St. Croix River from Cottage Grove to Forest Lake.

The city of Hugo is a favorite location for snowmobilers. Whether this is a starting point or destination, Hugo has lots to offer. The Hardwood Creek trail parallels Highway 61 and extends through Hugo to Forest Lake where you can find services including hotels, fuel, restaurants, snowmobile repair and more.

Via corridor trails, there is access to the Munger snowmobile trail system leading north to Duluth and the Iron Range or over the St. Croix River, across northern Wisconsin and leading to places like Iron, Michigan.

Get that “up north” feel through the incredible trail system in Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Have a stop at the warming house and enjoy a hot dog and marshmallows over the bonfire.

To the south you’ll find Withrow, Bayport and Woodbury.

Bayport celebrates “Hair of the Dog” each year on New Year’s Day at Sal’s Angus Grill in Withrow for its annual vintage snowmobile rally.

The following week (January 7th in 2023) the “Dust ‘em Off” annual vintage sled show, hosted by Cottage Grove, provides family fun, no matter the age.

Then in February, Stillwater-North hosts “The Older the Better” vintage sled event at Blacksmith Lounge in Hugo on Saturday, the 4th. The Blacksmith and Sal’s offer large parking areas with access to the trail systems.

“Come experience some of the best groomed trails in the state! We have almost four tractors running, seven days a week.” according to John Udstuen, President of WCSTA. “We don’t stop for nothin’!”

Because of their efforts and with the influx of revenue to the club through charitable gambling, they are going to run feeder trails up by Carbone’s Pizzeria.

Udstead recognizes snowmobiling near Stillwater is the club’s biggest contributor for fundraising. “We have a fun, exciting atmosphere around here. We bring money to the city because we are a destination sport.”

Jen McCormick, of the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce boasts “Date Night with over 30 pubs and restaurants downtown” via discoverstillwater.com. “Whether on the trails at No Neck Tony’s, Cozzies, or even finer places downtown like Matchstick Restaurant inside Hotel Crosby, there is something for everyone,” she says.

Photos submitted by Washington County Star Trail Association

International Snowmobile Hall of Fame Recognizes

The weekend of September 16-17, 2023, the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (ISHOF) inducted four individuals into its ranks in recognition for their achievements for the sport of snowmobiling.

Jason Howell of West Yellowstone, MT, was inducted as an inventor, designer and manufacturer. Jason’s family started an Arctic Cat/Yamaha dealership and the first snowmobile rental facility in the 1970s in West Yellowstone. Jason’s involvement with Arctic Cat went well beyond the dealership when he was hired in 1997 as their engineering team manager to head up the new mountain sled division. He returned to the family business in 2008 where his family played an instrumental role in keeping Yellowstone National Park open to snowmobiling. Jason has served as president of the Montana Snowmobile Association and is involved in many other snowmobile related organizations.

Ed Klim of Haslett, MI, was also inducted as an inventor, designer & manufacturer. With a strong background in economics and communications, in 1995 Ed took on a new challenge when he became President of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association. He was tasked to develop programs keying on snowmobile safety and promoting the snowmobile industry worldwide, the catalyst to set the programs in motion to shed a more positive light on the sport of snowmobiling and to improve its image. Among Ed’s programs are the Snowmobiling Fact Book, Safe Riders, Family Friendly ISMA Photo Shoots, Take a Friend Snowmobiling, and many more.

David Low of Wayland, MI, was induced as a volunteer and club organizer, adventurer and explorer. David became involved in his local snowmobile club, served on several committees, and was elected to positions on local and state levels, distinguishing him as one of the most dedicated snowmobilers the Michigan Snowmobile Association has ever known. He has participated in extensive snowmobile adventures of thousands of miles, including rides in the US and Canada and the World Tour Ride of 4000+ miles. All these adventures were done as fundraising events for Juvenile Diabetes Research, helping to raise more than $160,000 for that Foundation.

Craig Nicholson, Toronto, ON, was inducted as a publisher and journalist. Popularly known as “The Intrepid Snowmobiler,” Craig is a print, radio and TV journalist, social media influencer and communications consultant specializing in motorized recreational activities, especially snowmobiling. He is a high-mileage touring snowmobiler, serving as touring editor for Snow Goer Canada. His touring and tips articles have appeared in a variety of publications. Craig syndicated Intrepid Snowmobiler on radio and had a regular presence on Snowmobiler Television for many years. He has been an influential and passionate advocate for, and defender of snowmobiling since the 1980s.

Also recognized at the induction ceremony in Eagle River, WI, were Snowmobile Club of the Year, the Rome Sno-Bandits of Rome, WI; and Snowmobile Dealer of the Year, Track Side of Eagle River, WI.

The ISHOF is dedicated to recognizing those who have made snowmobiling what it is today. For more information, see https://www.ishof.com/

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$25 Jenny Larson Menahga

$25 Chad Nohner Lakeville

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$50 Melissa Preston Proctor

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$25 Jeff Davis Brooklyn Center

$25 Kelly Burmeister Montevideo

$25 Br yn & Jen Warner Minneapolis

$25 Anthony Wilson Calloway

Mark Forsberg Browerville

Denny Durst Kasson

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Mark Anderson Almena WI

Marsha Dziedzic Andover

Justin & Jenny Shepherd Faribault

Lorrie Hernandez London

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Megan Olson Cologne

Levi Lehrke Hallock

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BROTHERS MOTORSPORTS

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CENTRE POWERSPORTS & MARINE

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DULUTH LAWN & SPORT

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HILMERSON SPORTS CENTER

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LOSSING’S POWER SPORTS

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MIES OUTLAND

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MIES OUTLAND OF ST. CLOUD

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MILLER SELLNER POWERSPORTS

22024 STATE HWY 4 S., SLEEPY EYE, MN millersellnerpowersports.com

MINNEAPOLIS MOTOR SPORTS

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MOON MOTORSPORTS 3613 CHELSEA RD. W, MONTICELLO, MN moonmotorsports.com

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NEXTGEN POWERSPORTS CLEAR LAKE 235 US HWY 63, CLEAR LAKE, WI nextgen-powersportscl.com

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OLLIE’S SERVICE

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OLSON POWER AND EQUIPMENT

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POWER LODGE ONAMIA 33972 US HWY 169, ONAMIA, MN powerlodgeonamia.com

POWER LODGE RAMSEY

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RAY’S SPORT & CYCLE

US HWY 169, GRAND RAPIDS, MN rayssportsandcycle.com

ST. BONI MOTORSPORTS

STEINER ST., ST. BONIFACIUS, MN motorsportsmn.com

TOUSLEY MOTORSPORTS

EAST COUNTY RD. E, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN tousleymotorsports.com

TRUEMAN WELTERS

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Calendar of Events

Oct. 1 – River City Snow Riders Swap Meet,

Sherburne County Fairgrounds, Elk River, MN www.rivercitysnowriders.org

Oct. 2 – Great Southern MN Swap Meet and Vintage Sled Show, Kasson Fairgrounds, Kasson, MN https://www.facebook.com/ events/971697143499548

Oct. 11 – MnUSA Region 3 Annual Meeting, Little Falls, MN https://www.mnsnowmobiler.org

Oct. 21-23 – MnUSA Fall Workshop & Annual Membership Meeting, Austin, MN https://www.mnsnowmobiler.org mnusaoffice@popp.net

Oct. 29 – Snowmobile Day Celebration https://www.gosnowmobiling.org/ & www.mnsnowmobiler.org

Dec. 3 – Clearwater Classic

Vintage & Swap Meet, Bagley, MN Lee Peterson – 218-556-1122

Jan. 7-8 – Cor PowerSports XC

Pro National Series Ottertail 100, Ottertail, MN https://corpowersports.com

Jan. 14-15 – Cor PowerSports XC

Pro National Series Nisswa 100, Nisswa, MN https://corpowersports.com

Jan. 21 – New Market Snomads

Vintage Show, New Market, MN https://www.facebook.com/ snomadsnm

Jan. 25-29 – Northland 300 Ride for Special Olympics https://www.facebook.com/ NL300-213923582689298/

Jan. 27-29 – Midwest Ride-In Vintage Show, ERX Motor Park, Elk River, MN https://www.mwvss.com/

Jan. 28-29 – Cor PowerSports XC

Pro National Series Heartland 200, Park Rapids, MN https://corpowersports.com

Feb. 8-11 – Blackwoods Blizzard Tour for ALS https://www.neversurrenderinc.org/

Feb. 9-12 – MnUSA Winter Rendezvous, TBD https://www.mnsnowmobiler.org

Feb. 11-12 – Cor PowerSports XC

Pro National Series

Goodridge/Grygla 500, Goodridge, MN https://corpowersports.com

Mar. 4-5 – Cor PowerSports XC

Pro National Series Snodeo 100, Naytahwaush, MN https://corpowersports.com

Mar. 18-19 – Cor PowerSports XC

Pro National Series Battle at Whitecap Mtn, Upson, WI https://corpowersports.com

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Passes Away by Scott Wakefield

Unfortunately, snowmobiling lost a very dedicated member days before his 57th birthday. Kevin Lehse from South Haven, MN passed away August 9th, 2022, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Many of you maybe never met Kevin, but he was at your events and went to just about everything associated with snowmobiling, be it a grass drag or swap meet in the summer; or to a antique or vintage or current snowmobile show in the wintertime; and you may have seen him on the trail riding something really cool, or self-made; or maybe you are wearing, or will wear at some point this season, some t-shirt art he designed.

Kevin was all about snowmobiling 24-7 as he worked at Koronis Parts in Paynesville and had access to all those snowmobile parts, and all those snowmobiles, for a job; and then once he got home from work, there were more snowmobiles at home to fix, improve, or collect. And he did all of them well.

Kevin was multi-talented and had the right mental attitude not to get to upset if something wasn’t right, pretty calm, cool and collected.

And that helped Kevin when he had to deal with his first bout of cancer with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma when he was 26. He fought that with the right attitude and won. Then in 2016, Kevin was diagnosed with a rare form of adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia and was given a 25% chance of survival. Calm, cool and collected, he survived that! And with a lot of support from his snowmobile community, Chaska Sno-Hawks did a fundraiser that helped defer the costs of his continued care.

Kevin was a member of SnoHaven Drift Demons Snowmobile Club, the Antique Snowmobile Society, and the Antique Snowmobile Club of America and a committee member, along with me, of the Midwest Vintage Snowmobile Shows WaconiaRide In, now called the Midwest Ride-In, hence the artwork for the T-shirts.

So, my hats off to you, Mr. Calm, Cool and Collected. What a great ride (literally) it has been.

Kevin on his final ride to the cemetery, in style on the back of the iconic Arctic Cat Semi, how fitting. Photo courtesy of Scott Gottschalk.

Racing

Cor PowerSports Gets Ready for 2023 Season

by Emily Wicklund / Photos: Emily Pearl Photography

Cor PowerSports is eager to get another great season of cross country snowmobile racing underway in 2023. This winter will be the third season since Cor PowerSports bought out “USXC” and became the premier cross country racing series in the region. The series offers a class for everyone from the premier Pro Factory Stock 600 class to Junior 10-13 Girls, to vintage class. If you own a snowmobile, there is a class for you. The 2023 schedule consists of seven rounds all in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

In 2023, there will be a new season opener and it will be held in January rather than December as it has been in years past. The event will be held in Ottertail, Minnesota and will be a plowed ice race on January 7-8.

Round two of the season will take the series back to a fan favorite; Nisswa, Minnesota for the Nisswa 100. This race will be a terrain race with ice backup and last season was the roughest most entertaining races on the schedule. It also saw a first time Pro Stock winner last season.

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Round three will take teams to Park Rapids for the annual Heartland 200 presented by Park Rapids Lakes Area Convention and Visitor Bureau. This race will be a terrain race including parts of the Paul Bunyan Trail with an ice backup.

Round four is the iconic Goodridge-Grygla I-500 presented by Goodridge/Grygla snowmobile clubs. This race is the most prestigious race on the schedule and is at the top of all of the racers’ win bucket list.

Race five of 2023 is another new event, the Leech Lake 200 presented by Lakes Area Powersports in Walker, Minnesota. The race will challenge racers with a 100- to 120-mile terrain course that features: lake, river, fire roads, ditches, and snowmobile trails with a lake backup if snow conditions don’t allow terrain.

Round seven will take teams to Naytahwaush, Minnesota for the annual Snodeo 200 presented by the Naytahwaush Nightriders. This track is unique as it is an unplowed ice race. The course gets rough in some spots and down to the ice in others.

The season finale will be the Battle at Whitecap presented by Jay’s Power Center in Upson, Wisconsin. This event is a ski-hill-style course with a terrain backup. This will also be the venue for the year-end banquet.

In 2022, Zach Herfindahl from Eagle River, Wisconsin was the Pro Factory Stock 600 and Pro Open champion, making that his 12th combined pro championship on his Arctic Cat. Both Semi Pro class champs were from Roseau, Minnesota and won on Polaris machines. Evan Peppel won the Semi Pro Factory Stock 600 class, while Boe Bunke won the Semi Pro Improved class.

Numerous other class champions were crowned at the end of last season and will either move up the ranks or, depending on their age, stay in the same class and try to defend their title. The two Semi Pro champs must move up to the Pro ranks the following season and the two Sport champs must move up to the Semi Pro ranks. This makes for some great racing with class rookies.

Cor PowerSports and the whole crew is ready for the snow to fly and see 100+ mph action again this winter!

Club

n Rum River Sno-Riders

The Rum River Sno-Riders had their Outlaw Grass Drags and Swap Meet Friday – Saturday August 26th 27th, just west of 169 and on the outskirts of Princeton. The weather was good for a nice summer event. The racing was hot and heavy, like the air a bit, with a shout-out to Velocity Race Management, Kids Pro Ice and the Minnesota Lawn Mower Association providing the racing action. The Midwest Ride-In provided a spectacular display of Memory Lane sleds, and the vintage sleds were in abundance, with the People’s Choice going to some really nice triples provided by Valdi Stefanson. But, it’s like Perkins, food is great, but we all came for the … ‘pie’. In this case it’s the swap.

The swap was out of this world this year for finds, like this awesome barn-find orange FoxTrac sled. The owner drained the gas, put new gas in, and swears it started right up. And the 1966 Herter’s, one of about 5 known to exist, nicely kept in the trailer. Or the 1974 Herter’s Sno Falcon finding a new owner; or brand-new motorcycle engines in the crate! And don’t forget the newly restored Antique Snowmobile Club of America’s Eskimo. Gotta love the baby blue.

The MnUSA booth had good activity both days. Pictured at left is MnUSA member Jerry Nelson who stopped by the booth to renew his MnUSA membership like so many others did over the weekend.

FoxTrac vintage sled.

1966 Herter’s.

1974 Herter’s Snow Falcon.

Brand new motorcycle engine.

n Summer Fun in Region 6

Clubs in Region 6 have been busy with fun activities with their members being picnics, drive and dines, or just meeting for happy hour, and so much more. One club that likes to have fun is East Cottage Grove Scramblers. They have already started planning for their Dust ‘em Off event in January. And then to show off their hard work and fun they designed a float to show off the club at the Cottage Grove Strawberry Festival! What a great representation for the club, and guess what? They took Best of Show...congratulations!

County. Check out their Facebook page for dates on the raffle which is held at Carbones in Cottage Grove. With the price of meat now a days, winning is like finding gold bars.

East Cottage Grove

Let’s not forget about Star Trail and their monthly Meat Raffle which helps raise money to preserve, protect and promote snowmobiling and provide safe, designated, and maintained trails within Washington

Lakeville has continued with their Drive and Dine; the club picks a map sponsor restaurant each month, then about 15-20 people come to “Wine and Dine” to support the restaurant. The establishments love it.

Young’s Bay Resort

Angle Inlet, MN 218-223-8031

Bagley Motor Sports

Bagley, MN 218-694-6911

Fireside Grill

Bagley, MN 218-694-2132

Galen’s Fresh Food Market & Hardware

Hank Bagley, MN 218-694-6212

Gergracht Logging

Bagley, MN 218-694-2132

Baudette L/W Area Chamber

Baudette, MN 218-634-1985

Boreal Builders LLC Baudette, MN 218-766-9963

Cenex Co-op Services Baudette, MN 218-634-1313

Darin & Shonna Dahl Baudette, MN 218-634-1038

Howard’s Oil Co

Baudette, MN 218-634-2550

Northern Sports

Baudette, MN 218-634-1089

Sportsman’s Lodge

Baudette, MN 800-862-8602

Walleye Capital Sanitation

Baudette, MN 218-634-3151

Bemidji Sports Centre Bemidji, MN 218-751-4477

Philip & Abbey Nyhusmoen Bemidji, MN 218-209-7973

Beckers Resort & Campground

Bena, MN 218-665-2268

Hoot-N-Holler

Blackduck, MN 218-659-9225

North Country Hardware

Clearbrook, MN 218-776-3615

Lengby-Fosston Knightriders

Fosston, MN 218-280-9614

Sportsman Lodge Gonvick, MN 218-487-5295

Roseau County Coop Greenbush, MN 218-782-2117

Wahl Bros. Racing Inc. Greenbush, MN 218-782-2295

Farmers Union Oil of Grygla

Grygla, MN 218-294-6117

Shorty’s Place Gully, MN 218-268-4199

Lost River Trails Kelliher, MN 218-647-8142

Knob & Kettle Restaurant & Lounge Laporte, MN 218-699-3403

Side Track Tap Bar & Grill Leonard, MN 218-968-2304

Anchorage Inn Longville, MN 218-363-2236

Arrowhead Builders Supply Longville, MN 218-363-2124

Docksider Longville, MN 218-363-2565

Lavallee Inc Longville, MN

Longville Campground Longville, MN 218-363-2610

Longville Lakes Bottle Shop Longville, MN 218-363-3249 Longville Snowmobile Club Longville, MN

Musky House Marine & Arctic Cat Longville, MN 218-363-2044

One Stop Convenience Store Longville, MN 218-363-2252

Olson’s Outdoor Sports Mahnonmen, MN 218-935-2355

√ Lonesome Pine Rentals Naytahwaush, MN 218-935-5855

Naytahwaush Nightriders Naytahwaush, MN

Pinehurst Resort Naytahwaush, MN 218-935-5745

Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge Oak Island, MN 218-223-8411

Sunset Lodge Resort Oak Island, MN 218-223-8211

TJ’s Tavern Oaklee, MN 218-796-5153

√ C’Mon Inn Motel Park Rapids, MN 800-258-6891

Clancy’s on Island Lake Park Rapids, MN 218-732-5270

Dorset Corner Liquor Park Rapids, MN 218-732-1770

Emmaville Inn, Inc. Park Rapids, MN 218-732-8544

Optic Connections

Park Rapids, MN 612-599-0500

Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber Park Rapids, MN 218-732-4111

√ Pine Cone Lodge & Vacation Rentals Park Rapids, MN 320-491-6952

Up North Power & Sports Park Rapids, MN 218-237-5670

Wehrs AG Group Park Rapids, MN 218-867-6194

Zorbaz of Park Rapids Park Rapids, MN 218-237-1969

Visit Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN 218-686-9785

√ Country Inn - Walker Walker, MN 218-547-1400

Lakes Area Power Sports Walker, MN 218-547-1558

Carrot’s Auto Body Waubun, MN 218-473-2417

√ Cedar Crest Resort Waubun, MN 218-473-2116

Hilltop Supper Club Waubun, MN 218-473-2652

Aitkin Flyers

Aitkin, MN 218-927-2527

Barnacle’s Resort & Campground Aitkin, MN 218-678-3122

Castaways Bar, Restaurant & Camp Aitkin, MN 320-684-2380

Denny’s Lakeview Inn LLC Aitkin, MN 218-549-3580

Farm Island Repair & Marine Aitkin, MN 218-927-6395

Farm Island Store Aitkin, MN 218-927-3791

Grill of Glen Aitkin, MN 320-684-2229

Midwest Machinery Co Aitkin, MN 218-927-2140

Northern Automation

Aitkin, MN 218-670-0315

One Stop Mini Mart Aitkin, MN 320-684-2664

Paulbeck’s Country Market

Aitkin, MN 218-927-6919

Riverside Pub Aitkin, MN 218-927-3915

Security State Insurance

Aitkin, MN 866-929-3712

The Landing Aitkin, MN 218-927-9998

Tire Barn Aitkin, MN 218-927-1444

Ash River-Kabetogama

Snow Drifters

Ash River/ Kabetogama, MN 218-875-2841

Ash Trail Lodge

Ash River, MN 218-374-3131

Frontier Resort Ash River, MN 218-374-3311

Babbitt ATV & Snowmobile Club Babbitt, MN 218-393-6853

Big Falls Liquor Store

Big Falls, MN 218-276-3333

Bigfork Wilderness Bar Inc. Bigfork, MN 218-929-9307

Golf on the Edge Bigfork, MN 218-360-9191

Loon Point Resort Bigfork, MN 218-245-1470

Powell Auto Sales & Service Bigfork, MN 218-743-3795

The Shop - Gordy Kinn Bigfork, MN 218-742-3666

The Lodge at Giants Ridge Biwabik, MN 218-865-7170

Trails End Resort Buyck, MN 218-993-2257

Wolf Bay Lodge Buyck, MN 218-666-6106

Dawghouse Bar & Grill Canyon, MN 218-345-8830

Reliable Insurance Agency Cloquet, MN 218-390-1161

Mr. Furnace Cohasset, MN 218-328-6145

√ Rox Speed FX, Inc Cohasset, MN 218-326-1794

BIC Realty Cook, MN 218-666-5352

√ Lake Vermilion Resort Assn Cook, MN 800-648-5897

The Landing Cook, MN 218-666-0221

Vermilion Hotel & Country Store Cook, MN 218-666-2272

VFW Post No 1757 Cook, MN 218-666-0050

El Toro Cotton, MN 218-742-2329

Melrude Whistle Stop Cotton, MN 218-969-5632

Cromwell Sno-Gophers

Inc.

Cromwell, MN 218-390-0041

Bowstring Shores Resort

Deer River, MN 218-832-3101

Bowstring Store Deer River, MN 218-832-3123

Riley’s Cannibal Jct

Deer River, MN 218-832-3656

Neighborhood Tavern Effie, MN 218-743-3286

Christian Cavalier Ely, MN 218-820-7119

Ely Chamber Of Commerce Ely, MN 218-365-6123

Ely Igloo

Snowmobile Club Ely, MN

Fenske Tree Service Ely, MN 218-235-2435

√ Grand Ely Lodge Ely, MN 218-365-6565

Jerry Skubic Ely, MN 605-237-2565

Joe’s Marine & Repair Ely, MN 218-365-6264

Kuehl’s Logging LLC Ely, MN 218-365-5504

Lindsey Keen State Farm Insurance Ely, MN 763-923-4066

Ojala Heat & Refrigeration Ely, MN 218-235-7562

OZFAB LLC Welding Ely, MN 218-220-8949

Paddle Inn Motel Ely, MN 218-365-6036

Patrick Knudson Ely, MN 218-235-3471

R&R Transfer Ely, MN 218-365-2701

Tim & Monica Cunningham Ely, MN 218-365-5831

√ Iron Range Tourism Bureau

Eveleth, MN 800-777-8497

Margie’s Roosevelt Bar Eveleth, MN 218-744-2121

Super 8 - Eveleth Eveleth, MN 218-744-1661

The Event Center

Floodwood, MN 218-591-4333

Mainline Station Floodwood, MN 218-476-2222

Eveleth Trailhawks

Snowmobile Club Forbes, MN 218-780-5207

The Old Muni Gheen, MN

BoomTown Woodfire Grill & Brewery Gilbert, MN 218-248-8381

Camp Bluewater Grand Rapids, MN 612-284-8261

Lakeview Behavoral Health Grand Rapids, MN 218-327-2801

Ray’s Sport & Cycle Grand Rapids, MN 218-326-9355

Visit Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MN 218-326-9607

Wildwood Resort Grand Rapids, MN 218-328-5858

Arrowhead Ultra 135 International Falls, MN

Boise / PCA International Falls, MN 218-285-5312

Boyum Performance International Falls, MN 218-324-0566

CH Consulting Group International Falls, MN

Howards Cenex East International Falls, MN

Int’l Dental Arts International Falls, MN 218-283-4059

International Falls CVB International Falls, MN 218-283-9400

Island View Lodge International Falls, MN 218-286-3511

Rainy Lake Oil International Falls, MN

Rainy Lake One Stop International Falls, MN 218-286-5700

Thunderbird Lodge International Falls, MN 218-286-3151

VFW Post 2948 International Falls, MN 218-283-8777

√ Arrowhead Lodge Resort & Outfitters Kabetogama, MN 218-875-2141

Border Guide Service Kabetogama, MN 218-324-2430

Kec’s Kove Resort Kabetogama, MN 800-777-8405

The Rocky Ledge Kabetogama, MN 218-875-3481

Littlefork Municipal Liquor / City of Littlefork Littlefork, MN 218-278-6672

Mel’s Corner Service Little Fork, MN 218-278-6670

Cedar Point Resort Marcell, MN 218-832-3808

Edge of the Wilderness Lodging Assn Marcell, MN 888-754-0011

Edge of the Wilderness Realty Marcell, MN 218-832-4000

Frontier Sports Marcell, MN 218-832-3901

Lakeside Lumber & Hardware Marcell, MN 218-832-3300

North Star Lake Resort Marcell, MN 218-832-3131

Timberwolf Inn Marcell, MN 218-832-2390

202 Tavern McGregor, MN 218-770-3161

√ Bann’s Bar & Restaurant McGregor, MN 218-426-3450

40 Club Restaurant & Bar Aitkin, MN 218-927-7090

√ Lossing’s Power Sports Babbitt, MN 218-827-2635

Wilbert Café Cotton, MN 218-482-3318

5 Seasons Sports Center Inc Eveleth, MN 218-744-5871

The Junction International Falls, MN 218-283-3339

Koerter’s Fuel International Falls, MN

Big Sandy Lodge & Resort McGregor, MN 218-426-5040

Dependable Demolition McGregor, MN 218-820-0174

Fisherman’s Bay

McGregor, MN 218-426-4662

Floe International Inc McGregor, MN 218-426-3563

Grand Timber Bank

McGregor, MN 218-768-2410

Hillcrest Resort

McGregor, MN 715-505-8854

Holiday Station

McGregor, MN 218-768-4444

Jack’s Shack McGregor, MN 218-768-3848

Mark’s Bar McGregor, MN 218-426-8040

McGregor Ace Hardware McGregor, MN 218-419-2020

Meyer’s Service McGregor, MN 218-426-0026

Minnesota National Golf Club & Resort McGregor, MN 218-426-4444

Northland Parts McGregor, MN 218-768-3132

School House Cafe

The Country House McGregor, MN 218-390-6525

The Craft House on Lake Minnewawa McGregor, MN 651-338-1751

Ukura’s Big Dollar McGregor, MN 218-768-2666

Willeys Marine & Sports McGregor, MN 218-426-4350

Moose Lake

Implement & Sport Moose Lake, MN 218-485-4486

Anderson Auto Service Mountain Iron, MN 218-290-2192

Fisher’s Petroleum, Inc. Northome, MN 218-897-5249

Northland Progressive Northome, MN

Northome Municipal Liquor Northome, MN 218-897-9501

Ridge Runner’s Snowmobile Club Northome, MN 218-897-5764

√ Oveson’s Pelican Lake Resort

Orr, MN 218-757-3613

Palisade Super Sledders Palisade, MN

MJ’s Lodge & Resort Pengilly, MN 218-838-0651

√ Cantilever

Distillery & Hotel Ranier, MN 218-540-1932

Loony’s Brew Ranier, MN

√ Rainy Lake Grill

Ranier, MN 218-540-1002

Ranier Municipal Liquor Ranier, MN 218-286-3343

Swan River Redeye Swan River, MN 763-442-8012

Boondocks Bar & Grill Ray, MN 218-875-2699

Joe Kapsch

Side Lake, MN 218-235-0266

Hayslips Corner Talmoon, MN 218-832-3516

Little Turtle Lake Store Talmoon, MN 218-832-3804

City of Tamarack Tamarack, MN 218-768-0975

Jackson’s Hole of Lawler Tamarack, MN 218-768-2162

Meld Electric Tamarack, MN 320-267-8918

Tamarack Sno-Flyers Tamarack, MN

Village Pump Station Tamarack, MN 218-768-7867

√ Good Ol Days Tower, MN 218-753-6097

√ Pike Bay Lodge Tower, MN 218-753-2430

Vermilion Club Tower, MN 218-753-6277

Edwards Oil Virginia, MN 218-741-9634

Northern Pine Riders Snowmobile Club Willow River, MN 218-372-4077

Stearns County Snowmobile Assn. Albany, MN 320-250-4800

Brothers Motorsports Baxter, MN 218-829-6656

Crow Wing Cty Snowmobile Trail Assn. Baxter, MN 218-829-8922

Cub Foods Baxter, MN

Bowlus Two Rivers Club Bowlus, MN 320-584-7480

Katy & Matt Hamilton Braham, MN 218-343-5159

√ Kavanaugh’s Resort Brainerd, MN 800-562-7061

Motors-N-More Brainerd, MN 218-824-2277

St Augusta Blizzard Busters Snowmobile Club Clearwater, MN 320-558-6158

Canvasworks Sno Caps Cokato, MN 320-559-0165

Cokato Ridge Runners Cokato, MN 612-220-4793

The Cedar Chest Crosslake, MN 218-692-2657

Hillcore Plumbing Crosslake, MN 218-829-4855

The Castaway Bar & Grill Cushing, MN 218-575-2089

American Legion Post 557

Deerwood, MN 218-534-3215

Hansen Sports on Bay Lake Deerwood, MN 218-678-2051

Anderson Carpet Service

Elk River, MN 763-286-2770

Angell’s Hideaway Resort Emily, MN 612-290-3528

Diners Chicken Shack Emily, MN 218-763-3555

Emily Ace Hardware Emily, MN 218-763-2691

Emily/Outing Snowbirds SC Emily, MN 763-350-8987

Lake Country Foods Emily, MN 218-763-7700

Lake Country Properties Emily, MN 218-792-5200

Log Cabin Bar Emily, MN 218-763-2820

The Pickled Loon Saloon Emily, MN 218-763-4402

Redding’s Sports & Spirits Emily, MN 218-763-2191

√ Wigwam Motel Emily, MN 218-763-2995

Hillman Swampstompers Foley, MN 320-355-2370

Harding/Lastrup Snowdusters Hillman, MN 320-277-3515

Fishers Resort Isle, MN 320-684-2221

Nitti’s Hunters Point Isle, MN 320-676-3227 218-575-3295

2 Tall Tavern Lincoln, MN 218-575-3013

Friendly Inn of LIncoln Lincoln, MN 218-575-3295

Lincoln Area Business Assn Lincoln, MN 218-575-3066

Lincoln Lakes Snowmobile Club Lincoln, MN 218-575-2282

√ Hilmerson Sports Center

Little Falls, MN 320-632-4408

Little Falls Sno-Dogs Little Falls, MN 320-360-3542

Rich Prairie Trailbusters Club Little Falls, MN 320-630-4108

Ripley Snow Riders

Little Falls, MN 320-232-8934

Sobieski Knight Riders

Little Falls, MN 320-360-5933

West Side Recreation Little Falls, MN 320-632-6547

Merrifield Marathons

Merrifield, MN 218-821-6208

Rum River Sno-Riders Milaca, MN

PTWLUBES.COM Monticello, MN 612-501-8992

Nickerson Bar & Motel Nickerson, MN 218-496-5613

Zorbaz on Gull Nisswa, MN 218-963-4790

RE/MAX Lake Area Realty Outing, MN 612-269-3490

Village Inn Outing, MN 218-792-5186

√ Nathe’s Marine & Sport Center Paynesville, MN 320-243-4517

Pequot Brush Pilots Pequot Lakes, MN 218-568-4343

Buckman Trail Blazers Pierz, MN 320-630-1810

√ KC’s Saloon Pillager, MN 218-746-3328

Hinckley/Pine City Flames Snowmobile Club Pine City, MN 320-515-0156

Waste Partners Pine River, MN 218-824-8727

Randall Twin Trails Club Randall, MN 320-749-2235

RE/MAX Results Remer, MN 651-334-5000

Country Snow Cruisers Richmond, MN

Winter Recreation Technologies LLC Richmond, MN 812-229-3941

East Central Towing Rush City, MN 612-270-6088

√ AmericInn Sauk Centre, MN 877-352-1199

BEAM Electric Sauk Centre, MN 320-352-5641

√ Centre Powersports & Recreation

Sauk Centre, MN 320-351-7669

Country Cat Sauk Centre, MN 320-352-3534

Phil Polipnick Insurance Sauk Centre, MN 320-352-6171

Winters Recreation Sauk Centre, MN 320-351-7533

Benton County Snowmobile Club Sauk Rapids, MN

Bromy’s Storage St. Cloud, MN 320-743-2211

Antique Snowmobile Club of America Stacy, MN 651-462-4497

ATV Minnesota Stacy, MN 800-442-8826

Swanville Sno Drifters Swanville, MN 320-547-2184

Upsala Sno-Jammers Upsala, MN 320-360-4574

Trail Breakers Inc. Wadena, MN 218-6319-4766

Westside Sports Wadena, MN 218-631-1113

√ Power Madd Wyoming, MN 651-462-8465

Flying Goose Campground Fairmont, MN 507-235-3458

Holiday Inn Fairmont, MN 507-238-4771

Visit Fairmont Fairmont, MN 507-235-8585

CentraSota Vintage

Sledheads

Glencoe, MN 320-327-2559

Thunder Bar & Restaurant Good Thunder, MN 507-278-4488

C & A Pro Skis Hutchinson, MN 888-321-6789

Hutchinson Area Chamber & Tourism Hutchinson, MN 320-587-5252

Grover Farm Trucking LLC Lake Crystal, MN 507-720-8120

Country Line Ag Madelia, MN 507-381-5017

Madelia Snohawks Madelia, MN 507-642-3563

Riverside Trail Association Madelia, MN 507-642-8981

Deals & Steals

Mankato, MN 507-380-0523

Kaduce Tire Mapleton, MN 507-524-4999

Pfeffer Tree Service Mapleton MN 507-317-0595

Best Western Plus & Willmar Conference Ctr Willmar, MN 320-235-6060

Grover Farm Amboy, MN 507-380-8324

Linda’s Place Amboy, MN 507-674-9790

Snowbirds of Amboy Amboy, MN 507-340-2820

Appleton Ridge Riders Appleton, MN

Blue Earth Snow Rovers Blue Earth, MN 507-893-4679

Ruppert Oil Co Currie, MN 507-763-3778

Blizzard Snowmobile Club Fairmont, MN 507-238-2190

Action Sports Inc Marshall, MN 507-532-9649

Dick’s Sports Center Morgan, MN 507-249-3180

Darryl’s Motorsports Ormsby, MN 507-736-4131

Freedom’s Bar & Grill Redwood Falls, MN 507-637-5522

Weltsch Equipment, Inc Redwood Falls, MN 507-644-3566

Dranttel Sales & Service, Inc. St. Peter, MN 507-931-1363

D Bar Vernon Center, MN 507-549-3153

J&M Parts Supply Chatfield, MN 507-867-4200

Elba Valley Express Elba, MN 507-932-9957

Mauers Bros Tavern Elba, MN 507-932-9957

Tony’s Saloon Elba, MN 507-932-4969

Harry Brown’s Family Automotive Faribault, MN 507-332-7441

S&A Petroleum Lanesboro, MN 507-467-2121

Little Dandy Sports Bar Le Center, MN 507-357-6062

Brewsters Bar & Grill Lonsdale, MN 507-744-2370

√ Motoproz Inc. Mazeppa, MN 507-843-2855

St. Patrick’s Tavern & Restaurant New Prague, MN 952-758-2380

Coborn’s Superstore New Prague, MN 952-758-2556

Union Hill Bar & Grill New Prague, MN 952-758-4239

Susie’s Roadhouse Ostrander, MN 507-657-0000

√ Sette Sports Center Owatonna, MN 507-451-6922

M&M Lawn & Leisure Rushford, MN 507-864-7781

Grand Stay Hotel & Conference Center Spicer, MN 320-347-1450 Millers Market St. Charles, MN 507-932-3760

Pearson & Stemper Electric St. Charles, MN 507-208-1968

BJ’s Bar & Grill

Theilman, MN

507-534-3590

Brewskies Bar & Grill

Utica, MN 507-932-3485

Cedar Valley Resort & Outfitters

Whalen, MN 507-467-9000

Country Corner Bar

Brookston, MN 218-391-5661

Billy’s

Duluth, MN 218-525-3465

Bruce & Melissa Illsley

Duluth, MN 218-251-6443

Duluth Drift-Toppers

Snowmobile Club

Duluth, MN

Duluth Lawn & Sport

Duluth, MN 218-628-3718

Fish Lake Storage

Duluth, MN 218-721-4243

Saginaw Grand Lake Station

Saginaw, MN 218-345-6266

Bri-Esa’s Convenience Store

Silver Bay, MN 218-226-4694

J&H Auto Repair & Towing

Silver Bay, MN 218-226-4447

LaBerge Logging & Contracting

Silver Bay, MN 218-226-3586

Silver Sledders Trail Authority

Sonju Two Harbors

Sports Center

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-2181

Superior Hiking Trail Assn

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-2700

TH Auto Inc.

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-3089

Two Harbors Federal Credit Union

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-2266

Voyageur

Snowmobile Club

The Doublewide New Market, MN 952-461-3682

Alta Technologies Inc. Plymouth, MN 763-475-5375

Snow Goer/EPG Brand

Acceleration Plymouth, MN 763-383-4400

Charlie’s on Prior

Prior Lake, MN 952-226-5253

Doherty’s Tavern Prior Lake, MN 952-292-5886

Prior Lake

Todd Cardinal

Andover, MN 612-685-4810

Anoka Area Chamber

Anoka, MN 763-421-7130

PSB MARS

Anoka, MN 877-688-2268

√ Print Central Blaine, MN 763-780-3333

Sno Barons

Snowmobile Club Blaine, MN

Caliber, Inc. Burnsville, MN 952-540-4709

Danner Sales

Inver Grove Hts, MN 651-451-0121

√ Leo’s South Lakeville, MN 952-435-5371

√ Lighthouse

Motorsport & Marine Rosemount, MN 651-322-4420

√ Lettertech, Inc. St Paul, MN 651-292-0738

Stillwater Snowmobile Club

Stillwater, MN

Washington County Star Trail Stillwater, MN 651-430-3175

Lindeman Insurance Agency Inc. Woodbury, MN 651-739-9684

Johnson Supply Co. Duluth, MN 218-722-1717

√ Marshall Hardware Duluth, MN 218-525-3638

Pequaywan Area Trailblazers

Duluth, MN 218-591-3574

Pequaywan Inn Duluth, MN 218-848-2201

Scott & Lisa Pichette

Duluth, MN 218-590-2967

Sheet Metal Solutions Duluth, MN 218-391-6582

Crooked Lake Resort Finland, MN 218-220-0211

Finland Snowmobile Club Finland, MN 218-353-7337

Friends of Finland Finland, MN 218-353-0300

Trestle Inn Finland, MN 218-830-0523

Cook County Snowmobile Club Grand Marais, MN 218-387-9392

√ Hungry Jack LodgeGunflint Trail Grand Marais, MN 218-388-2265

√ RJ Sport & Cycle Hermantown, MN 218-729-5150

Lutsen Trailbreakers Lutsen, MN 218-663-7305

Duke’s Towing Proctor, MN 218-950-2508

Hugo’s Bar

Brimson, MN 218-848-2220

Richwood Offsale Callaway, MN 218-847-6380

Bleachers Sports Bar & Grill

Detroit Lakes, MN 218-310-4105

Boats Inc Detroit Lakes, MN

Dairy Queen of Detroit Lakes

Detroit Lakes, MN 218-847-8154

Detroit Lakes Express Inc Detroit Lakes, MN 218-847-8049

Brian Woodle Trucking Kensington, MN 320-815-3992

√ A-1 Automotive Service Moorhead, MN 218-233-6161

West Central Trailblazers Morris, MN 320-589-3445

Tender Hearts

Home Care

New York Mills, MN 218-385-3466

Silver Bay, MN 218-220-8189

Silver Trail Riders

Silver Bay, MN 218-226-4608

√ AmericInn by Wyndham Tofte

Tofte, MN 218-663-7899

American Legion Post 109

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-4141

√ AmericInn by Wyndam

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-3000

Auto Value

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-2191

Blackwoods, Inc

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-3846

Castle Haven

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-4303

Cooperative Light & Power

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-2666

√ Country Inn of Two Harbors

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-5557

Danny’s Auto

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-4524

Harbor Insurance

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-2114

Haugan Construction

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-2876

Judy’s Cafe

Two Harbors, MN 218-834-4802

Lake County Chamber of Commerce

Two Harbors, MN 800-777-7384

Two Harbors, MN 218-830-8089

Snowmobile Assoc. Prior Lake, MN 952-484-3534

Savage Sno-Pacers Savage, MN 612-567-6691

Hennen’s Auto Service Shakopee, MN 952-445-2478

Detroit Lakes Tourism Bureau Detroit Lakes, MN 218-847-9202

Okeson Offtrail Sales Detroit Lakes, MN 218-847-9304

ULTRA Snowmobile Club Detroit Lakes, MN

Warner Garage Door New York Mills, MN 218-385-2853

54K LLC

Norcross, MN 320-815-9720

Lakes at Dunvilla Pelican Rapids, MN 218-836-8000

√ Osage Schoolhouse

√ Brandin’ Iron Inn West Yellowstone, MT 800-217-4613

Texas Crossing Bar & Grill Wahpeton, ND 701-642-1991

Sledtrack Port Crane, NY 607-693-1031

Custom Manufacturing Clinton, WI 608-676-2282

Mag 7 Transport Ellsworth, WI 507-514-0385

Lake Chippewa Flowage Resort Assoc. Hayward, WI 715-945-2511

Track Inc. Monico, WI 952-888-7372

Hoss Construction Saginaw, MN 218-591-3829

Minnesota Snowmobile Education & Advancement Fund

Brooklyn Park, MN 763-577-0185

MSPN Inc.

Eden Prairie, MN 952-473-7870

Franzen Law & Policy Group Edina, MN

Kassbohrer ATVPisten Bully Jordan, MN 952-345-3330

Erickson-Larsen Inc. Maple Grove, MN 763-535-0055

Ox Yoke Inn Maple Plain, MN 763-479-2522

√ Tri-K Sports Maple Plain, MN 763-479-3719

Carver County Snowrunners Mayer, MN 952-466-2673

√ CorTrust Bank Mayer, MN 952-657-2500

APA Medical Equipment Inc Minneapolis, MN 612-722-9000

√ Minneapolis Motor Sports

Minneapolis, MN 763-634-0244

Westonka Snoblazers Mound, MN 612-309-5882

Moorhouse Motorsports New Germany, MN 507-491-6217

Obrien Development & Holding Company Shakopee, MN 612-741-3945

River Valley Trailblazers Shakopee, MN 952-403-7850

√ St Boni Motor Sports St Boni, MN 952-446-1554

Venom Products Detroit Lakes, MN 218-844-3283

Donnelly Co-Op. Donnelly, MN 320-246-3555

AgCountry Farm Credit Elbow Lake, MN 218-685-5311

Farmers Agency Elbow Lake, MN 218-685-6880

Farmers Cooperative Oil Association Elbow Lake, MN 218-685-4491

Grant County Herald Elbow Lake, MN 218-685-5326

Vacation Rental Osage, MN 612-618-5846

Ottertail Aggregatge Ottertail, MN 218-367-2581

Volt Edge Electric Ottertail, MN 218-371-6830

√ Grandstay Hotel & Suites Parkers Prairie, MN 218-338-3380

√ Grandstay Hotel & Suites Perham MN 218-346-2033

New Horizons Realty Perham, MN 218-640-0068

Cor PowerSports LLC Somerset, WI 651-387-5880

Arrowhead Groomers St. Germain, WI 715-479-4200

WestView Rental Lodge & Bunkhouse Dubois, WY 715-529-0898

Visit Laramie Laramie, WY 800-445-5303

Ollie’s Service Alexandria, MN 320-763-4455

Winning Edge Graphics Alexandria, MN 320-763-7953

Ashby Legion Post 357 Alexandria, MN 218-747-2858

Absolute Insurance Audubon, MN Pit 611 Audubon, MN 218-439-6121

Barrett Farm Supply Barrett, MN 320-391-1435

DHS Grain Ltd Barrett, MN 320-815-1043

Spud’s Small Engine Service & Repair Barrett, MN 320-528-2299

Grant County Lumber Elbow Lake, MN 218-685-5321

Haley Oil Company Elbow Lake, MN 218-685-4466

LG Seeds – Dana Bloom Elbow Lake, MN

Midwest Machinery Elbow Lake, MN 218-685-4438

Frontier Marine & Powersports Fergus Falls, MN 218-998-4386

Otter Country Trail Assn. Fergus Falls, MN 218-739-3708

AJ’s Gas & Grocery Herman, MN 320-677-2300

Runestone Telecom Assn Hoffman, MN 320-986-2013

Otter Tail Riders Perham, MN 218-385-3991

Perham & Tri-County Stockyards Perham, MN

United Community Bank Perham, MN 218-346-5700

Big Elbow Lake Lodge & Campground Waubun, MN 218-261-0949

Carlson Ag Aviation Wendell, MN 320-284-2415

Snow Thrashers of Dalton Wendell, MN 218-458-2265

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BELLE PLAINE MOTORSPORTS

908 E MAIN ST

BELLE PLAINE, MN BPMOTORSPORTS.COM

BEMIDJI SPORTS CENTRE

1826 ANNE ST NW BEMIDJI, MN BEMIDJISPORTSCENTRE.COM

BROTHERS MOTORSPORTS

7915 STATE HIGHWAY 210 BAXTER, MN

BROTHERSMOTORSPORTS.COM

CENTURY POWER SPORTS

5920 MEMORIAL AVE N STILLWATER, MN CENTURYPOWER.COM

DAVIS MOTORSPORTS OF DELANO

471 BABCOCK BLVD E DELANO, MN DAVISMOTORSPORTSDELANO.COM

DRANTTEL SALES & SERVICE INC.

41311 OLD MINNESOTA AVE

SAINT PETER, MN DRANTTELSALESANDSERVICE.COM

ECOFUN MOTORSPORTS

531 LAKE ST S

FOREST LAKE, MN ECOFUNMOTORSPORTS.COM

LARSONS’ CYCLE, INC.

205 GARFIELD ST S CAMBRIDGE, MN LARSONSCYCLE.COM

QUALITY HOME & SPORTS CENTER 1910 COUNTY ROAD 61 SANDSTONE, MN QUALITYHOMESPORTSCENTER.COM

R J SPORT & CYCLE

MILLER TRUNK HWY HERMANTOWN, MN RJSPORTANDCYCLE.COM

RAYS SPORT & CYCLE

US HIGHWAY 169 GRAND RAPIDS, MN RAYSSPORTANDCYCLE.COM

RAYS SPORT & MARINE

MARKET ST PERHAM, MN RAYSMARINE.COM

ST BONI MOTOR SPORTS

STEINER ST SAINT BONIFACIUS, MN MOTORSPORTSMN.COM

SETTE SPORTS CENTER INC.

AUSTIN RD OWATONNA, MN SETTESPORTSCENTER.COM

STEVE’S SPORTS & AUTO INC.

EAST HWY 61 GRAND MARAIS, MN STEVES-SPORTS-AND-AUTO.COM

TOUSLEY MOTORSPORTS, INC.

EAST COUNTY ROAD E WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN TOUSLEYMOTORSPORTS.COM

U MOTORS INC.

US HIGHWAY 59 DETROIT LAKES, MN UMOTORSINC.COM

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