Minnesota Snowmobiling-February 2023

New in-stock sleds arriving daily!

Now is the time to service your sled for the upcoming season.

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Bemidji Sports Centre Bemidji 218-751-4477 bemidjisportscentre.com

Cannon Power Sports Inc. Cannon Falls 507-263-4532 cannonpower.com

Chopper City Sports Fridley 763-572-2100 choppercity.com

Davis Motorsports Delano 763-972-5045 davismotorsportsdelano.com

Duluth Lawn & Sport Duluth 218-628-3718 duluthlawnandsport.com

Hansen Sports on Bay Lake Deerwood 218-678-2051 hansensonbaylake.com

Mies Outland St Cloud 320-253-7878 miesoutland.com

Mies Outland Watkins 320-764-1000 miesoutland.com

Northland Sports Center Eagle Bend 218-738-2582 northlandsportsmn.com

Northway Sports East Bethel 763-413-8988 northwaysports.com

Podein’s Power Equipment Stewartville 507-533-8841 podeinspowerequipment.com

Tri-K Sports Maple Plain 763-479-3719 triksports.com

WARNING: Professional rider on a closed course. Polaris® recommends that all snowmobile riders take a training course.

Do not attempt maneuvers beyond your capability. Always wear a helmet and other safety apparel. Never drink and ride.

February 2023 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).

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Where Would You Rather Be in 2023, Than Rendezvous!

10 Front-end Bite—It’s About Balance 14 Let’s Ride in MnUSA Region 9 Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association

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, December, 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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18 Snowmobiling Memories 26 2023 Veterans Appreciation Ride

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From the President

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From the Vice President

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Legislative News

12 MnUSA News 19 Calendar of Events 20 Racing News 22 Vintage News 24 Club News 28 Youth News 29 MnUSA Business Supporters

UPCOMING EVENTS » Feb. 9-12 – MnUSA Winter Rendezvous » Feb. 12 – MnUSA Membership and Board of Director Meetings For a complete list of calendar events see page 19.

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From the MnUSA President

Aspire

to call it, that hit Minnesota had devastating effects on our club’s trails, finances and resolve. But we shall endure and survive and work through this. It’s what we do.

Scott Wakefield When I think of all the challenges we’ve had this year as snowmobilers and clubs, I think about how to aspire to improve on what we can do to make our sport better. Aspire: a verb, to have in mind as a purpose or a goal with the chance of doing good deeds. We sure can aspire to not have any snowmobile related fatalities or accidents in a bountiful snow year. We need to aspire to do that, because as you know, it is often not the case.

We can also aspire to have all our trails 100% ready for riders on December 1 every year and after the first adequate snowfall to ride and groom. We need to aspire to do that, as we know with the great storm of “mashed potatoes,“ as I like • On-site restaurant • Airport shuttle • Swimming pool and hot tub • New construction • Meeting room

We need to thank the volunteer club members who worked tirelessly to get the trails open as best can be in some cases, and now have pretty much completed the task and are close to having 100% open trails. Mother Nature wasn’t any help, as the ground is not frozen in lots of places, including small creeks, steams, swamps and rivers. I can attest to that since I have buried my four-wheel-drive tractor twice—once in the feed lot and once in my front yard. I needed a tow from a tow truck at darn near midnight. Nobody was happy about that, including the tow truck operator, and he was getting paid.

We can aspire to have adequate snowfall throughout every corner of the state. From what I’ve heard and pictures I’ve received and seen, I think we can say we have that. So, positives are going on too.

We would love to have you participate in our State Snowmobile Convention called Rendezvous, the second weekend in February (see more information in this issue).

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First off, our hearts and prayers go out to all the families and friends who have lost loved ones so early, way too early in life. We are a safety-minded organization and will continue to educate riders to obey speed limits, drive on groomed trails, refrain from any use of alcohol and drugs while driving and aspire to be a safe and responsible snowmobiler.

We are a snowmobiling organization, it’s time to ride! Do it safely, do it often and patronize those who support us.

Educate those who need to be educated. Promote our sport as a safe and fun event—one the whole family can enjoy. We are in our element. Seize the moment to aspire!

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From the MnUSA Vice President

It’s February Already?

Tim Heinen Christmas and New Year’s have come and gone. We are 2 ½ months into our riding season. The northern half of the state has seen much snow and are scrambling to get the trails ready. This season the southern part of our great state has seen sufficient snowfall and I am hearing great riding conditions for all. So maybe this season Michigan won’t see all our dollars spent there; hopefully the money stays here. Once again, storms across this great country of ours have made a mess everywhere. (I truly don’t feel that sorry for New Yorkers—we have it worse with the cold. They cry, “Woe always us. Look how bad we have it.”) Good thing we live in Minnesota, as snow usually doesn’t cause much damage if any.

News Story: There was a news story about a local snowmobile club in Buffalo, N.Y., that helped get hospital staff to work using their groomers. I know if the call came in, I wouldn’t hesitate to help. In fact, my club did get the call to help our local police officers. They responded to a call that a snowmobile was on fire about a mile off the road on our trail system. They thought that they could just take the groomed trail with the squad cars. One made it through but the other did not, and they both couldn’t make it out. Even a fire truck tried to drive off the road in the ditch to our trail, but they got stuck immediately. They did make it out of the ditch. Our club had to drag the squads back to the road. The sled ended up burning down to a molten mess. All that remained was the engine, part of cradle and control arms. Now, before you judge the brand of sled that you hear about in the recalls, it was hard to identify, but after scraping on the engine to identify it, it wasn’t the brand you would think. There are other brands that burn. End of story.

With the sufficient snow that we have had all over the state, hopefully you are able to get out and enjoy the great outdoors.

Clubs have been busy with trail maintenance and grooming.

Around here I have been out and enjoying the conditions we have. I am also happy and amazed that people who are riding, pretty much stay on the trails. Thank you for doing that. There are still a few—mind you it is getting less—who still need some education about trail etiquette.

The Winter Rendezvous is this month and we always have a great turnout. It is one of the biggest events that MnUSA and the local regions host. At this event we invite members of our state senate and House. This is a chance to show them what snowmobiling is all about, and a time to ask for their support.

We take them out on a trail ride to see the scenery that you don’t see from a car, have lunch on the trail and continue riding. The event also showcases the awards that your Awards Committee selected from your nominations for Snowmobile Family of the Year, Club of the Year, etc.

January and February are the two months when a lot of the local clubs have big events. I did ride my sled to some of these events and I have to say, what a nice turnout of families, friends, and variety of sleds. Great job to all who host these events. These events also help gain membership for clubs.

Another way to bring in membership is with meet and greets.

With a meet and greet, you can direct riders to free food. Who would pass that up? Then promote your club. We have had great success with that. To see what events are happening, they are listed on MnUSA website under events. If you want to list your event or meet and greet, you as a club must sign into your account page and list the event.

I am going to jump off the trail here and mention that despite all the maintenance, and how meticulous I am with my sleds, I still end up with small problems. While riding to one of the events that I visited, I noticed that my electronic speedometer would jump from 5 mph to 20 mph while I was stopped. So, with the sled running, I was racking up miles just sitting there.

After some diagnostics, I determined that the speed sensor was defective. I called around for a replacement and found one at Cannon Power Sports. I drove down there and was surprised by the store. It is under new management and has completely changed how they do business. I was able to get my sled back up and out on the trails that same day. Thanks!

I am hoping to get to more meetings with different clubs as the season progresses to see what is happening in your neck of the woods. In the meantime, enjoy the ride, keep it safe, and follow the rules (Yes, there are rules), so you can ride tomorrow.

The Veteran’s Ride came and went. It was an awesome and very successful event. Over 150 vets and family members got a chance to snowmobile, thanks to the efforts of MnUSA and MSEAF. Shout out to all the manufacturers and individuals who helped in providing sleds, giving the vets a chance to experience the joys and pleasures that we enjoy. Thank you!

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MnUSA Directors Executive Board

Directors

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

Region 1 Dale Dahlen, 2321 Pebble Beach Rd NW East Grand Forks, 56721, 218-791-6679 dodahlen@hotmail.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

Mike Boucher, 27528 230th St SW, Crookston 56716 218-280-3385 mjb86@yahoo.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 Aaron Swanson, 10218 Beverly Dr NW, Bemidji, 56601; 218-689-6686 aaronleeswanson@gmail.com 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

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

Region 8 Ted Breeggemann, 6201 250th St W Belle Plaine, 56011, 612-919-7811 breeggemann79@gmail.com

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

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

Region 5 Mike Clevenger-XM, 7302 NW 97th Ave Morristown, 55052, 507-838-5713 cmclevenger3@gmail.com

Mark LaBaw-XM, 1471 Independence Ave Chaska, 55318, 952-221-2564 mlabawstillafishn@yahoo.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 Region 6 Bill Prinsen, 5011 121 St N, White Bear Lake 55110, 651-260-8508 skidoo06-@hotmail.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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gary Vezina, Duluth 218-722-2852

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Legislative News What’s New for 2023?

Christian Franzen Happy New Year! Like the New Year the New Legislative Biennium brings with it excitement, promise and sometimes a twinge of dread. As the House and Senate begin the process of moving legislation, there are always some indicators of what is to come. A good example of this is the first bills introduced or committee and leadership appointments. These first few signs show what legislators hope to accomplish this biennium.

The new DFL majority has introduced bills addressing the legalization of recreational use of marijuana, protecting abortion rights, childcare funding and federal tax conformity.

Significant, Minnesota currently enjoys a 17.6 billion dollar budget surplus and the appetite for spending is evident in both political parties. As you know, the DFL now controls both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Almost a third of legislators are new and the freshmen are already flexing their muscle. I was recently told the between retirements and electoral defeat, about 600 years of experience has left the legislature in the past few months.

Trespass bill (Part 2) — This bill will act as the sibling to the civil trespass bill (HF2819/SF3063) which was one of the few bills passed last year and took effect this past August. This year’s trespass bill will essentially do the same only applied to the criminal offense. The passage of this legislation will create consistency in the trespassing penalties: From the current $100 to $250 for the first offense, from $200 to $500 for the second, and from $500 to $1,000 for the third offense.

Sales tax exemption — Trail development and maintenance tax exemption is another session priority. As in the past this bill, with a small fiscal note, will be moved in both bodies.

Like every session, the support, opposition, language, or path to passage can change drastically. And as the session begins, I would catch an earful from Doug if I didn’t remind everyone that most of the jargon above is really “insider baseball” that does not compare to the power of individual snowmobilers and clubs from across the state communicating with their legislators. So let’s take a deep breath and get to work. Take a breath, look outside, and smile about what kind of snowmobiling is in store this season and get ready for a wild political ride!

If all that information or change feels overwhelming, please let me know that I am not the only one. But like most changes time heals and the picture becomes clearer. The more information the legislature gives us the more we can grasp how to make the “our bills” law. Even opposition can tell us a story about how we achieve success. With that said here is the overview of our main priorities this coming 2023 session: SF 33 (Jasinski) — This includes language which was in last year’s omnibus bills regarding sled transfer of ownership, registration decals and road crossings. This is seen as a technical because language was heard and included but did not cross the finish line due to larger issues which plagued 2021.

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Where Would You Rather be in 2023, than

RENDEZVOUS!

by Scott Wakefield

With an abundance of snow, and a well-established trail system, great parks and abundant trail stops, Hinckley, Minnesota is about halfway between Duluth and the Twin Cities, making it an excellent destination for a snowmobile day trip or for a weekend.

And what a weekend we have planned for you! Our destination for the weekend is Grand Casino Hinckley. If you have never been to Grand Casino, you’re in for a treat with the amenities they offer. At Grand Harmony Spa, just steps from the front desk, you can warm up those snowmobile riding muscles, or work them up in the fitness center, or jump into the indoor swimming pool with raised whirlpool area. They also offer complimentary high-speed wireless internet so you can keep up with the latest during your stay, five delicious restaurants within the casino, and shopping at Grand Gifts. There’s 24-hour security with K-9 “Jet” patrolling the property, and a secure snowmobile parking corral, so you can sleep with complete confidence that someone is watching your sled. And of course, if you so desire, a chance with lady luck—with a 300-seat bingo hall, 2,400 slots, and a large pull-tab booth area with games from 50 cents to $5.

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Hotel check-in begins at 4pm and check-out is 11am. A fee is charged if you depart later than 11am.

Riding opportunities abound! With close proximity to the St. Croix and Banning state parks and Willard Munger State Trail, you will have endless options and directions to go from our home base of Grand Casino. Thursday night will start off with a reception with a cash bar, and time to get settled in

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and acclimated to your surroundings. Friday begins with the VIP ride (separate fee) with an opportunity to ride with your local elected officials, other elected officials, DNR staff, and other guests. We will congregate at a designated location in the park for lunch. You can decide if you want to head back to the casino or continue to ride that afternoon. Friday evening enjoy a reception and dinner, and I’m sure there will be some activities planned within the group; stay tuned for details.

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On Saturday, we will start with a welcome meeting and discussion regarding the planned guided trail rides for the day.

There will be a variety of trail rides available depending on experience level—those who want to go 25 miles and those who want to go 125 miles, and so on. We look forward to full day of riding; hopefully we will get back in time for a social hour, followed by the banquet on Saturday night. A delicious meal will be prepared by Grand Casino. The evening also includes program and awards, and will finish with a “live” auction, which should be a fun time. Rumor has it, a few prized MnUSA cookbooks, once extinct, have now been found!

Sunday we will awaken to a new day and our schedule we will have a General Membership meeting take a break and finish our exciting weekend with the Board of Directors meeting. And then unfortunately we will have to load up and head home, but one can always recall the great memories, we all had by letting, “our story begin at Grand Casino Hinckley.”

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Massive wheelies, as fun as they are, serve as a good indicator of a bad trail sled setup.

by Kyle Roggenkamp

Front-end Bite—it’s about...

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Wheelies are fun – really fun. But as a rule, if a sled is too good at doing wheelies, that’s a strong indicator that the sled is capable of much better trail performance with the right setup. When a sled has too little ski pressure and too much transfer under acceleration, the sled wheelies well, but lacks the necessary front-end bite for carving tight corners.

Achieving great bite isn’t about bolting on the longest carbide possible. It’s about balancing front and rear traction, setting ski pressure, and dialing in ski toe-out. So set aside an evening in the garage and take three simple steps to ensure your sled offers you the best front-end bite it’s capable of all season long.

Maintenance: the Prerequisite It is amazing what a few thousand miles of rough trail riding can do to the front end of a sled. Before adjusting anything on the sled, inspect the front end. Fine-tuning a clapped-out suspension is a waste of time, so be sure to lift the front end off the ground and rock the front spindle fore and aft, and side to side to identify and replace any worn parts.

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Using any straight edge placed against your track, use a tape measure to set the toe-out of your skis.

Replacing worn front-end bushings like these is necessary before spending any time making adjustments.

Toe-Out Adjustment Setting proper ski toe-out is the best way to eliminate the most annoying snowmobile handling characteristic—darting!

Without enough toe-out, skis will chase every track on the trail. I prefer to set my sleds at an 1/8” of toe out per ski, but each manufacture provides a recommendation, so be sure to look to that recommendation for your machine.

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Adjusting the front limiter strap and the spring preload on the front track shock will affect ski pressure. The front limiter strap also controls how much weight is transferred under acceleration.

Ski Pressure Ski pressure is critical to getting a sled to bite in a corner. Too little and the sled will push through the corner. Too much and the rider will be exhausted before the ride is over. Dialing in ski pressure can be achieved several different ways, but it all starts with the front track shock. Think of the front of the skid as a fulcrum that the snowmobile balances upon. Increasing the spring preload of the front shock will reduce the overall ski pressure, and vice versa. Front limiter straps should also be adjusted at the same time. These straps control weight transfer: under acceleration, the limiters control how much weight is removed from the skis. Experiment with these two variables—they will help dial in the amount of ski pressure a snowmobile has in steady state conditions as well as under acceleration.

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So, while wheelies are fun, I’d argue that carving corners on trails is even more fun.

Especially with a sled that bites hard in corners, is balanced, and gives you the confidence to ride all day long without fatigue. By spending some time tuning these simple items on your snowmobile, you can bring your trail riding to another level this season!

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MnUSA News Collecting Pop Tabs for a Great Cause

Hank Lindsey Memorial $500 Scholarship

Since 2020, the River Valley Trailblazers club has challenged all MnUSA snowmobile clubs to participate in the “Great Tab Off ”—collecting tabs to give to the Ronald McDonald House Charity. Saving your tabs helps to support families with a medical crisis staying at the Ronald McDonald Houses in the Upper Midwest.

You can drop tabs off at the MnUSA Rendezvous or mail/drop them off at: 1053 Dakota St. S., Shakopee, or email Sandy for a possible pickup.

So far, 300-plus pounds of tabs have been collected. Keep saving them!

For more info on how to join the cause, contact RVTB Club: Sandy Doherty at 952-445-9130, threegamesandy@aol.com, or Steve Blake at 952-594-1848, sblake905@hotmail.com.

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The Hank Lindsey Memorial scholarship is available for students who are enrolled (or who are enrolling for the first time) in a course of small engine repairs, DNR, or GPS at a vocational school.

The family must live in Region One. The deadline to apply is April 1. The student must submit an informal letter of application to: Dale Dahlen, 2321 Pebble Beach Rd. NW, East Grand Forks, MN 56721.

Each application is evaluated as it is received. Several students can receive funds, provided they qualify. Funds have been donated by individuals and by snowmobile clubs.

Several schools offer this instruction: Northwest Technical Collage at Detroit Lakes, Central Lakes College at Brainerd, Hennepin Technical College at Eden Prairie, and South Central Technical College at Faribault. Private vocational schools are okay, if licensed by the state.

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MnUSA News Federal Recreational Trail Program Grant Application Deadline February 24 FRTP grants are available for motorized and non-motorized trail projects; maintenance/restoration of existing recreational trails; development/ rehabilitation of recreational trail linkages, including trail side and trail head facilities; environmental awareness and safety education programs relating to the use of recreational trails; and redesign/ relocation of trails to benefit/minimize the impact to the natural environment.

A 25% cash or in-kind match for eligible elements of the project proposal is required. Costs must be incurred and paid for before reimbursement. The minimum grant request is $2,500, and the maximum trail grant award is $200,000.

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LET’S R IDE IN MN USA Region 9 and if you want to say, “I rode to the North Dakota border,” keep heading west. It’s a chance to try your sled legs…it’s like the Indy 500 of trails! Take a picture!

Also at Melby you can head north on the Douglas Area Trail Association’s 368 miles of freshly groomed trails. Trail Coordinator Jeff Linn says that riding through the heavily wooded area at Lake Carlos State Park is extra special and one you don’t want to miss. Bare Knob and Spruce Hill trail loops are some of the best scenic rides in the area.

Heading north on Bare Knob trail you can connect to the Prairie Sno Drifters who groom about 34 miles. A variety of wildlife can be seen on the trail…be prepared to stop!

by MnUSA Region Director Steve “Woody” Widness Did you know that MnUSA Region 9 is larger than the combined states of Connecticut and Delaware, plus Washington, D.C.? Yes, it is! And there are over 1,950 miles of groomed trails that include two state parks and the Central Lakes Trail for all ages to enjoy a memorable ride.

Central Lakes Trail is 55 miles that includes three counties plus 10 communities. Grooming the Fergus Falls to Osakis trail are OCTA and DATA. There are no stud restrictions on this portion of trail system until it meets the Lake Wobegon in Osakis.

Region 9 is proud to say there are friendly dining establishments, fuel stops, lodging accommodations, and dealers/repair shops along the trail. The trails vary from agriculture fields, majestic woods, pine trees, swamps and lakes. Maintaining these trails are volunteers and 13 clubs who work hard to give you a safer ride and groomed trail.

Henning SnoCruisers’ 68 miles of trails cover areas south, north and east of Henning with connection to other clubs. Jim Haber notes the Henning to Bertha trail is one of the most scenic. The trail through Inman State WMA only allows snowmobiles (no other motorized vehicles). What a ride with wildlife and swamps on both sides.

Otter Country Trail Association (OCTA) trail system runs from Vining to Foxhome, Ashby to Cormorant. Besides volunteers, Dalton Snow Thrashers and Lake Runners Trail Association members help maintain the 361-mile trail. Two must-see places to ride to are Inspiration Peak (the second highest point in the state at 1,727 feet above sea level and 466 feet above the surrounding area) which is right on the trail. Make sure to ride to the top, take a photo and see the 360-degree view. The second is 17.9 miles of trails through Maplewood State Park that has woods, hills and wildlife, making for a fun ride. OCTA has many smaller loops for families to enjoy a one-day ride with food and drink stops.

West Central Trail Blazers’ wide open 251 miles of prairie trails are flat out fun to ride! Region Director Don Hanson recommends to start your ride at Cyrus, head east to Starbuck, then north to Kensington,with a historical stop at the famous Kensington Runestone (Scandinavian runic artifact stone writing, dated 1362). Guess who was here before Columbus?

The Vikings! Get on your sled and ride back to Cyrus for about a 70-mile loop.

Let’s head north to Low Plains Drifters’ trail system of 159 miles where the terrain varies. President Erv Sax suggests starting at Melby, taking the Corridor Trail #36 to Elbow Lake, 14

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Venture north on Henning Sno Cruisers’ trail to connect with the Otter Trail Riders’ (OTR) 151-mile trail system. One of Janet’s and my favorites is the Ottertail to New York Mills (home of Lund Boats) trail that takes you through a gravel pit where you might think you are on a rugged scenic North Shore trail. Make a stop at the warming shed to warm up by the bonfire. Continue the ride to Perham then Dent to Richville, and back to Ottertail to have an awesome 84-mile trip.

Southwest of ULTRA is the Midnite Riders’ 97-mile trail system. Grooming their trails is fun with winding around 12 different lakes with lots of places for riders to stop. It’s great for families to enjoy a ride with several smaller loops.

Clay County Trailblazers connects to ULTRA and Midnite Riders trails. Greg Strommen suggests for a great ride start at Hawley then east to Corridor #68, north to Hitterdal and Ulen, west to Felton, south to Glyndon and leave #68 on the trail back to Hawley—a 75-mile trip.

Want to try an overnight backpack ride? Stay at one of Grand Stay Hotel & Suites in Perham or Parkers Prairie that are right on the trail and great places to relax. Also, another stay on the trail is at the Lakes Inn at Dunville. For more details check out their websites.

Remember to keep a close eye out for little surprises along the trail—a decorated pine tree, snowman, specialty signs, old vintage church,

ULTRA (United Lakes & Trail Riders Association) maintains 166 miles that meet up with OTR and OCTA plus Midnite Riders.

ULTRA boasts that this trail is the most traveled and scen ic. In Detroit Lakes take #300 trail to Little Bemidji, cut over to #400 trail and go south to Height of Land Lake to connect back to #300 for your return ride to Detroit Lakes.

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abandoned farmhouses, plus other little gems. Make sure to take photos and post them on our Facebook page.

Any of the Region 9 clubs will be happy to help with your next snowmobile destination ride. Remember to pick up snowmobile maps for all the trails, and please support the advertisers and sponsors. Majority of the trails are on private lands, so we ask that you stay on the trail and respect the land, so we don’t lose them.

“Everything is Fine in Region 9!” See you on the trails!

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by Emily Heinen The snowmobile community continued to be a part of my life as I got older.

Snowmobiling is a winter activity, but the club worked year-round. Every July our city hosted their annual summer festival, and our snowmobile club would gather to have a potluck and watch the vintage car show creep by. Some of the guys would spend a week working to decorate the trail groomer for the parade, and my family would join the club in marching alongside the groomer down main street, watching the kids point and smile as we waded through the hot summer sun.

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The racing was phenomenal all weekend and our pro riders put on a great show to end the weekend in our Pro Factory race. Over the 100-mile race there were multiple lead changes, and at the checkered flag there was less than 5 seconds separating the top 3.

Yes, the pros put on a great show, but the heart of our race series is families. We have many racers who have multiple family members that race, parents spinning wrenches for their kids, or family members there supporting their loved ones.

Our foundation since the first day we rebranded our personal racing to be called Cor PowerSports in 2010 has been “Faith, Family, Fun.” Fast forwarded to today and we have come from a family race team to a family run race series. This is our third season operating as the pro national cross country snowmobile race series.

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by Todd Myers As we enter our twelfth season of Cor PowerSports Race Series, there are a lot of things to be excited about—new venues, new sponsors, new racers, and a new command center trailer.

Over the past year we have been working on putting together the equipment and personnel to help improve the show at our events, provide more live media content from our events for the fans, and bring more exposure for our series sponsors.

It is currently Monday after our season opener in Ottertail, MN which is a new venue for the series, and with the recent snowfall, the community rallied volunteers to come out and plow pit parking and the 9.9-mile course. We had numerous business owners stop and ask if we need anything and that if anything came up to call and they would open their store if it was needed.

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Reflecting back on this past weekend, the show was probably one of the best we have done. Social media posts and videos reached over 82,000 people and post engagements with over 31,000 people. On the track we had record numbers in some classes. For example, our Pro Women’s class had 7 ladies tearing up the course, and that was the largest turnout in almost two decades for cross country racing.

Off the track many of our racers are club members, and without club members none of us would have trails to go out and ride.

Cor PowerSports is extremely happy to partner with MnUSA to bring more exposure for the snowmobile clubs. Many of these clubs, like the Otter Trail Riders, are involved with helping at our events.

This season’s schedule includes: the Nisswa 100 (Jan 14/15) which the Gull Lake Drifters help out; Heartland 200 (Jan 28/29) which Forest Riders & Nevis Trailblazers assist; Goodridge / Grygla I500 (Feb 11/12) which the Goodridge Trailblazers & Fourtown-Grygla clubs do a ton of work for; and Snodeo 200 (Mar 4/5) with the Naytahwaush Nightriders. We close out our race season with a ski hill late March.

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by Scott Wakefield Isn’t it surprising how robust the old snowmobile hobby has become in Minnesota? Many of us grew up either riding or wishing for a snowmobile. Those memories are seared into our cortex and translate into a continued interest in finding, fixing, riding and displaying this old iron.

Thankfully, there are plenty of examples out there. We’ve all heard the stories of “barn finds.” Pretty addictive stuff—and the end result is that you can attend a show or ride with pride. Better yet, involve the kids or grandkids and get them away from their small screens and out into Minnesota’s cold, crisp winter environment.

New hobbyists are in their forties, and they are focusing on the 1980s and 1990s machines. Think Arctic Cat Jag or El Tigre. Think Polaris Centurion and Indy. What about Ski-doo Formula or Citation? Or Yamaha Phazer, SRV or Exciter?

In truth, this hobby is evolving. At shows you find divisions into Antique, Vintage and Classic age classes.

The Classic class runs from model year 1986 through year 2000. This is where the growth spurt is now happening.

The hobby is experiencing a time progression into newer collectibles. To embrace and welcome this new audience, next January’s Midwest Ride-In show in Elk River will feature “Back to the ‘80s” snowmobiles. So, why not join in the fun? See you there!

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Kenyon Snowdrifters With adequate snow blanketing the entire state of Minnesota, Victor Wolf, President of the Kenyon Snowdrifters snowmobile club in Goodhue County, sent a photo of the snow conditions in his area.

The Kenyon Snowdrifters snowmobile club started in 1971 with 20 to 25 local snowmobile enthusiasts, and incorporated in 1986, after creating a trail system in the mid-‘80s.

Membership comes from Kenyon and Wanamingo and the surrounding areas. The club maintains close to 60 miles of trails from Kenyon, to Wanamingo, to Dennison and back to Kenyon. Additional trails head towards West Concord and connect with the Dodge Center, Zumbrota, and Cannon Falls snowmobile clubs.

The Kenyon Snowdrifters meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm at the Kenyon VFW on Main Street in Kenyon.

Its members are proud of the trails they maintain, and want to let you know, it’s “snowmobiling at its best.”

SW Ridgerunners SW Ridgerunners Snowmobile Club needed a better way to groom and pack the trail base on their 168 miles of trails in Lyon County. Groomer operators tried grooming with just a roller, but noticed it was not laying down a good trail, as it was leaving groomer tracks exposed in the snow. In addition, during the beginning of the snowmobile season, along with heavy snows, the groomer drags were difficult to use.

The trails are great in the Faribault area.

Built out of necessity, Doug Anderson, the Trail Coordinator for SW Ridgerunners, came up with the idea of a box blade and roller combination with transport wheels. The 8-footwide Marshall Rollr Blade is manufactured at Marshall Machine Shop, Inc., in Marshall, MN and is for sale, according to Doug, owner of Marshall Machine Shop, Inc. These units are built heavy, to pack the snow base and roll through deep snow. The front box blade can carry snow along to fill in spots and hydraulically lifts to dump the snow, when needed. The large 36” diameter roller lays the trail down and makes the unit pull easier, and the six “pizza cutters” on the drum prevent sliding on side hills.

The transport wheels are only used when not on the trail.

The Ridgerunners are grooming with two Tucker Snow Cats, two Marshall Rollr Blades, and two drags. Doug says, “With the Marshall Rollr Blade, we are able to start grooming with less snow and use less fuel while running faster ground speeds.”

The Marshall Rollr Blade is a new design to aid in the snowmobile trail grooming industry. For more information call 507-532-3613. To see the Marshall Rollr Blade in action: https://youtu.be/ hSK5ezssPeY

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Minnesota Snowmobiling

Club News

Sno-Serpents by Tom Jann

Tri-County Trailblazers

The Sno-Serpents Snowmobile Club hosted a Snowmobile Safety Hands-On Training Class December 10 in Deerwood, MN.

by Faith Lange, Secretary The Tri-County Trailblazers Snowtacular Celebration with take place on Saturday, February 18, at Five Wynds Event Centre in Spring Valley, MN.

There were 39 students in attendance ages 11-15. To participate, students obtain and study the safety information on the interactive online course at their own pace in the comfort of their own home under the guidance of a parent or guardian. Once they complete the online course, they register for the Snowmobile Safety Class.

The one-day class includes classroom review of priority safety information and a performance driving course.

There will be food and beverages for purchase starting at noon. Events include: timed snow-cross, snowmobile barrel races and vintage snowmobile show and ride.

The class was led by approximately seven trained volunteer instructors and club members, and a local conservation officer from the MNDNR. Once the students successfully completed the class and reach age 12, they obtain their Snowmobile Safety Certificate, which is required by law for residents born after December 31, 1976.

Door prizes given out at 5 p.m., and music performed by Trouble Shooter from 7-11 p.m.

Come drink, dance, eat and celebrate winter!

For information email: tri-countytrailblazers@ hotmail.com

Get out and enjoy Minnesota’s vast trail network! There are over 22,000 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, with over 21,000 miles maintained by local snowmobile clubs.

Otter Trail Riders

by Janet Widness

The Otter Trail Riders Snowmobile Club maintains over 150 miles of trails in Otter Tail County Minnesota.

We provide snowmobile safety training and are always looking for new members to join. Follow the club on our Facebook page.

The Ottertail 100 on Otter Tail Lake—the first time it was held in the area.

Recently we had the opportunity to volunteer to help Cor PowerSports put on the Ottertail 100 Snowmobile Race on Otter Tail Lake. The Otter Trail Riders helped with parking and gate admission, as well as providing spotters throughout the 9.9mile racetrack and direct traffic.

Here you see some of our dedicated club members posing in front of the club banner the day of the race and various photos of the two days of racing. Thanks to Otter Trail Club members for the great job of helping to put on this great racing event.

February 2023

The Otter Trail Riders Snowmobile Club members volunteered to sell admission, directed vehicle parking, and provided spotters along the 9.9-mile track

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2023 Veterans Appreciation Ride

by Terry Hutchinson, MSEAF President MSEAF and MnUSA held their 15th annual ride on January 14, 2023 in Bemidji, Minnesota. This was one of our largest rides ever with 149 veterans and guests participating in the ride with 35 guides and sweeps from the local area snowmobile clubs providing us ten guided groups of riders enjoying the perfectly groomed trails. Our rides varied in length from 70 to 125 miles with many stopping at the Headwaters of the Mississippi River. Everyone returned safe and sound with a few minor breakdowns and smiles everywhere.

Thanks to all of our guides for providing the great enjoyable rides.

This event was held at South Shore Convention Center and their staff hosted a wonderful event and provided anything and everything we needed at a moment’s notice.

They have hosted other MNUSA events and will welcome us back in the future for any events we wish to have at their facility.

Our Friday night reception was well attended and everyone enjoyed the pizza buffet and the hospitality that was provided along with meeting others and exchanging stories.

Registration, signing up for ride groups, and signing up for one of the 27 snowmobiles provided if they didn’t have their own also was completed Friday evening. A huge thank you needs to be given to Jeff & Janine Lovold, Polaris, Arctic Cat, and the 10 veterans and volunteers who provided their extra sleds for others to enjoy.

Our lunch stop was at the Becida Bar where Pam and her staff provided a great taco bar lunch and hospitality. Everyone

enjoyed the space and the time to take a break after their morning ride. Having approximately 185 snowmobiles show up for lunch is a task that they handled very well and sent us on our way for our afternoon rides.

The Saturday night banquet was again a huge success with great food and an open microphone being passed around for any veteran to share their years of service and stories with the group. Their time and locations of their service and some of the things they experienced were shared and many brought laughter to the room. We also discussed the importance of seeking help when it’s needed and how to get it. We have had veterans tell us after attending one of our past events that they choose to seek help instead of taking their life. Our event will continue to be about our support of our veterans and thanking them for their service.

Our event would not have been possible without the more than 130 donors who funded and supported the ride as this event is 100% funded by donations. Without Gary Gorden and Rod Seibel leading the way and the volunteers from the North Country Snowmobile Club, Clearwater Trail Blazers, and the Warren Sno-Cat Riders this event would not have been possible.

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Minnesota Snowmobiling

Minnesota Snowmobile Education and Advancement Fund & Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association

Thank the following for their donation to the 2023 and future Veterans Appreciation Rides EVENT SPONSORS Arctic Cat Polaris Industries Hampton Inn North Country Snowmobile Club Clearwater Trail Blazers Warren Sno-Cat Riders VETERAN PLATINUM SPONSORS (Sponsor of 8 or more Veterans) North Country Snowmobile Club American Legion Post 2, Shakopee Foxtailers Snowmobile Club Flags and Honor of Minnesota VFW Post 1791 VFW Post 4046 Shakopee VETERAN GOLD SPONSORS (Sponsor of 4 or more Veterans) VFW Post 1803 Sno-Ghosts Snowmobile Club Charles Theis International Voyageurs Snowmobile Club American Legion Post 333 Fraternal Order of Eagles, Shakopee Aerie No 4120 Marshall County Driftskippers Northern Pine Riders Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club Shakopee Lions Whitewater Trail Blazers Washington County Star Trail Assn.

Jerry Weiland Waterford Warriors Snowmobile Club

VETERAN SILVER SPONSORS (Sponsor of 2-3 Veterans) Appleton Ridge Runners Copeland Buhl and Company MnUSA Region 5 American Legion 0142 Kraft-Ostrom Bob & Judy King Country Climbers Snowmobile Club Faribo Sno-Go Club, Inc. Forest Lake VFW Post 4210 Four Seasons Recreational Assn Lonsdale Sno-Wizards Low Plains Drifter Snowmobile Club MnUSA Region 6 Nevis Trailblazers New Prague Snowdrifters Northwest Trails Development Assn Terrance Peterson ULTRA Snowmobile Club Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4452 West Central Trailblazers Carver County Snowrunners Country Snow Cruisers Inc Dalton Snowthrashers Douglas Area Trail Assn Harry Brown’s Family Automotive Larry & Judy Shepherd Lincoln Lakes Area Snowmobile Club MnUSA Region 1 MnUSA Region 8 Inc. Prior Lake Snowmobile Assn Red River Snowmobile Club Rice Creek Trails River Valley Trail Blazers Savanna Drifters Inc. Savage Sno-Pacers Sno-Trackers, Inc.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul F. Donart Post 2853 Wells Creek Riders Christian Franzen

Dakota Trails MnUSA Region 4 Moonshiners Snowmobile Club O’Briens Public House Palmer Powder Hounds Snowmobile Club Pequaywan Area Trail Blazers Red Wing Riverview Riders, Inc. Rodney Gerbracht/Fireside Grill Sakatah Trail Sno-Cruisers Scott Wakefield Snowbirds of Amboy South Tonka Sno-Mobilers Terry & Debbie Hutchinson TRF Sno-Drifters Twin River Riders Snowmobile Club Westonka Snoblazers

VETERAN BRONZE SPONSORS (Sponsor of 1 Veteran) VFW Post 1791 Auxiliary North Branch Sno-Drifters Eden Prairie Snowdrifters Inc. Driftbusters Earl Klersy Jordaness Lions LeSueur County Snowmobile Trails Assn Michael & Elisabeth Williams Otter Trail Riders Snowmobile Club Silver Sledders Trail Authority Sno Barons Snowmobile Club Trail Breakers Inc Warren Sno-Cat Club Big Lake Sno Cruisers Blizzard Snowmobile Club, Inc. Brainerd Snodeos Inc. Bretbecca Inc dba Pullman Club Cliff & Coulee Climbers David G Lee Dick & Lynne Schleicher Doug Franzen Douglas Swanson Drift Toppers Snowmobile Club Elrosa Baseball Club, Inc. Gerbracht Logging Inc Good Time Riders Greenway Snowmobile Club Hindenburg Riders Inc Inver Grove Heights Snowmobile Club LaCannes Marine Inc

CONTRIBUTORS Jerry Kujala Mike & Cheryl Clevenger Gene Ovsak James & Gloria Brandt Jerry Illies/Listroms Disposal Lake of the Woods Drifters Paul & Suzanne Munsterteiger James & Belinda Folz Nathan Krick Greg & Nancy Gellert Justin Krick Richard & Judy Johnson Jerry & Nancy Hanson Chopper City Randy Laberge Karen Zigler 10 volunteers that provided personal sleds

Feb 9-12 Grand Casino Hinckley, MN

Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association

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RENDEZVOUS 2023!

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Sponsors at the Winter Weather Advisory level or above will get a 8-foot table and 2 chairs in front of the Main Ballroom.

Youth News by Janet Widness

For years, youth involvement has been front and center for MnUSA. Additionally, we connect with youth through racing.

Racing is a great way to introduce youth to snowmobiling because it satisfies that competitive sports need that so many youths have. During the winter months, snowmobile racing gives youths an alternative to other sports like basketball, wrestling and hockey. Although it can be expensive and isn’t part of a school activity, it bonds families together, keeps parents involved in their children’s lives, and teaches certain skills that children wouldn’t necessarily learn through traditional school-sponsored sports programs.

snowmobiling as an important part of an adult’s life lessons and skills.

Many youth racers grow into adult racing or get involved in manufacturers’ race programs or become mechanics and ambassadors for snowmobiling later in life, and advocate for

Congratulations to all the youth involved in snowmobile racing throughout the State of Minnesota and keep on racing for the checkered flag!

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Did I mention competitiveness? Oh yes, these youth can ride, and are very competitive. Or is it the adults living vicariously through their children? Well, whatever it is, it’s a whole lotta fun. Some of the youth involved in the attached photos include: siblings Kynsie, age 10 (#12) and Bryden Diesen, age 11 (# 224) of Wannaska, MN; Taylor Cloose, age 13 (#110) of Pinewood, and Rielly Clark, age 12 (#68) of Warren, MN.

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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 Sand Castle Lake Homes Dorset, MN 320-232-8297

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 Kent Concrete LLC Waubun, MN 218-204-1670

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

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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 √ Lossing’s Power Sports Babbitt, MN 218-827-2635 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 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 Wilbert Café Cotton, MN 218-482-3318 Mag 7 Transport Crane Lake, MN 507-514-0385 Cromwell Sno-Gophers Inc. Cromwell, MN 218-390-0041 Eagle Lake Plumbing Cromwell, MN 218-821-0267 Bowstring Shores Resort Deer River, MN 218-832-3101

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Bowstring Store Deer River, MN 218-832-3123 Riley’s Cannibal Jct Deer River, MN 218-832-3656 Effie Country Store Effie, MN 218-743-3616 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 Roger Skraba Guide Service Ely, MN 218-235-1609 Tim & Monica Cunningham Ely, MN 218-365-5831 5 Seasons Sports Center Inc Eveleth, MN 218-744-5871 √ 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 Timber’s Edge Bar & Grill Eveleth, MN 218-744-2627 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 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 The Junction International Falls, MN 218-283-3339 Koerter’s Fuel International Falls, MN 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 Fat Tire’s Main Dry Keewatin, MN 218-778-6344 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 Big Sandy Lodge & Resort McGregor, MN 218-426-5040 Dependable Demolition McGregor, MN 218-820-0174 Fisherman’s Bay McGregor, MN 218-426-4662

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MnUSA Business Supporters 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

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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 218-875-2700 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

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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 Anchor North Cushing, MN 218-575-2089 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 Frank’s Resort Emily, MN 218-763-2246 Lake Country Foods Emily, MN 218-763-7700 Lake Country Properties Emily, MN 218-792-5200

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Log Cabin Bar Emily, MN 218-763-2820 Moritz Excavating Emily, MN 218-763-7000 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 Nickerson Bar & Motel Nickerson, MN 218-496-5613

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

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ATV Minnesota Stacy, MN 800-442-8826 Swanville Sno Drifters Swanville, MN 320-547-2184 Upsala Sno-Jammers Upsala, MN 320-360-4574 Ross Seelhammer Plumbing Wadena, MN 218-371-1623 Trail Breakers Inc. Wadena, MN 218-6319-4766 Westside Sports Wadena, MN 218-631-1113 √ Power Madd Wyoming, MN 651-462-8465

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Grover Farm Amboy, MN 507-380-8324 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 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 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 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 Best Western Plus & Willmar Conference Ctr Willmar, MN 320-235-6060

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United Employees Credit Union Albert Lea 507-377-1616 Cannon Power Sports Cannon Falls 507-263-4532 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 Jeff Schwichtenberg Lanesboro, MN 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

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Todd Cardinal Andover, MN 612-685-4810 Anoka Area Chamber Anoka, MN 763-421-7130

MnUSA Business Supporters √ Print Central Blaine, MN 763-780-3333 Sno Barons Snowmobile Club Blaine, MN Caliber, Inc. Burnsville, MN 952-540-4709 Cannon Power Sports Cannon Falls, MN 507-263-4532 Northway Sports East Bethel, MN 763-413-8988 Prinoth LLC Fridley, MN 612-251-4094 Danner Sales Inver Grove Hts, MN 651-451-0121 √ Leo’s South Lakeville, MN 952-435-5371 √ Lighthouse Motorsport & Marine Rosemount, MN Lettertech Saint 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

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Clip Joint Tavern Alborn, MN 218-345-6266 Hugo’s Bar Brimson, MN 218-848-2220 Country Corner Bar Brookston, MN 218-391-5661 Billy’s Duluth, MN 218-525-3465 Boom Town Brewery & Woodfire Grill Duluth, MN 218-722-0977 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 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 Shamrock Landing Duluth, MN 218-753-4455 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 Lodge Gunflint 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 Hoss Construction Saginaw, MN 218-591-3829 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 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 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

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Voyageur Snowmobile Club Two Harbors, MN 218-830-8089

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Belle Plaine Equipment Sales Belle Plaine, MN 612-490-2387 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 Joe Silitz Golden Valley, MN 612-245-8040 Kassbohrer ATV Pisten 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 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 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 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

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Ollie’s Service Alexandria, MN 320-763-4455 Winning Edge Graphics Alexandria, MN 320-763-7953 Audubon Liquor Store/ A.L.S. Audubon, MN 701-367-1291 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 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 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 Donnelly Co-Op. Donnelly, MN 320-246-3555 Sand Castle Lake Homes Dorset, MN 320-232-8297 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 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 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 Warner Garage Door New York Mills, MN 218-385-2853 54K LLC Norcross, MN 320-815-9720 Lakes Inn at Dunvilla Pelican Rapids, MN 218-863-8000 √ Osage Schoolhouse 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 Otter Tail Riders Perham, MN 218-385-3991 Perham & Tri-County Stockyards Perham, MN United Community Bank Perham, MN 218-346-5700 Ruther Excavating Inc. Richville, MN 218-298-1477 Mark & Nadine Heit Rochert, MN 701-540-2680 Big Elbow Lake Lodge & Campground Waubun, MN 218-261-0949 Kente Concrete LLC Waubun, MN 218-204-1670

Carlson Ag Aviation Wendell, MN 320-284-2415 Snow Thrashers of Dalton Wendell, MN 218-458-2265 OTHER MEMBERS V&V Insurance Agency, Inc. Cresco, IA 563-547-2161 MWO Media Burr Ridge, IL 630-887-1941 Border Guide Service Antelope, MT 218-324-2430 Simonson Station Stores, Inc. Grand Forks, ND 701-772-3971 Texas Crossing Bar & Grill Wahpeton, ND 701-642-1991 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 Lulich Implement Mason, WI 715-746-2477 Track Inc. Monico, WI 952-888-7372 Stud Boy Trackson Ravenna, WI 231-853-2323 Cor PowerSports LLC Somerset, WI 651-387-5880 Arrowhead Groomers/ Hamblen Equipment St. Germain, WI 715-479-4200 The Next Trail Summit Lake, WI 715-432-6074 WestView Rental Lodge & Bunkhouse Dubois, WY 715-529-0898 Visit Laramie Laramie, WY 800-445-5303 Dalton Industries Brookside, Nova Scotia 902-897-3333

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