Minnesota Snowmobiling – February 2024

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February 2024 Contents Minnesota Snowmobiling is the official publication of the Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association (MnUSA).

The publication is a benefit of membership in MnUSA ($35 annual membership).

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From the Editor

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From the President

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Directors

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From the Vice President

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Legislative News

Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association

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MnUSA News

MnUSA Executive Board President Mike Clevenger Vice President Scotty Harder Secretary Gordon Heitke Treasurer Janet Widness Director at Large Scott Wakefield

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Grand Rapids Has It All!

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Past Presidents Scott Wakefield, 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 in September, October, November, December, January, February, and March by Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association, 7040 Lakeland Ave N., Suite 212, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428. Periodicals Postage Paid at Fargo, ND and at additional mailing offices.

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UPCOMING EVENTS » Feb. 8-14 – Winter Rendezvous, Ottertail

» Feb. 21 – MnUSA Legislator Reception, St. Paul

» Feb. 26 – Spring issue deadline for Minnesota Snowmobiling For more info on upcoming MnUSA & club events:

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After more than 25 years of service, ISMA President Ed Klim announces his retirement.

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From the Editor Scott Wakefield February is always a time we are in the thick of the season. Rendezvous is on tap for a fun weekend, the Blizzard Tour, all of the vintage shows, lots of snowmobile racing, and clubs are normally out grooming. Snowmobilers are resilient, and optimistic; Rendezvous is still on, and the group up there in Ottertail County is religiously working on making sure you have a good time, snow or no snow. It also doesn’t take much to put on a vintage show, snow or no snow- boogie wheels etc.

In this issue, we are completing our 2nd destination city.

Grand Rapids was the second most vote-getting city in Minnesota. Who will round out our 3rd most popular snowmobile destination city? You’ll just have to wait until the next issue to find out.

Snowmobilers are a creative bunch; we will tell you how to make an excuse to get together and have FUN! Snow or no snow…. Like the Big Lake Club’s Hotdish competition, the DATA Trails Association find “Little Big Ole”, the Ely-Babbit-Tower Fun Run 2024, the Logan J. Pfeffer Memorial Ride in Osakis, the New Prague Snowdrifters Vintage Ride and Show, ACSA’s big Trails Region Ride/Meeting in Carter, WI, at the Potawatomi Casino Hotel and its Mountain Region Ride/Meeting in West Yellowstone, MT. My point is, as snowmobilers, we are still working hard to put on events, get members involved, and if we don’t have ton of snow to do it, meh? It’s happening sweetheart, it’s happening. So don’t just sit there and sulk, get out and enjoy the fun!

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Snow may be Right Around the Corner...

hosting an event, be sure to get it posted on social media so other clubs may see the great work clubs are doing.

Mike Clevenger

Personally, I would like to thank the Board of Directors for meeting during this busy holiday season. It was a wellattended meeting with great input from the Board. Even though it may seem like things are moving slower than expected, please know your Executive Board is working diligently on the issues.

With the new website being developed, some of the issues will be resolved and make it much easier for clubs to submit memberships and even be able to pay online.

This user-friendly platform will also create more time for staff to work on other details and make the office more efficient. Kelly Hesli, MnUSA office staff, is working with Tim Heinen, Region 6, to do the site testing and work out the kinks for the site. Hopefully MnUSA members will be seeing the fruits of their hard work shortly.

The Winter Rendezvous is just around the corner. Let’s get those registrations in and come together for the support of snowmobiling. This is a great opportunity to explore another region of the state and from past experience we know that Thumper Pond is a great venue. With the possibility of a low snow season this can be a time to reconnect with friends from across the state. Region 9 is doing everything they can to prepare for this event so for now all we can do is the snow dance so that we can have a chance at enjoying their trails!

Many of you may have trips already planned but the weather is not cooperating. Who remembers any Christmas where it was 50 degrees? Try to keep club members involved with hosting dinners at map sponsors establishments, club trivia, club trips with alternate entertainment if the snow doesn’t cooperate. Although the snow isn’t there to hit the trails, maybe your equipment needs some work, hold a trail maintenance party or, for that matter, be proactive and do some trail sign repair and get a jump on next year. I am sure many of you are better planners than I am and can think of ways to keep the club members involved this snow season. If your club is

Since the weather is not cooperating, this may be a good time to contact your state representatives and senators.

Introduce yourself, educate them on the snowmobiling issues that are part of MnUSA legislative agenda, and invite them to join you at MnUSA’s legislator reception on February 21st at the Capitol Ridge Event Center (former Kelly Inn). You can find your legislators by inserting your address under “Who Represents Me?” at https://www.leg. mn.gov.

Trespassing fines have now become law with stiffer penalties, but loud pipes have also been a reason why some landowners have pulled their permits and closed sections of trail. Stock pipes that have been decimal tested to less than 78 decibels are legal. Although some might not want to hear it, this may be our next challenge when keeping our trail system intact.

The MSEAF and MnUSA Veterans’ Ride is right around the corner. Not only is this a weekend to thank the veterans for their service, but a time for them to understand that they are not alone. Any chance you get to thank a veteran for their service please make the effort to do so. Maybe your club has several veterans in their membership, find a way to thank them that has meaning to them as well as your club. Dedicating a portion of a trail with the veterans’ names posted at the start of the trail is just one way to show your appreciation.

Once the snow flies, we will see you on the trails!

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MnUSA Directors Executive Board

Directors

President

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

Mike Clevenger-XM 7302 NW 97th Ave Morristown, 55052 507-838-5713 cmclevenger3@gmail.com Vice President Scotty Harder-XM PO Box 250 Zimmerman 55398, 612-860-0606, sharder67@msn.com

Treasurer Janet Widness - XM 43390 220th St Clitherall 56524 218-731-6126 jwstulk@prtel.com Secretary Gordon Heitke - XM 2270 300th Ave Mora 55051 763-234-6712 gheitke@gmail.com Director-At-Large Scott Wakefield -XM 12620 Co Rd 30 Waconia 55387 612-483-5638 oliver1650@icloud.com

Committee Chairs

Booth: Dean Thompson · 763-441-8555 By-Laws: Rick Johnson-XM · 612-839-0956 Communications: Scott Wakefield-XM · 612-483-5638 Charity/Awards: Janet Widness-XM · 218-731-6126 Elections/Nominations: Greg Sorenson · 218-393-0413 Finance/Audit: Gordon Heitke-XM · 763-234-6712 Fund Raising: Mark Steinmueller-XM · 612-816-5509 Land Access: OPEN Legislative/DNR/Trails: Terry Hutchinson-XM · 612-581-6627 Membership: Jerry Hanson-XM · 763-536-0472 Merchandise: Dick Theis · 763-494-3838 Safety: Scotty Harder · 612-860-0606 Site Selection: Mark LaBaw-XM · 952-221-2564 Website/Social Media: Mark Kavanaugh-XM · 218-330-7380

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Mike Boucher, 27528 230th St SW, Crookston 56716 218-280-3385 mjb86@yahoo.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 507340-2820 rod.boesch@boeschcrt.com Jeff Kack-XM, PO Box 55 Appleton, 56208, 320-289-1069 jkack@mchsi.com

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

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

Jeff Lovold, 603 2nd Ave SE, Roseau 56751 218280-1941 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 Troy Johnson, 5140 County Rd 4 Cromwell, 55726, 218-390-0046 tntjohnson547@hotmail.com

Region 5 Paul Maruska, 26276 Drexel Ave, New Prague, 56071, 952-212-2293 ptmaruska81@gmail.com Bill Gehn, Red Wing, 651-388-7541 william_gehn@hotmail.com Coy Borgstrom, 20 E Veterans Memorial Hwy, Kasson, 55944, 507-251-1199 coy3911@gmail.com Mike Brandt, 2600 6th Ave NW, Austin, 55912, 507-460-2002 brandtmj@live.com

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

Brad Thacher, 55 1st Ave SW, Harmony, 55939, 586-899-0810, Brad.Biker@ATT.net

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

Region 6 Bill Prinsen, 5011 121 St N, White Bear Lake 55110, 651-260-8508 billprinsen@hotmail.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

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

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

Region 7 Randy Laberge-XM, 5424 Lax Lake Rd Silver Bay, 55614, 218-353-7697 dandrlaberge@hotmail.com

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

Gary Vezina, Duluth 218-722-2852 Bill Ylatupa-XM, 43 Garden Dr Silver Bay, 55614, 218-220-8189 ylatupa2@gmail.com Region 8 Dick Theis, 20575 Co Rd 10 Hamel, 55340, 763494-3838 dickt.barbc@gmail.com Randy Baudler, 9259 FoxlineDr N Corcoran, 55340, 763-420-5526 rbslawn@gmail.com Ray Ehrlich, 23105 Larsen Rd., Corcoran, 55340, 763-354-6476 raehrlich@gmail.com Mark LaBaw-XM, 1471 Independence Ave Chaska, 55318, 952-221-2564 mlabawstillafishn@yahoo.com Region 9 Steve “Woody”Widness-XM, 43390 220th St Clitherall, 56524, 218-731-1286 jwstulk@prtel.com Jeff Alberts, 17321 Otto Zeck Rd, Detroit Lakes 56501, 218-847-1241, mtnmtrs@arvig.net Greg Strommen, 903 9th Ave SE, Barnesville, 56514, 701-212-7002, gstromm165@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

Tim Heinen, Lakeville

Region 3 Tom Jann, 21668 Peterson Creek Dr Deerwood, 56444, 218-839-1230 lakejann@gmail.com

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

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

Dan Hamilton, Duluth, 651-398-2461 danielhamilton@aol.com Rick Johnson-XM, 4353 Briarwood Ln, Hopkins, 55343, 612-839-0956 rick@teampro.net

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From the MnUSA Vice President I just read Mike Clevenger’s Vice President article from the December issue of Minnesota Snowmobiling for the fifth time trying to get some ideas of what I should write here. Then it hit me, nobody really knows who I am, so please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Scotty Harder, I grew up in Cambridge, MN and graduated from high school there. Through my family’s membership I have been a member of snowmobile clubs since I was 4 years old with Mystic Riders, Cambridge Drift Dusters, Rum River Snow Riders, and currently the Elk Lake Easy Riders where I am the Trail Coordinator as well as a Youth Snowmobile Safety Instructor. I also serve as the Vice President of the Sherburne County Snowmobile Trail Assn. and currently am a non-active member of the Michigan Snowmobile Association and the Jackson Hole Snow Devils in Jackson, WY. In the summer I work for Minnesota Paving and Materials as a transport driver, hauling heavy equipment primarily around the state of MN but sometimes to Iowa or Nebraska as well. That allows me to be seasonally laid off to enjoy snowmobiling all winter long... (when it’s not a El Niño year with no snow.) Besides snowmobiling, I enjoy 4-wheeling and riding my Harley in the summer. I also have a passion for classic muscle cars and NHRA Drag Racing.

two in the magazine for those commitments. As your newly appointed Vice President, I look forward to serving you and helping in any way I can with your clubs and members alike. My goals are to help MnUSA move forward in the future and to assist in finding ways to promote younger generations to join clubs and to improve safety throughout the sport of snowmobiling.

I’d like to take this time to remind everyone that trails don’t happen without all the volunteers that work on our 22,000+ miles of trail and, even though it’s a El Niño year, this is a great time to get trails cleared, signs replaced or corrected, and trees trimmed so that you have less work in the fall next year to get your trails opened up... AND, thank you to all of those volunteers for their hard work in doing so.

Let’s all pray and do a Snow Dance in hopes of getting some riding in this year! I look forward to seeing you on the trails!

— Scotty Harder

This past year, I became the Chairperson for the MnUSA Safety Committee, and I also became a Region 3 Director, so you may have seen my name a time or

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Legislative News

What’s in Store for 2024 Christian Franzen

Happy New Year. Did you make resolutions for 2024? Mine focused on what we can do at the legislature this year to preserve and protect our trails. My other resolution is how snowmobilers can have a safe and fun winter. As Doug noted in last month’s article, we don’t need snow every year to have fun (or get things done!).

We won’t need snow to get our legislative priorities passed but we will need the help of MnUSA members and clubs. Through our collective advocacy of the sport we love, we can do great things. Here is what we can expect in the next five months.

The Minnesota legislature will be entering the second year of the 2023/2024 biennium. This is a non budget year which traditionally is focused on bonding and clean up bills. The most recent budget forecast was 2.7 billion dollars in surplus but due to previous session budgeting (spending) and inflation, the forecast indicates an imbalance in the next budget cycle 2025/2026. For this reason, words like “limited” and “measured” are used by leadership when describing the supplemental budget in the coming legislative session.

With this session beginning February 12th and ending May 20th, the legislature has much less time to pass bills.

This is also the second session of the biennium which means all the bills drafted last year are still considered “alive” and can still be passed. 2025 will be a new biennium; everything will start over and if not passed in 2024, any bill must then be reintroduced. Also, with this being the end of the biennium it means the House is up for election. This incentivizes legislators to adjourn sine die and get back to the people who elected them (rather than yours truly).

In preparation for this article, I went to our MnUSA history page (something I’d recommend looking at) and found that in the 2012 “brown out” MnUSA got more achieved at the capital than just about any other year. From our policy agenda on registration to studs on asphalt to tort liability they were all passed in 2012. That year beat out many other years in our successes and it is probably because there was no snow blocking members from attending our legislative reception! This year’s reception will be on February 21st at the Capitol Ridge Event Center (The Kelly Inn). Please personally invite your legislators to addend and please come to greet them.

The MnUSA VIP ride will be on Friday, Feb 8th at Thumper Pond. We are expecting about a dozen legislators to ride with us as well as DNR dignitaries.

Maybe Governor Walz will ride with us.

I really hope to be met with a nice base of snow when we arrive in Ottertail for this year’s Winter Rendezvous (2/8-2/11) but I know we don’t need it to be a force at the Capitol.

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MnUSA News Addition to MnUSA Board of Directors How did MnUSA get a new Vice President? Well, it was a series of events driven by the bylaws of the association. A void was created when former President Mark Kavanaugh unfortunately stepped down for personal reasons. Vice President Mike Clevenger stepped into the role as President per Article 5, Section 3, last sentence, “If the President should not complete his/her term, the Vice President would assume the role and responsibilities of President.”

Additionally, now needing a Vice President, the bylaws again provide in Article V, Section 3, second sentence “If for some reason an officer cannot fulfill his/her term with the exception of president, the State Board of Directors shall appoint a successor to fill the office until the next annual election and the newly elected officers take office.” That foretold a Special BOD Meeting where the appointment of the Vice President was on the agenda. Lead directors were contacted to disseminate potential candidates for Vice President through their regional clubs. The notice was sent to all directors 14 days in advance of the meeting pursuant to Article VIII, Section 2 of the bylaws. All those that applied to fill the position were discussed, vetted and approved by the BOD at that meeting.

New Vice President Scotty Harder is pictured with new President, Mike Clevenger, as well as Scott Wakefield, Director-At-Large; Gordon Heitke, Secretary; and Janet Widness, Treasurer.

MnUSA now introduces Scotty Harder as its new Vice President. Please see his article in this issue of Minnesota Snowmobiling. Welcome Scotty!

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MnUSA News MnUSA to Host Legislator Reception Feb 21 MINNESOTA UNITED SNOWMOBILERS ASSOCIATION cordially invites you to join us in honoring our friends at the State Capitol Legislators’ Reception Wednesday, February 21, 2024 4:30 – 7:30 P.M.

2024 Legislators’ Reception to talk about snowmobiling and its importance to you. With the redistricting, many members have new legislators. To find “Who Represents Me” and your legislators’ contact information, go to www.leg.state.mn.us and enter your address.

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MnUSA News Logan Pfeffer Memorial Ride & Fundraiser Members, friends and fans of MnUSA are invited to the Logan Pfeffer Memorial Ride & Fundraiser on February 10th at the Osakis VFW. The event is in remembrance of Logan Pfeffer who passed away in a car accident June 2023. One of his true passions was snowmobiling.

The ride will be held on all or part of the 30 miles of the D.A.T.A. trails that Logan’s friends and family sponsored in his name this riding season. If conditions are right, participants will ride all 30 miles out and back, ending with a dinner to raise funds for a memorial scholarship in Logan’s name. (There will be a Plan B in place, just in case.) Start time to be determined based on conditions.

Ride registration and dinner are free-will donation, and there will also be an online silent auction and free will-donation bake sale to enjoy. For more information visit burnoutsforlogan.com or follow the event on Facebook (Logan J. Pfeffer Memorial Ride).

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MnUSA News ISMA Names Jaret Smith President

Ed Klim retiring after more than 25 years of service The International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association (ISMA), today announced that Ed will retire from his position as President in 2024. Jaret will serve as President, effective January 15, 2024.

“In my time serving on the ISMA Board of Directors, I’ve had the privilege to work with Ed as he led the organization and helped cultivate and grow the Snowmobile industry,” said Troy Halvorson, Arctic Cat, ISMA BOD Member. “His passion for the industry and advancing the sport has had an immeasurable impact and we are deeply grateful for his years of distinguished service.”

Ed began his tenure with ISMA in 1995 and has made significant contributions to the Snowmobile industry in the last 28 years including establishing “Safe Riders” safety program and training and working with

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Snowmobile enthusiasts to keep Yellowstone National Park open to snowmobiling. Ed will work closely with Jaret during this transition period.

“Jaret brings with him a wealth of Snowmobile industry experience in fostering strong relationships with industry partners to promote the sport, and we are excited to have him continue those efforts as President of the organization,” said Halvorson.

Jaret joins ISMA with more than 10 years of snowmobile industry experience, most recently with Yamaha, where he served as Manager of the North American Snowmobile Division. Prior to that, he spent three years at a at a powersports dealership driving growth and modernization.

Smith has also served as Board Director at ISMA and previously contributed to the ISMA Statistics Committee, Technical Standards Committee (SSCC & SAE) and the ISMA Communications Committee. Jaret brings with him a life-long passion for snowmobiling, logging more than 2,500 miles annually across the U.S. and Canada.

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The riding is great all around Grand Rapids!

by Mike Carr

Grand Rapids Has It All! Whenever you’re having fun, the best place to be is at the center of the action. That’s what makes Grand Rapids, Minnesota such a prime snowmobiling venue.

Not only is it far enough north to enjoy ample snowfalls each winter, it’s a city full of amenities that sits at the junction of several top trails, including State Corridor Trails 41, 76 and 88 When you embark from Grand Rapids or one of the numerous resorts in the area, you’ve got riding options in every direction.

In the world of snowmobiling, Grand Rapids enjoys pride of place as the southern terminus of the renowned Taconite Trail—one of Minnesota’s premier snowmobile routes. This 165-mile trail (Corridor Trail 88) meanders north and east through the heart of the northwoods, providing a scenic ride all the way to far-off Ely. Along the way, there are dozens of connecting trails that provide plenty of options, including access to destinations on the historic Iron Range.

The Taconite Trail starts on the north side of the city and may be the most well-known path out of town, but it’s just one of several primary routes that lead far and 18

wide. A look at the trail map for Itasca County (one of Minnesota’s largest) shows why Grand Rapids is so well located.

If you want to rack up some miles, take your pick! In addition to the Taconite Trail heading north, Corridor Trail 76 goes east and then bends southeast toward Duluth. Another main route, Corridor Trail 41, rambles south out of town toward Hill City. Along the way, it provides easy access to the Driftskippers snowmobile clubhouse and their web of trails that offer enough loops to keep riders happy for half the day. Lastly, a short hop to Cohasset puts sledders on the Bushwacker trail northwest to Deer River and beyond that to the vast expanse of Lake Winnibigoshish.

The Itasca County network is extensive and well maintained, so no matter which direction you choose, you can spend the day making a grand circuit that brings you back to town. Itasca’s trails connect with other routes in all of the adjacent counties (Aitkin, Saint Louis, Koochiching, Beltrami and Cass), so the riding options are essentially unlimited.

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Left: Two longtime members of the Itasca Driftskippers club pose in front of their spacious clubhouse, located about a dozen miles south of Grand Rapids. Right: The Driftskippers club offers a beautiful trail shelter and gathering place on a tiny island where sledders are always welcome.

Now let’s examine Grand Rapids as a near-ideal jumpoff point or base for several days of riding. The main trail running north-south on the east side of town provides access to gas stations, hotels and restaurants, as well as the all-important recreational bridge over the Mississippi River. Numerous hotels are just a short hop of one or two city blocks off the main trail, including the

Timberlake Lodge, IM Hotel, AmericInn, Best Western Plus and the Radisson Country Inn & Suites.

The Judy Garland Museum—the most notable tourist attraction in Grand Rapids—is just a stone’s throw

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It’s not all deep woods riding in Itasca County, as this nicely smooth road trail picture proves.

from those nearby hotels and is accessible by sled when there’s adequate snow cover. The world-famous singer and actress was born in that house (now the museum) on June 10, 1922. She and her two older sisters spent several happy childhood years there before her father took the family to California, where she found stardom.

Her fascinating life, with all its ups and downs, is well chronicled at the museum, augmented by a large collection of memorabilia—including the carriage that brought Dorothy and Toto into the Emerald City in “The Wizard of Oz.” If you enjoy snowmobiling with a little extra, Grand Rapids will put you in the center of the action, ready to enjoy all that Itasca County has to offer.

For visitor info and trail maps, contact Visit Grand Rapids, (855) 944-7748, www.visitgrandrapids.com

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The Taconite Trail—one of Minnesota’s premier snowmobile routes—begins on the north side of Grand Rapids and runs 165 miles north and east to Ely.

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Youth News MnUSA Scholarship Recipient

Samantha Solheid

Samantha Solheid graduated from New Prague High School in May 2023. She is attending College of St. Benedict, studying Business/ Finance/Actuarial. Samantha is active member of the New Prague Snowdrifters. She is the daughter of Daniel and Kristine Solheid and is the recipient of a $1300 scholarship.

The MnUSA scholarship program will be continued in 2024. Application forms will be available on MnUSA’s website under Programs.

Samantha, “What would you do to educate and stop riders of all ages and experience levels from trespassing and to stay on the trails?”

With snowmobiling comes a greater responsibility for everyone: to respect the generosity of landowners and stay on the trail. Although this is an easy concept, some people still do not seem to follow it. As time goes on, more youth riders get their licenses, and more people are on the trails. Many adults know to stay on the trails because of their experience and the fact that many of them own land and have more respect for what that means; however, do the youth know this? I believe that we have to expose the younger riders to how important staying on the trails is, and what could happen if we lose the trails because people do not follow this simple rule.

One way we can do this is by promoting more safety and rules on social media.

From what I know, the Snowmobilers Association has a Facebook page, but it does not have an Instagram page.

Being a teenager myself, I can say that I use Instagram far more often than Facebook, and so do many people my age. We would reach not only a larger audience, but the audience we need to (teenagers) with a new social media platform. As I previously mentioned, many adults are aware of the importance of staying on the trails and respecting others’ property. It is the teenagers who often go off trail and do not consider the landowners and

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the effects of their actions. With an Instagram page, we could make posts about how important it is to stay on the trails. We would also be able to make posts recognizing landowners who so graciously let us use their land for our trails. Being able to see the names of our landowners would make people care, and they would not just consider their straying as “fun,” but as trespassing onto an individual’s property.

The process is simple. Create a public account on Instagram and make posts with whatever content is necessary: in this case, the importance of staying on the trails. A public account allows anyone to follow it, and would increase the number of followers. It also allows followers from all over access and see the information.

You are allowed to post up to ten pictures in a post at a time. These could be of different landowners, people who run the association, a blank screen with writing on it, or even a new model of snowmobile that just came out. Using fun and interesting snowmobile pictures, such as videos and facts would get people interested in the association. People who follow the account can then “repost” the original posts on their own Instagrams and expose people who may not follow the original account to

the posts. Using the posts to promote safety, personalize landowners and promote staying on the trails would expose many younger riders to positive reinforcement of the rules. Typically, one’s follower count on Instagram is far higher than their follower account on Facebook. With these reposts, a much larger audience will be reached including those who may not know about the association and would want to join. This account could also be used to send out important information such as meetings, working opportunities, and potential fundraisers.

These simple posts could be what educates teenagers in the area to stay on the trails and be more involved in the association. It is upsetting for the landowners who constantly have to remind snowmobilers to stay on the trail, and it is also upsetting for the riders who abide by the rules. If we do not take action and find a solution for this problem, we could lose many of the trails we currently have. We have the ability to make the change and promote a safer trail. An easy and effective way to do this is to make an Instagram account to reach the younger generation and promote safety, respect, and the rules of the trail. It would reach the target audience, and it would also spread to many more people than a Facebook post.

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Vintage News

Normatt Snowmobile Toys

by Valdi Stefanson

In the late 1960s and the early 1970s, snowmobile sales were at their peak. The snowmobile dealers were learning that upselling their customers with clothing, accessories, and memorabilia was downright profitable.

Riesgraff in 2023.

To play on this demand, the factories called on a Minnesota toy manufacturer behind, Ski-Doo joined the fray in 1971 with their to design a mini version of their brand of Normatt President Matt Riesgraff TNT toy. 1972 began production of John Deere in 1970. snowmobile. No cheap Japanese toy, but toys (over 100,000 John Deere toys were sold). one with accurate lines and colors. This Also in 1972, Yamaha joined with a replica of their company was called Normatt Products Inc. (1968-1974).

GP433 model. Rupp commissioned their Nitro replica.

Company President Matt Riesgraff, uniquely, got the manufacturers to “sponsor” (read: finance the R&D) on Wow—a total of 459,700 toys were sold. So why are his models, and they were great replicas. Today, they are they so expensive now? Because most were worn out by coveted and expensive. kids and eventually thrown away. Coveted, these days, are pristine originals—in the box.

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The Polaris 1974 PDC Racer If you have not read Larry Preston’s Star Fire Kids published in 2013, it’s something you must do before you die. It is still available on the web. Whatever you pay, it will be worth the read. Larry covered the

by Phil Little magnificent Polaris race team wins in the 1970s and 80s. His work followed the team by year and by race. The book is packed with behind-the-scenes stories of factory builders, race mechanics, and drivers.

Up until 1993, the factory was squeezing every bit of handling and performance from their line of leaf-spring TXs. As of the 1974 season, they had not Photo courtesy of Larry Preston’s Star Fire Kids book fully developed the “tocome” RXL IFS racers.

The USSA killed the Sno-Pro circuit in 1974. To answer the change, the factory produced the PDC (Professional Drivers Circuit) TX Starfire machines. The PDCs were made for 340, 440, and 650cc classes.

These sleds were totally redesigned and the TX-like hoods, masked factory improvements to the eyes of other brands. The PDCs worked and Polaris maintained their racing dominance. Go get Larry’s book— that’s an order!

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Club News New Prague Snow Drifters Vintage Show & Fun Run On February 17th, the New Prague Snow Drifters will be once again hosting their Vintage Show and Fun Run. This year’s featured sled is the Ski-Whiz.

Prizes will be awarded for: 1. Most Authentic; 2. Best in Show; 3. “WTH” (What the Hell is That?). Prizes awarded at 2:30pm. Loud pipes are welcome.

The Fun Run—which begins at noon sharp—will travel on one of the club’s trails (parade lap).

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New Prague. Pork burgers and hot dogs will be on the menu. Find them on Facebook: New Prague Snow Drifters.

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Big Lake Sno-Cruisers Annual Cookoff

Feb. 3 – St. Stephen River Runners 6th Annual Vintage Show & Ride, Trobec’s Bar & Grill, St. Stephen, MN, stsrrsc@gmail.com

The Big Lake Sno-Cruisers Snowmobile Club concluded the 4th annual Hot Dishes for Cool Trails fundraising event on Saturday December 2nd at Lupulin Brewing in Big Lake, MN. The cookoff featured many unique hot dish entries including seafood, wild rice, pastas, and many more flavors that were devoured by the judges and the general public who purchased a tasting ticket for the event. The cooks squared off against one another to try to win the top cash prize of half the entry pot as well as the People’s Choice awards and Lupulin’s staff picks.

Feb. 3 – River Valley Dutchmen Snowmobile Club Snowmobile Hill Climb, Golden Gate Campground, 15 mi NW of New Ulm on Hwy 29, www.facebook.com/RVDSC or Rvdsc@live.com Feb. 7-10 – Blackwoods Blizzard Tour for ALS https://www.neversurrenderinc.org/ Feb. 8-11 – MnUSA Winter Rendezvous, Thumper Pond Resort, Ottertail https://www.mnsnowmobiler.org Feb. 17 – Wadena County Trailbreakers & Archies Old Time Ride, noon at 33597 Co Rd 23, Menahga, MN, all ages & sleds welcome, lunch, bonfire & groomed trails, 218-539-1139 Feb. 17 – New Prague Snow Drifters Vintage Show & Fun Run, St. Patrick’s Tavern & Restaurant, New Prague Facebook New Prague Snow Drifters, text Rob 612-490-1478

Lupulin also featured an annual brew made exclusive for the club called the “Sno-Cruiser Special.” This year’s infusion was a chocolate peanut butter porter with butterscotch flavoring to yield a delightful Scotcheroo pairing to the hot dishes. A portion of the proceeds from those beer sales are generously donated by the brewery to the club as well as the gracious hosting at their state-of-the-art event space called “The Stave.”

Feb. 17 – 21st Annual Detroit Lakes Vintage Rally& Swap Meet, Detroit Lakes city beach, Detroit Lakes, MN, http://ultradl.org/ Feb. 21 – MnUSA Legislator Reception, Capitol Ridge Event Center, St. Paul https://www.mnsnowmobiler.org Feb 29 - Federal Recreational Trails Program Grant deadline www.dnr.state.mn/grants/recreation/trails

The club and brewery look forward to future growth with the event as it is a great way to break bread with the community and fellow snowmobilers upon the start of the season. Please follow sno-cruisers.org and/ or lupulinbrewing.com for future details on the 2024 cookoff and let your favorite Betty Crocker types know they can showcase their favorite family, secret, or cookbook recipe while having a chance to win money!

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JANUARY WINNERS

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Winner Ellie Korpi Charlie Miller Scott Nagel Percy Winters Gerald Hamm Paul Siezman Ted Jacobson Becky Deltarling Donna McCurdy-Wolke John Misgen Dick VanSloan Jim Folz Pam Prund

City Beaver Bay Henderson Mound Montevideo Warren Otsego New Prague Montevideo Finland New Richland Chaska Angus Ada

Apr. 26-28 – MnUSA Spring Meeting, Arrowwood Lodge at Brainerd Lakes, Baxter https://www.mnsnowmobiler.org For more information on club events see https://www. mnsnowmobiler.org/get-involved/our-clubs/club-events

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February 2024

Joe Lueck Richard Jentsch Steve Koch David Schnorenberg Jane Dexter Nicholas Stoll Timothy & Carol Hynes Steve Riesgraf Merlin Jurgens Ilene Berg Steve Ritter Brandon Cymbalck Wayne Schmaltz John Braunwarth Robert & Breanne Johnson Mary VanderBeek Ken Picka Jen Miller

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Young’s Bay Resort Angle Inlet, MN 218-223-8031 Galen’s Fresh Food Market & Hardware Hank Bagley, MN 218-694-6212 Gergracht Logging Bagley, MN 218-694-2132 JAG Body Shop Bagley, MN 218-209-8024 Solid Bottom Bagley, MN 218-694-6940 Ballard’s Resort Baudette, MN 218-634-1849 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 Cyrus Resort Baudette, MN 218-634-2548 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 Midnight Sun Pools ‘n Spas 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 Lost River Trails Kelliher, MN 218-647-8142 Side Track Tap Bar & Grill Leonard, MN 218-968-2304 Anchorage Inn Longville, MN 218-363-2236 Docksider Longville, MN 218-363-2565

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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 Longville Turtle Town Café Longville, MN 218-363-3333 Motorheads of Longville Longville, MN 218-363-3499 Musky House Marine & Arctic Cat Longville, MN 218-363-2044 One Stop Convenience Store Longville, MN 218-363-2252 √ 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 √ Osage Schoolhouse Osage, MN 612-618-5846 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 Lobo’s Bar & Grill Park Rapids, MN 218-266-3611 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 Spike’s Park Rapids, MN 218-699-3222

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Two Inlets Country Store Park Rapids, MN 218-732-5235 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 Rock Harbor Lodge Roosevelt, MN 218-442-7215 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 Tyler Crow Walker, MN 218-820-4588 Carrot’s Auto Body Waubun, MN 218-473-2417 √ Cedar Crest Resort Waubun, MN 218-473-2116 Hoot Owl Resort Waubun, MN 218-734-2245 Kent Concrete LLC Waubun, MN 218-204-1670

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40 Club Restaurant & Bar Aitkin, MN 218-927-7090 Aitkin Flyers Aitkin, MN 218-927-2527 Barnacle’s Resort & Campground Aitkin, MN 218-678-3122 Block North Brew Pub Aitkin, MN 218-513-1210 Castaways Bar, Restaurant & Camp Aitkin, MN 320-684-2380 DataCom Aitkin, MN 218-927-7019 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 Lewis Insulation North Aitkin, MN 763-772-2730 Midwest Machinery Co Aitkin, MN 218-927-2140 Northern Automation Aitkin, MN 218-670-0315 Paulbeck’s Country Market Aitkin, MN 218-927-6919 Riverside Pub Aitkin, MN 218-927-3915 Security State Insurance Aitkin, MN 866-929-3712 Sue’s Bait Aitkin, MN 320-209-9451 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 Ash-Ka-Nam Resort Ash River, MN 218-374-3181 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 Antler Lake Stores & Motel Inc. Bigfork, MN 218-245-2369 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

Minnesota Snowmobiling

The Shop - Gordy Kinn Bigfork, MN 218-742-3666 The Lodge at Giants Ridge Biwabik, MN 218-865-7170 Ron’s Korner Market Bovey, MN 218-256-9755 Britt Lounge Britt, MN 218-741-2035 Trails End Resort Buyck, MN 218-993-2257 Bill Wailde Alignment & Auto Repair Calumet, MN Dawghouse Bar & Grill Canyon, MN 218-345-8830 Nelson Funeral Care Cloquet, MN 218-590-7657 Reliable Insurance Agency Cloquet, MN 218-390-1161 √ Rox Speed FX, Inc Cohasset, MN 218-326-1794 √ 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 Melrude Whistle Stop Cotton, MN 218-969-5632 True North Excavating LLC Cotton, MN 218-576-2547 Wilbert Café Cotton, MN 218-482-3318 Mag 7 Transport Crane Lake, MN 507-514-0385 Scotty Sanborn Crane Lake, MN 218-235-9189 Cromwell Sno-Gophers Inc. Cromwell, MN 218-390-0041 Eagle Lake Plumbing Cromwell, MN 218-821-0267 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 √ Grand Ely Lodge Ely, MN 218-365-6565 Jerry Skubic Ely, MN 605-237-2565 Joe’s Marine & Repair Ely, MN 218-365-6264 Lindsey Keen State Farm Insurance Ely, MN 763-923-4066 Ojala Heat & Refrigeration Ely, MN 218-235-7562 Paddle Inn Motel Ely, MN 218-365-6036 R&R Transfer Ely, MN 218-365-2701 Rock Country Masonry Ely, MN 218-235-3471 Roger Skraba Guide Service Ely, MN 218-235-1609 Your Boat Club Ely, MN 218-235-7100 At Your Convenience Eveleth, MN 218-744-4005 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 Mainline Station Floodwood, MN 218-476-2222

Savanna Drifters Floodwood, MN 218-590-0572 Eveleth Trailhawks Snowmobile Club Forbes, MN 218-780-5207 The Old Muni Gheen, MN BoomTown Woodfire Grill & Brewery Gilbert, MN 218-248-8381 √ Jig Rock Ranch Grand Rapids, MN 218-244-6797 Ray’s Sport & Cycle Grand Rapids, MN 218-326-9355 Visit Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MN 218-326-9607 Jim LaFavor Heating LLC Hibbing, MN 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 International Falls CVB International Falls, MN 218-283-9400 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 Richard Schaff International Falls, MN 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 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

MnUSA Business Supporters 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 Lakeside Lumber & Hardware Marcell, MN 218-832-3300 North Star Lake Resort Marcell, MN 218-832-3131 202 Tavern McGregor, MN 218-770-3161 √ Bann’s Bar & Restaurant McGregor, MN 218-426-3450 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 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 School House Cafe The Country House McGregor, MN 218-390-6525 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 Northwoods Recreational Rentals Moose Lake, MN 218-626-5175 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 Clayton Godwin Pengilly, MN 218-256-6421 Dozer’s Bar & Grill Pengilly, MN 218-885-1896

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MJ’s Lodge & Resort Pengilly, MN 218-838-0651 Swan Lake Marathon Pengilly, MN 218-885-3805 √ Cantilever Distillery & Hotel Ranier, MN 218-540-1932 Loony’s Brew Ranier, MN Ranier Municipal Liquor Ranier, MN 218-286-3343 Boondocks Bar & Grill Ray, MN 218-875-2700 Joe Kapsch Side Lake, MN 218-235-0266 Swan River Redeye Swan River, MN 763-442-8012 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 √ Good Ol Days Tower, MN 218-753-6097 √ Pike Bay Lodge Tower, MN 218-753-2430 Vermilion Club Tower, MN 218-753-6277 Northern Pine Riders Snowmobile Club Willow River, MN 218-372-4077

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Albany, MN 320-250-4800

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Ponto Knight Riders SC Backus, MN 218-587-3929 Brothers Motorsports Baxter, MN 218-829-6656 Crow Wing Cty Snowmobile Trail Assn.

Baxter, MN 218-829-8922 Cub Foods Baxter, MN Ewing Farms Inc Big Lake, MN 612-219-8844 Green Lantern Bar & Grill Brainerd, MN 218-764-2323 √ 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 Inc.SnoCaps Cokato, MN 320-559-0165

Cokato Ridge Runners Cokato, MN 612-220-4793 The Cedar Chest Crosslake, MN 218-692-2657 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 Log Cabin Bar Emily, MN 218-763-2820 Moritz Excavating Emily, MN 218-763-7000 The Pickled Loon Saloon Emily, MN 218-763-4402 Trailside Rental Emily, MN 612-670-6919 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

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MnUSA Business Supporters Merrifield Marathon Merrifield, MN 218-821-6208 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 Lakes Snowmobile Club Lincoln, MN 218-575-2282 √ Hilmerson Sports Center Little Falls, MN 320-632-4408 Rich Prairie Trailbusters Club Little Falls, MN 320-630-4108 West Side Recreation Little Falls, MN 320-632-6547 Rum River Sno-Riders Milaca, MN √ PTWLUBES.com Monticello, MN 612-501-8992 Nickerson Bar & Motel Nickerson, MN 218-496-5613 Fowler Parts Service Ogilvie, MN 952-884-5401 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 √ KC’s Saloon Pillager, MN 218-746-3328 Hinckley/Pine City Flames Snowmobile Club Pine City, MN 320-515-0156 Mavericks Saloon Pine City, MN 612-860-7448 Waste Partners Pine River, MN 218-824-8727 RE/MAX Results Remer, MN 651-334-5000 Country Snow Cruisers Richmond, MN √ AmericInn Sauk Centre, MN 877-352-1199

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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 Antique Snowmobile Club of America Stacy, MN 651-462-4497 ATV Minnesota Stacy, MN 800-442-8826 Timberlake Hotel Staples, MN 218-895-1300 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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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 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 Thunder Bar & Restaurant Good Thunder, MN 507-278-4488 Steve & Glenna Fries Henderson, MN 507-469-0281 Brent & Megan Bramstedt Heron Lake, MN 507-830-1926 C & A Pro Skis Hutchinson, MN 888-321-6789 Crow River Sno-Pros Hutchinson, MN 320-327-2380 Hutchinson Area Chamber & Tourism Hutchinson, MN 320-587-5252 Stateliners Snowmobile Club Kiester, MN 507-294-3174 Grover Farm Trucking LLC Lake Crystal, MN 507-720-8120 Fahey Flooring Le Sueur, MN 612-501-6400 County Line Ag Madelia, MN 507-381-5017 Madelia Snohawks Madelia, MN 507-642-3563 Riverside Trail Association Madelia, MN 507-642-8891 Southern MN High Pressure Piping Madelia, MN 507-621-0177 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 Marshall Machine Shop Marshall, MN 507-532-3613 The Great Escapt Minnesota Lake, MN 507-462-3500 New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce New Ulm, MN 507-233-4304 Halbur Trucking Inc. Slayton, MN 507-220-4843

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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 Harry Brown’s Family Automotive Faribault, MN 507-332-7441 Jeff Schwichtenberg Lanesboro, MN S&A Petroleum Lanesboro, MN 507-467-2121 Lake Front Bar & Grill Le Center, MN 507-357-4401 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 Le Sueur County Snowmobile Trails Montgomery, MN 507-491-6184 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 M&M Lawn & Leisure Pine Island, MN 507-356-4155

√ 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

M&M Lawn & Leisure Rushford, MN 507-864-7781 Dana Heger Ins & Financial Services St. Charles, MN 507-932-3751 Millers Market St. Charles, MN 507-932-3760 Pearson & Stemper Electric St. Charles, MN 507-208-1968 Brewskies Bar & Grill Utica, MN 507-932-3485 Cedar Valley Resort & Outfitters Whalen, MN 507-467-9000

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Anoka Area Chamber Anoka, MN 763-421-7130 Bayport Pathfinders Bayport, MN 651-439-8795 Sno Barons Snowmobile Club Blaine, MN Caliber, Inc. Burnsville, MN 952-540-4709 JBS Remodeling & Roofing Cottage Grove, MN 651-755-8519 Northway Sports East Bethel, MN 763-413-8988 Jill Berger Farmington, MN 715-441-5816 Story Agency Inc. Farmington, MN 651-463-3334 Prinoth LLC Fridley, MN 612-251-4094 Togo Motorsports Ham Lake, MN 763-284-3234 Midwest Extreme Snowmobile Challenge Hugo, MN 651-392-7185 Danner Sales Inver Grove Hts, MN 651-451-0121 √ Leo’s South Lakeville, MN 952-435-5371 Top Priority Lawn & Landscaping Oakdale, MN 651-325-6606

Minnesota Snowmobiling

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 Blue Max Duluth, MN 218-721-4255 Boom Town Brewery & Woodfire Grill Duluth, MN 218-722-0977 Breeze Inn Duluth, MN 218-525-9752 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 Hi Banks Resort Duluth, MN 218-428-1902 Johnson Supply Co. Duluth, MN 218-722-1717 Lake Effect Restaurant & Bar Duluth, MN 218-721-2034 √ Marshall Hardware Duluth, MN 218-525-3638 The Other Place Bar & Grill Duluth, MN 218-733-0214

The Outpost at Island Lake Duluth, MN 218-391-7569 Pequaywan Area Trailblazers Duluth, MN 218-390-1136 Pequaywan Inn Duluth, MN 218-848-2201 Reservoir Riders Snowmobile Club Duluth, MN Scott & Lisa Pichette Duluth, MN 218-590-2967 Shamrock Landing Duluth, MN 218-753-4455 Sheet Metal Solutions Duluth, MN 218-391-6582 Sportsmen’s Inn Duluth, MN 218-721-3568 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 √ Hungry Jack Lodge Gunflint Trail Grand Marais, MN 218-388-2265 √ RJ Sport & Cycle Hermantown, MN 218-729-5150 Weis Eye Center PA Hermantown, MN 218-625-1917 Lutsen Trailbreakers Lutsen, MN 218-663-7305 Duke’s Towing Proctor, MN 218-950-2508 Hartel’s Disposal Proctor, MN 218-729-5446 Hoss Construction Saginaw, MN 218-591-3829 Jeff & Anna Wies Saginaw, MN Bri-Esa’s Convenience Store Silver Bay, MN 218-226-4694 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 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 KAZ Contracting Service Two Harbors, MN 218-576-7759 Lake County Chamber of Commerce Two Harbors, MN 800-777-7384 Lovin’ Lake County Two Harbors, MN 218-834-2600 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 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 The Cologne Corral Bar and Grill Cologne, MN 651-373-0892 Pounder’s Bar and Grill Cologne, MN 612-735-1266 MSPN Inc. Eden Prairie, MN 952-473-7870 Franzen Law & Policy Group Edina, MN Joe Silitz Golden Valley, MN 612-245-8040 Erickson-Larsen Inc. Maple Grove, MN 763-535-0055 Ox Yoke Inn Maple Plain, MN 763-479-2522 Carver County Snowrunners Mayer, MN 952-466-2673 √ CorTrust Bank Mayer, MN 952-657-2500 √ Minneapolis Motor Sports Minneapolis, MN 763-634-0244 Westonka Snoblazers Mound, MN 612-309-5882 Fat Boyz Bar & Grill New Germany, MN 507-353-2520 Moorhouse Motorsports New Germany, MN 507-491-6217 The Doublewide New Market, MN 952-461-3682 Alta Technologies Inc. Plymouth, MN 763-475-5375 Stone Mountain Landscape and Masonry Inc Norwood Young America, MN 612-518-4682 Dent Works PDR Plymouth, MN 612-237-9026

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 Johnny & Nichole Olson Prior Lake, MN 612-232-0177 Prior Lake Snowmobile Assoc.

Prior Lake, MN 952-484-3534 Fractional Toys Rogers, MN 763-273-4619 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 O’Brien’s Public House Shakopee, MN 612-741-3945 River Valley Trailblazers Shakopee, MN 952-393-4093 √ St Boni Motor Sports St Boni, MN 952-446-1554 Hollywood Sports Complex Watertown, MN 612-581-1352

320-528-2299 Battle Lake Inn Battle Lake, MN Richwood Offsale Callaway, MN 218-847-6380 Bleachers Sports Bar & Grill Detroit Lakes, MN 218-310-4105 Boats Inc. Detroit Lakes, MN 218-847-0324 Dairy Queen Detroit Lakes, MN 218-847-5154 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 Venom Products LLC Detroit Lakes, MN 218-844-3283 Donnelly Co-Op. Donnelly, MN 320-246-3555

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