From Snowmobilers.com Silver Lake State Park, Mears, MI Silver Lake-ORV Trail June 18th – June 20th $27/night Electrical Service, Modern Restrooms 200 camp sites Check in time: 3PM Check out time: 1PM Reservations can be booked online here Silver Lake State Park is an almost 3,000-acre park in Oceana County...
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Houghton man charged in snowmobile death
HOUGHTON — Charges have been filed against a Houghton man involved in a fatal snowmobile crash earlier this year. According to the Houghton County Prosecutor’s office, 26-year-old Christopher Puuri has been charged with negligent operation of a snowmobile causing serious injury or death. On March 6, Puuri was driving a...
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Six snowmobile fatalities so far in region
Traverse City — Northwestern Michigan snowmobile trails are sloppy, muddy and falling apart, their disrepair a signal of the end to a season marked by limited snowfall and six fatalities. That’s one less regional snowmobile death than last year and comprises about a quarter of the state’s 23 recorded snowmobile...
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17 snowmobilers killed this season (MI)
Speed, alcohol blamed in many Michigan fatalities Christine Ferretti / The Detroit News Speed, inexperience and alcohol were common denominators in most of the 17 snowmobile fatalities recorded in Michigan so far this season, officials say. Two, speed and alcohol, appear to have played a role in Saturday’s crash that...
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Snowmobile Accident Claims Life of Dansville Man
A 39-year-old man from Dansville was pronounced dead at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Friday night, February 26, after apparently losing control of his snowmobile and crashing into several trees near Curtis, according to the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office....
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Man dies in snowmobile rollover
GRAYLING — A local man died after he rolled his snowmobile. The victim, 44, of Grayling, died Monday night after he lost control of his snowmobile and rolled it several times along Vista Drive in Grayling Township. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Department did not release the victim’s name. He was...
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Dearborn Heights man dies in snowmobile accident
Garfield Township — Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the snowmobile death of a Dearborn Heights man on Saturday. According to Detroit News reporting partners WXYZ-TV (Channel 7), James Daniel Barkley died after his snowmobile struck a tree in Garfield Township, near Harrison, in Clare County. A...
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Man, Kids Escape After Snowmobile Sinks
Caseville (WWJ) — An Oakland County man and his two children had a close call over the weekend on Saginaw Bay. Huron County Sheriff deputies say 36-year old Christopher Marcus of Lake Orion was snowmobiling Saturday off Sand Point, between Port Austin and Caseville, when the vehicle went through the ice....
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5 Year old Girl Loses her Life in Snowmobile/Car Collision
A five year old girl is dead after the snowmobile she was riding on was involved in a crash with a car in Chippewa County. The accident happened Saturday, around 3:30 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive at a snowmobile crossing near Brimley. Bay Mills police say the girl was a passenger...
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Rollover accident kills 1 (MI)
**This accident did not involve a snowmobile** MARQUETTE -A body recovered from the Carp River is believed to be that of a woman involved in a rollover accident that occurred late Friday night. At about 2:20 p.m. Saturday, the Marquette City Police Department dive team recovered the body of a...
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