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Michigan’s snowmobiling hidden treasures

Snowmobiling is gliding down a groomed trail and letting the landscape paint a picture that you never dreamed possible. It is spending money at local establishments, gassing up the sled and riding. With more than 6,000 miles of groomed trails and wintry picturesque discoveries at each turn, Michigan ranks with...
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Michigan 2011/12 Snowmobile Budget Released

The 2011-2012 MSA budget was introduced, discussed and approved. There are 6 snowmobile related bills introduced in the House that are not receiving attention or any action. A 7th bill (SB 248) which would limit the amount of land that can be owed by the DNR, passed the Senate on...
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Snowmobiling in Michigan hit hard by state's economic woes

On more than one occasion this winter, I’ve heard the eye-popping $1 billion figure mentioned in discussions with snowmobilers about the economic impact of snowmobiling in Michigan. That’s an amazing amount of money. And it may have been the case at one time, but it no longer is so. Snowmobiling,...
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Police investigate serious snowmobile accident near Alto

LOWELL TOWNSHIP — Police are investigating a serious snowmobile accident early this morning near Alto in southeast Kent County. Initial reports indicated two people were riding on a snowmobile when it struck a fence about 2:30 a.m. along Timpson Avenue SE near 52nd Street. Police shut down the road for...
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One teen dead, another injured in Ogemaw County snowmobile crash

Troopers from the Michigan State Police West Branch Post are investigating a snowmobile crash which has left one teen dead and another injured. Around 9:45 p.m. Monday, two teens were riding the winter craft on Grebe Lake at the Rifle River Recreation Area near Lupton, in Ogemaw County. The pair...
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Snowmobiler plunges through ice

GLADSTONE — Authorities have released the name of the snowmobiler who fell through the ice in Little Bay de Noc Monday afternoon. Carl Nyberg, 22, of Gladstone plunged through the ice by the coal docks in about 50 feet of water. He was able to crawl his way out.  Nyberg’s brother called...
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