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Munising Winterfest – Munising, MI – February 18 – 21, 2010

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SATURDAY, FEB. 20TH – HIGHLIGHTS

* Midnight Run Finish Line
7a.m.-2p.m. (approx.) – Park Street
Hosted by UP Sled Dog Assocation.
* Waterfall/Ice Hikes
10a.m.-noon – meet at PSB clock
Hosted by U.P. Overland.
* Cross-Country Skiing & Snowshoeing
10a.m.-4p.m. – Valley Spur lodge open
Basic X/C ski & snowshoe instruction available; homemade soup & break available (donations accepted).
* Winter-themed Family Movie
10a.m. – Mather Auditorium
Small fee, Munising High School. Hosted by Alger Parks & Recreation.
* Chili Walk
11a.m.-3p.m. – Various locations
Hosted by Munising restaurants.
* Snowshoe Challenge
Noon-2p.m. – Birch St. & Superior St.
Hosted by Munising Lion’s.
* Wreath Toss
Noon-2p.m. – Birch St. & Superior St.
Hosted by Munising Lion’s.
* Snowshoe Demo & Hike
2p.m.-4p.m. – meet at PSB clock
Hosted by Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

* Midnight Run Banquet & Awards Ceremony
4p.m. – Sydney’s Restaurant
Entrance fee. Hosted by UPSDA.
* Campfire Gathering
6p.m.-8p.m. – Birch St. & Superior St.
Hosted by Boy Scouts.
* Live Music: Chris Valenti
7p.m.-9p.m. – Falling Rock Cafe
Entrance fee.
* Snowfall Dance feat. Evergreen Seven
8p.m.-midnight – Moose Lodge
Entrance fee, View more info..

Visit Munising Winterfest Website >>>>

February 9, 2010 |

Indianhead Mountain Resort

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Indianhead offers a complete resort lodging experience with some of the best and deepest snow in the Midwest.

Amenities included with stay:

  • All units are non-smoking
  • Hotel Style Lodging
  • Village Chalets
  • Trailside Condos
  • Pool, Spa, and Sauna
  • Health and Recreation Club
  • Quality Dining
  • Dudley’s Saloon
  • Sky Bar and Grille
  • Main Lodge, Sky Bar and Grille, some Tomahawk and
    Chippewa Trailside condos offer free high speed wireless internet access.

Make your reservation online!

View Lodging photos and descriptions by type (PDF docs)
Main Lodge Hotel Rooms-click to view
Main Lodge Complex Hotel Rooms-click to view
Mountain Top Village Chalets-click to view
Tomahawk Trailside Condos-click to view
Chippewa Trailside Condos-click to view

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February 5, 2010 |

Cadillac / Irons – Wolf Lake Motel – February 1, 2010 (Photos)

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Cadillac / Irons – Wolf Lake Motel – February 1, 2010 – The riders
from this weekend were all happy with the trails, but of course more
snow would be nice. – photos taken 02/01 – www.michigansnowmobile.com/wolflakemotel

Cadillac / Baldwin Area Trail Report – Wolf Lake Motel and Resort – 02/02

Hi All, we just had one of our guest that has been riding since Sunday and he was averaging 200 to 250 miles a day, so the trails can’t be that bad. The other guest that are riding, some went to Kaleva with good trails except a short section of trail 3 just south of Low Bridge and the others rode to Caberfae and Wellston and found smooth trails all the way. Trails 340 and 362 are scheduled to be groomed today, Lincoln Hills and the McCarthy Lake area were groomed yesterday, but more snow would be very nice. We did get a half inch last night and they are forecasting a couple more inches today and tomorrow. Some trails are icy and have some snirt in them, but over all, are good to fair condition, except the southern section of trail 344 is pretty thin. One thing that is nice around here, we are in the middle of 6 different grooming clubs, (which we are members of 4), if one isn’t grooming, one of the other Clubs are grooming and we have maps right in the Office. Plus there are tons of seasonal roads and two tracks to explore. But please stay off of private property. The forecast is for 40 percent chance of snow Tuesday and Thursday, so conditions should get better and better.

February 2, 2010 |

The Lodge At The Lake – Harbor Springs

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The Lake at the LodgeThe Lodge At The Lake – A Special Space, In A Special Place – is located at Harbor Cove, a Luxury Woodland Resort on Little Traverse Bay in Harbor Springs. Enjoy a Romantic, family, Lake Michigan (better than hotel) resort close to Petoskey, Bay Harbor, Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City, campgrounds & cabins. Easy Michigan weekend getaway. Perfect and affordable for Michigan beach honeymoons.

Lodge inspired rooms. Log furniture. Native american indian art. Rich earth tones. Fieldstone fireplace with wood stacked & ready. 1 mile private beach. Your own 2 person kayak. 4 bedrooms, 4 tennis courts, 2 pools, 2 clubhouses.

$99 off season rates (cheapest in town)

Accommodations

4 bedrooms
2.5 baths (private master bath)
Fully equipped kitchen
Full size washer and driver
Living room with flatscreen TV
Dining room with Bose Sound dock

Bedrooms For 9 Guests

The Pine Room
Master suite, private bath, king log furniture set
Sleeps 2 people

Moose room
Queen bed, Twin bed, 2 dressers, 3 nightstands
Sleeps 3 people

The Bear Room
Queen bed, Twin bed, 2 dressers, 2 nightstands
Sleeps 3 people

The Chipmunk Room
Twin daybed, small nightstand
Sleeps 1 person

Visit The Lodge At The Lake Website >>>>

January 31, 2010 |

Traverse City – Boardman Valley – (Photos) January 28, 2010

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Photos courtesy Blue Sky Snowmobile Rentals — www.michigansnowmobile.com/bluesky

Traverse City Trail Report – Blue Sky Snowmobile Rentals – 01/28

What a day yesterday.

First of all we did get about 4 inches of fresh snow. The winds have been up and we have not seen much improvement to the base. As for the base we do have a solid base on the Boardman. The trails are a bit icy in some spots but overall seem pretty good. The groomer has been out knocking down the bumps. With the current snow we should see some good riding this weekend.

OK ! I need to take a minute to give a huge thank you to SUPERTRAX magazine and SNOWTRAX tv for giving Mike and I the opportunity to guide them through the Boardman Valley. Mike and Matt Lester from Supertrax gave us a shout and asked us to guide them through the area. What a great opportunity for the local business’ on the trail and for Traverse in general. The Lester family has owned the rights to the business for years and were very impressed with not only the trails but the area as well. We are excited to say they will be giving the Boardman Valley trail and Blue Sky some great exposure in the Sept 2010 Supertrax magazine. We are in the works to possibly even help produce an episode of the SNOWTRAX TV show in the early winter of next year. I will say this.. they had some sweet new sleds for us to ride. I had my own 2009 Polaris 800 Dragon, Mike was on an 09 Renegade XP. The boys from Supertrax had the 2010 f8 snowpro, the 2010 Polaris 800 Dragon (which will feature on Mondays Snowtrax episode), the 2010 Yamaha Nitro FX, and my favorite of the four, the new 2010 Polaris Rush. Mike and I had a blast getting the chance to ride the latest and greatest. We had a chance to pick the brains of the experts and we grabbed as much information as we could. What a great day. We will be posting some photo’s from the ride very soon.

Anyway, enough bragging, we are looking forward to a great weekend of riding.

Be safe out there!

Jamie B.

OK, for all of you from out of town, Blue Sky Snowmobile Rentals is now able to book rooms for you at the Tamarack Lodge, Pointes North Inn, Cherry Tree Inn, Comfort Inn, Days Inn, and more. Let us make a great vacation getaway easy for you!

Visit Blue Sky Snowmobile Rentals Website >>>>

January 29, 2010 |

Cadillac / Irons – Wolf Lake Motel – January 27, 2010 (Photos)

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Cadillac / Irons – Wolf Lake Motel – January 27, 2010 — I just got back from a 92 mile ride and most of the trails are in pretty fair condition, with the exception of a 5 mile section of trail 3 south of low Bridge to Laverne road, which was bad. We did loose some snow last Sunday, but we have been getting some LES for the last three days. More LES snow is forecasted for the next 7 days with cold temps to continue.. – photo taken 01/27 — michigansnowmobile.com/wolflakemotel

January 27, 2010 |

Eastern U.P., Michigan – Newberry Snowman – January 23, 2010

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Eastern U.P., Michigan – Newberry – January 23, 2010 — Newberry
Snowman

Eastern U.P., Michigan – Newberry – January 23, 2010 — Newberry
Snowman — This was a fun community project we did in Newberry
today. It was awesome! Before we were done people were stopping by
to take pictures of our snowman. It’s about 16′ tall and about 30′
feet around. It’s located on the west side of Newberry Avenue/M-123,
just the Police Post and two blocks south of the High School. —
Photo courtesy Halfway Lake Resort – Newberry —
www.michiweb.com/halfwaylake

January 23, 2010 |

Newberry Photos – January 21, 2010

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Photos from the Newberry and the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan… Still good snow cover on the trails north of Newberry. — Latest photos courtesy Halfway Lake Resort..

HALFWAY LAKE RESORT REPORT – 01/22
http://www.trailreport.net/blog/?author=20

Good afternoon,

Just a note to let you know the snow is still good in our neck of the woods. We’ve had a group in and they’re really happy with the amount of snow we have.

The trails are still okay. It’s 3:30 pm and the temp is 30, it’s really beautiful.

I’ve asked for a report from those that are here. I’ll let y’all know what they say a little later.

Delain

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January 21, 2010 |

Cadillac / Irons – Wolf Lake Motel – January 1, 2010 (Photo)

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Cadillac / Irons - Wolf Lake Motel - January 1, 2010 (Photo)

Cadillac / Irons – Wolf Lake Motel – January 1, 2010

Cadillac / Baldwin Area Trail Report – Wolf Lake Motel and Resort –
01/03

THIS SURE WAS A BUSY WEEKEND. All of our guest that were riding this
Holiday Weekend were very pleased with the trail conditions, but all
noted how busy the trails were. They also noted how good the trails
were, even with all the traffic and seen groomers running through out
the whole weekend. – photo taken 01/01 — michigansnowmobile.com/wolflakemotel

January 3, 2010 |

Cadillac / Irons – Wolf Lake Motel – January 1, 2010 (Photo)

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Cadillac / Irons - Wolf Lake Motel - January 1, 2010 (Photo)

Cadillac / Irons – Wolf Lake Motel – January 1, 2010

Cadillac / Baldwin Area Trail Report – Wolf Lake Motel and Resort –
01/03

THIS SURE WAS A BUSY WEEKEND. All of our guest that were riding this
Holiday Weekend were very pleased with the trail conditions, but all
noted how busy the trails were. They also noted how good the trails
were, even with all the traffic and seen groomers running through out
the whole weekend. – photo taken 01/01 — michigansnowmobile.com/wolflakemotel
michigansnowmobile.com/wolflakemotel

January 3, 2010 |

Drummond Island Resort – Winter Deals

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WINTER DEALS

HOTEL LODGING $89/nt
Based on double occupancy, each add’l adult $10/nt

Log Home: $175/nt
Couples Only

Based on NOT using upstairs bedroom/bath
Minimum 2-night stay

Snowmobile Rentals

Z 570 LX

Daily rate (10am – 9am) $199
Price includes helmet.
Gas & oil is additional
Panther 570

Daily rate (10am – 9am) $225
Price includes helmets.
Gas & oil is additional

Daily Rentals are from 10 am through 9 am the next day.

Drivers must be 21 years of age with valid Driver’s License

$500 Damage Deposit required for all rentals

For more information, or reservations, call Drummond Island Resort and Conference Center at 1-800-999-6343
Or email: info@drummondisland.com

Accommodations at Drummond Island Resort are unique and plentiful. Our golf pro shop transforms into our Winter Sports Center each winter, where we have cross country skis, snow shoes, ice skates and tubes (all free to guests). In addition, we rent 10 Arctic Cat snowmobiles where guests enjoy nearly 100 miles of groomed island trails and access to the International Ice Bridge which connects Drummond Island to Canada. The Lodge has unique wood construction rooms with telephone, televisions and small refrigerators. Our larger “loft” rooms feature 2 beds on the first level of the room, and a third queen bed up in a loft (perfect for families and small groups) Waterfront cottages and log homes are also available for rent on a nightly or weekly basis. Most of these executive-style units feature full kitchens, fireplaces, living rooms, color TVs and telephones and private bathrooms in every bedrooms.

Drummond Island Resort & Conference Center
33494 S. Maxton Road
Drummond Island, MI 49726
1-800-999-6343
woodmoor@drummondisland.com

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January 3, 2010 |

Drummond Island Hotel

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Close. Convenient. A stay at the Drummond Island Hotel means you are just a ‘stone’s throw away’ from the Four Corners – Drummond Island’s hub of activity.

Need a bite to eat? Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner can be had at any number of excellent local establishments. From breakfast at the Island Bakery to Happy Hour drinks at the Northwood – you will never go hungry or thirsty on the Island!

If it’s a new warm jacket your looking for or just the right bait for snagging the big one – you don’t have to wander too far from Drummond Island Hotel’s front door!

# Extra large rooms feature pillow-top beds with your choice of two queen beds or one king bed
# Refrigerators, in-room coffee
# Cable television
# All units are handicap accessible
# Ample, off street parking able to accommodate all types of recreational vehicles, their trailers and toys
# FREE WiFi for our guests
# Pet friendly
# Within walking distance of the “Four Corners”
# OPEN YEAR ROUND! Call 906-493-6799 now for your reservations

Drummond Island Hotel
34834 South Townline Road
Drummond Island, MI 49726
906-493-6799

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January 2, 2010 |

Drummond Island Yacht Haven Winter Lodging

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Experience Drummond Island with a Yacht Haven getaway! Enjoy spectacular Potagannissing Bay views as you relax in your private Up North getaway!

Snowmobile the Island’s 100+ miles of groomed snowmobile trails. Cross-country Ski any of the three groomed, marked trail systems. Snowshoe the trails at the Township Park. Skate on the rink at the Townhall.

At the end of a long fun-filled day get cozy in front of your own private fireplace! Yacht Haven’s cottages fill up fast. Call to book your getaway today!

# Jumping off point for the International Ice Bridge to Canada
# WiFi wireless internet access
# US Customs Office
# Complete Parts and Service Departments
# Telephone available
# 32,000 sq. ft. of heated storage
# Transportation available
# 3 and 4 bedroom cottages with fireplaces
# Pet Friendly Resort
# All major credit cards accepted

3 Bedroom Cottage
$260.00 per Night
$1300.00 per Week
Twin Beds – Fireplace
*Price Based on 6 or Fewer People

4 Bedroom Cottage
$395.00 per Night
$1975.00 per Week
6 Twin Beds & 1 Queen – Fireplace, Hot Tub on Deck
*Price Based on 8 or Fewer People

*Extra people per cabin (per person) $20 per night or $100 per week
Prices are subject to change

Yacht Haven’s 3 and 4 bedroom cottages are nestled in the wooded shoreline with beautiful views of Potagannissing Bay and the islands surrounding the north shore of Drummond Island. Three and four bedroom cottages have native limestone fireplaces with wood and kindling at no charge. Our four bedroom cottage features 2 bathrooms and a hot tub on the deck overlooking Potagannissing Bay – relax as you enjoy either an early morning soak enjoying the sunrise, or an end-of-the-day wind down as the sun sets in the west – this deck provides an unbelievable panoramic view of the Bay. All cottages come equipped with satellite TV and pets are welcome. Phones are conveniently located. Fresh linens, towels and kitchen utensils provided.

Drummond Island Yacht Haven
33185 S. Water Street
Drummond Island, MI 49726
1-800-543-4743

Visit Drummond Island Yacht Haven Website >>>

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January 2, 2010 |
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