Ride the Range with Larry
So we’re talking about the new 70 Mile trail maybe that is supposed to run from Pengilly down toward Aitkin and Brainerd? I can’t find anything on the Minnesota DNR website about it yet so maybe its not ready? Anyone know? I’ve seen a few emails from ATVAM about it, I think they were gonna call it the Great Itascan Trail or something like that? I’ll do some more research Monday or Tuesday about it….
Maybe Thistle Dew trails and camping for the weekend…
Where is everyone else gonna be RIDING?
I’ll be attending the ATVAM ATV fair at the Anoka County Fairgrounds on May 1 & 2 with the Iron Range Tourism Bureau. The fair runs from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on the 1st and from 9-4 on the 2nd.
The ATVAM ATV Fair features many top manufacturers, vendors & sponsors selling accessories, clothes & great riding gear. New this year will be the Used ATV Corral & you can even test your “dream” machine on the test course!
PLUS, be sure to check out the side-by-side mud races by the Northwoods Racing series. This will be the season opener for the 2010 Northwoods Racing series.
Whatever brings you to the fair, be sure to stop by the Iron Range booth and say “hi.” I’d love to know who actually reads this thing & who knows, maybe we can even set-up a ride on the Iron Range with your group this spring or summer!
Larry
For everyone that attended or followed the news stories about the World Record ATV Parade in Silver Bay this summer, the number is official! 1632 ATV’S! It was a great weekend and one to brag about.
The down side? It sparked a lot of interest all across the United States with ATV enthusiasts……. On September 16th in Richfield, Utah, they had a parade with they say the had 2014 ATV’s attend and are waiting for that number to be Official! As of now Minnesota has the record, it’s already rumored that ATVAM is already talking about and strategizing about the next MINNESOTA RECORD.
UTAH link : http://www.lynnsessions.com/category/2009-trip-reports/09162009-richfield-world-record-atv-parade/
And, finally, it looks like it might be time to put the plow mounts on… but don’t put it away, we ride all winter around here!
Larry
Finally a list of ATV trails located near many businesses throughout the region & a few Iron Range businesses made the list!
As I look through the list I see a handful Iron Range hotels, motels, resorts, campgrounds, trails, etc, but there are a lot that didn’t make the list. Now, I’m not sure why they didn’t, but that’s why I’m here! To HELP YOU!
If you’re planning an ATV trip to the Iron Range and need any help at all please ask me!
If our schedules gel, I’d even be willing to give you a guided ride on some of my favorite hidden trails that aren’t necessarily on the map….
Now, let’s get out and ride!
From the ATVAM office:
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Here’s the schedule for the World’s Largest ATV Parade, courtesy of my friends at ATVAM.
Friday, June 12, 2009
3- 9 p.m. Registration in front of the AmericInn Motel on Hwy # 61
Saturday, June 13, 2009
6 a.m. Silver Bay Fire Dept Pancake Feed (Fire Hall)
7:30 a.m. Registration and Staging for Parade (please come early so we have time to setup ATV’s for parade
10 a.m. Northern Helicopter will be giving rides for a fee throughout the day.
11:15 a.m. ATV Parade
3 - 7 p.m. ATVAM Silent Auction & “all you can eat” buffet at the Union Hall
6:30 pm Announcements Union Hall
**Please bring a canned good or staple item to donate to Silver Bay’s food bank we will be collecting them at the parade site.**
Just an update from ATVAM and the MN-DNR. Progress continues on the 70 mile trail from Grand Rapids to Aitkin, good sign when they start looking for Construction Companys to complete the work!!! Stay tuned for more updates on this trail and others on the Iron Range!!!!! (Soon I should have an update on our trail from Chisholm to HWY 5 Bar & Grill)
70-Mile ATV/OHM Trail Progress Report
The latest Progress Report for the 70-Mile ATV/OHM Trail Project is now available at the project website.
It’s not to late to get the kids registered in one of the Youth Safety Training classes scheduled for this summer! There are classes spread out all across the Iron Range but where ever you live, you can find a training class near you.
If you need help or just questions about how to get started you can check the DNR website, ATVAM.org, and/or ask me and I’ll help you through it the best I can. I’m a State Certified Youth Safety Trainer and promote youth safety 100%.
Listed below is the summer Youth Training Schedule, I hope you still have room in your busy schedules to get the kids signed up to attend. If your weekends are full, there are some classes during the weekdays. If the mornings are full there are classes in the evening. Whatever works for you and your family will be time well spent at one of these classes.
The class is easy, interesting and fun. The kids will spend some time watching a DVD and answering questions and about 4-6 hrs of hands on training depending on the class size.
For additional class information or local instructor contacts, please check the All Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota website at www.atvam.org. For general information on ATV safety training call (888) 646-6367 or (651) 296-6157.
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We didn’t break the World Record for Minnesota at the ATV Parade in Silver Bay but it was a good time had by all!
Everyone I talked to in Silver Bay had a great time. Can-am and Polaris showed up with there race and demo trailers. Can-am was letting people take test rides on a full line of ATVs they have out. The hotels, restaurants and bars were full all weekend and were overly nice to us. I haven’t gotten an email from ATVAM yet on the final numbers from the weekend but as the news and news papers reported we ended up with 1084 machines riding in the parade, about 50 short! It was a bummer to hear that after all the work everyone had put into it. It was a learning experience for ATVAM and all of us on what it takes to get that many machines together, but now we know what we have to do to beat the WORLD RECORD next time.
Share your pictures and stories from your weekend at the ATV parade!
Thanks to everyone that came up and said “hi”, hope to hear from you!
It’s set to be a great weekend of ATV’ing in Silver Bay this weekend! It’s not very often we get this many ATVs together for a weekend of fun. The fun starts Friday afternoon at the AmericInn parking lot (in Silver Bay) with registration.
I’m meeting the crew from Northern Traxx ATV club in Chisholm at noon on Friday to load machines. Pat from P.R.O. Trucking is pulling all our machines up to Silver Bay with his Peterbilt! It will be quite the site to see the BIG RIG pull into the AmericInn parking lot with a full trailer of machines (16+) for the parade. That will be hard to top!
Be sure to stop by and say “hi” and see all the machines from Northern Traxx Friday evening and Saturday during the day in the AmericInn parking lot. We’ll have our banners hanging from the semi and I’ll be there with the crew getting our machines ready for the parade.
I’ve listed the schedule for this weekend in case you’ve missed it.
See you in Silver Bay to break the world record for the longest ATV parade in history!
Friday June 13, 2008
3 - 9 p.m. Registration in front of the AmericInn Motel on Hwy # 61
Saturday June 14, 2008
6:00 am Silver Bay Fire Dept Pancake Feed (Fire Hall)
7:30 am Registration and Staging for Parade (please come early so we have time to line up ATV’s for parade)
11:15 am ATV Parade
Northern Helicopter will be giving rides throughout the day for a fee
3 - 6 p.m. All you can eat buffet for $10.00 a person at the Union Hall provided by Zup’s in Silver Bay
6:30 - 7 p.m. Announcements, Legislative update at the Sports Arena
7 - 9 p.m. Famous ATVAM Auction at the Sports Arena
9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Dance to the “Northern Lights”; 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s at the Union Hall
Thank you for your support of ATVing in Minnesota!
Be sure to check back for photos of this awesome event!
