Don from the DNR stopped in to see us yesterday morning. He told us that he is overseeing the grooming, and assured us that the trails would be groomed and kept in good condition.

His word is good. Wed the groomer went by twice. And they must have went another time thru the night because when I drove into work yesterday morning the trail looked good.

Thursday, the groomer was seen three times along trail 7 at different times. Riders came in and said the trails were in great shape! Again, this morning the trail looks great. Smooth ….

Riders report their ride thru Lakes of the North was good the entire way, with a few areas in the corners that may have had some bumps.

They enjoyed their rides with no complaints.

The Sno Cross is this weekend in Gaylord.

We will look forward to getting out and riding on the trails sometime this week. If you’re looking for a place to stay that is right on the trail, ample trailer parking, and a hot breakfast to start your day, give us a call at Rays Retreat. 989-732-2703 or 989-732-4914.

We are also renting Ski Doo snowmobiles.

Hi Everyone, as per the grooming coordinators all trails should be set right now for the weekend, plus the forecast for the weekend sounds good with temps in the twenties and LES snow most days. (If you can believe a forecast). Our guest that we have been here this week have been very happy with all the trails and they are rating the conditions good to very good, but again this is early season riding and the ground is not completely frozen, so trail conditions can change fast with the temp. Almost all the roads are snow covered so getting fuel or food shouldn’t be a problem and there is tons of snow in the woods, so "two trackin" will be fun. THE LAKES ARE NOT SAFE YET.

Rooms and Snowmobile Rentals are available.

We are members of the Cycle Conservation Club of Michigan, Baldwin Trailriders Snowmobile Club, Benzie/Manistee Snowbirds Snowmobile Club, Irons Area Tourist Association Snowmobile Club, Wellston Area Recreation and Tourist Bureau Snowmobile Club, Lake County ORV Club and the Michigan Snowmobile Association, which are the local grooming clubs. I can not thank these guys and gals enough, they do a lot of work for free, so we all can enjoy this sport. I would only think that if someone is complaining about a bumpy trail on Saturday afternoon, come to a couple club meetings and see just what these people do. They would never complain again. Thank you again.