Thursday January 5, 2011 8:00 A.M.

We are grooming Trail #9 up to Pine Stump Junction today, as it looks like the temps are going to warm up to the upper 30s, Maybe 40 for Friday. Trail # 45 will also be groomed today.Trails are in fair condition, the county roads are smooth, but the trails are a little rough. The trail along Co. Rd. 407 to Holland Lake staging area doesn’t have much snow on it. There are a lot of sledders north up near Grand Marais over to Pine Stump Junction.

We need more snow! And cold weather.

Trail #9 North 4′ Base with 2 to 4’new snow last night. More snow North.

Trail # 45 North to the Co. Rd. 500 is in fair condition

Trail # 9 and #2 is fair to good in some areas.

(We are currently working with 2 groomers)

The cerfew for the Village of Newberry is 11:00 P.M. until 7:00 A.M.

FYI: There will not be gas at Rainbow Lodge this year as they are closing for the winter. There is a gas pump logo on the trail map, but they will be CLOSED. The map is new for this year,and I recieved the information about Rainbow Lodge after the maps went to the printer.

For those of you visiting our website FYI !! UPDATED 12-12-11
Snowmobile Trail # 8 between Marquette and Negaunee will be closed until end of December. Over the summer vandals started a fire on the wooden trestle bridge over the Carp River. The fire did extensive damage to the deck and unfortunately the wooden beams below. The Hiawatha Snowmobile Club has received a Grant from the snowmobile trail program to repair the structure. The deck planking has arrived but the large beams are not slated to be in until the LAST week of December.

LODGING OPPORTUNITIES IN NEWBERRY

COMFORT INN OF NEWBERRY at www.newberrymichigan.net

GATEWAY MOTEL at www.gatewaymi.com

HALFWAY LAKE at www.halfwaylake.com

PARK-A-WAY www.theeveningstarmotel.com,