The Department of Natural Resources announced that the portion of the Pere Marquette State Rail-Trail from Evart to east of Partridge Avenue in Clare County will be temporarily closed for the months of June and July.
Three videos and step by step instructions on how to use a manure spreader to make a cross country ski trail...
Take a pile of snow, protect it, then groom it out...and you have cross country skiing in April in southeast Michigan!
Photos from the April 2, 2011 cross country ski folly at Huron Meadows Metropark.
A deal to secure the future of the Telemark Resort in Cable has stalled once again, creating uncertainty for organizers of the American Birkebeiner ski race and residents counting on jobs and income from Telemark.
NordicSkiRacer Bill Kaltz takes us around the April 2 ski trail at Huron Meadows Metropark at about 9:30am. Freezing conditions made the trail firm and skiable early in the morning.
First video of the April ski trail at Huron Meadows Metropark in Brighton.
Adam Haberkorn has taken the pile of snow and groomed a 0.4k skate loop at Huron Meadows. (NOT an April Fools joke) The trail is open for skiing!
For those wanting one last shot at skiing, there will be a very informal race beginning at 9:30a.m on the South trail head at Huron Meadows prior to the groomer party.
The 3rd annual groomer appreciation party will be held at the Huron Meadows Metropark clubhouse April 2nd at 11:30. But starting at 9:00am, we'll be on snow and on skis! So bring skis, running shoes and mountain bikes for some pre- Party fun.
We drive the proposed the ski course for this Saturday's Groomer Appreciation festivities. This is where we'll be spreading 300 cubic yards of snow.
Huron Meadows Groomer Appreciation Party
Huron Meadows Metropark, Brighton, MI