Not Nordic, but trees are a good thing! Help Michigan compete for thousands of dollars' worth of free trees for state parks and recreatin areas.

By Rebecca Humphries
Jun 18, 2010

Directly after the final world cup in Sweden I took off from Stockholm for Kathmandu, Nepal. For the next few months Barb and I worked at the health clinic seeing roughly two-thirds Nepalese patients and a third trekkers and climbers.

By Pete Vordenberg
Jun 14, 2010

Free Nordic Walking Clinics and Free Nordic Walking Pole Demos will be offered at the Wexford Arena and Senior Expo in Cadillac, Michigan from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, 2010.

By Pete Edwards
Jun 11, 2010

The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is announcing their annual contest to design the official t-shirt for the 2011 American Birkebeiner ski race. The winning t-shirt design will be the featured retail t-shirt for the event.

By Cherie Morgan
Jun 11, 2010

Nordic walking classes and Nordic walking pole demos will again be offered during the Annual Older American Expo in Suttons Bay, Michigan on Tuesday, June 15. The Expo will be held at the Suttons Bay High School from 10am – 2pm.

By Pete Edwards
Jun 10, 2010

Sven miles of the 30 mile Pere Marquette rail-trail between Midland and Clare will close for repaving in June and July. Rollerskiers, inline skaters and bicyclist take note!

By Mike Muha
May 26, 2010

It's only May and Birkie Trail work has already started. The trails dried out rapidly due to the warm weather. There will be several trail work days over the summer giving you each the chance to get involved in maintaining and improving this great system.

By Birkie
May 25, 2010

The Silver Star and Sovereign Lake trail systems are threatened by real estate development, and up to 30 kilometres of some of the best cross country ski trails on the mountain could be lost to condominium and vacation home construction.

By Citizens Coalition to Save Silver Star Provincial Park
May 21, 2010

ISHA and the Ski Hall of Fame will combine memberships. ISHA will also relocate its administration in the national ski museum building of the Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan, the historic center of organized skiing in the United States.

By ISHA
May 11, 2010

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm signed into law the “Recreation Passport” legislation, which creates a new funding source for Michigan’s state parks, state recreation areas, state forest campgrounds, non-motorized trails and pathways and local parks.

By DNRE
May 10, 2010

The Maine Winter Sports Center was among eight finalists for the first International Ski Federation's FIS SnowKidz Award for its ongoing "Healthy Hometowns" program introduces nearly 5,000 new participants to nordic skiing each year.

By US Ski Team
May 6, 2010

Big plans to sell Telemark Lodge to Telemark Partners, LLC and to turn Telemark into a ski and mountain bike Olympic Training Center have not moved fast enough to keep the lodge from closing on May 5.

By Mike Muha
May 3, 2010