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    Oneida Fatality

    My wife was checking WUPN and Facebook this morning and saw something about another Oneida fatality over the weekend. I did not see the story and was surprised when I signed on to this forum today that there is no talk of this yet. 40 something year old male overtaking another sled on the trail...
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    Caution Driving South of Watersmeet On Interstates

    I got stuck in both of those crashes yesterday in southern Wisconsin. Left Presque Isle 10 am. Snow all the way to Wausau. Roads got better south 51 to Portage . Got a call from a friend in Chicago asking where we were at. I was in Madison and he told me 40-50 car pile-up on 39/90 N/B in...
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    Who is open ?

    Took a short ride yesterday to MW from PI to get lunch and found Shillelagh to be closed so I thought I would start this thread for local information. Please add to it with any info you may have. Ran into some riders from Boulder Jct. who said not a single place open to get lunch or a beer there...
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    Off trail riding on the local news

    A lot of great ideas here but the best way to correct the problem is strict and aggressive enforcement of the loud pipes, no registration, no trail permit, riding off trail and OWI. I get it. Everyone is shorthanded and has financial constraints including DNR law enforcement. Other than last...
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    Interesting Observation

    We have been out on the trails every day for almost two weeks except for last Friday and I found it somewhat interesting that I see more sleds parked at the bars and restaurants then I see on the trails. Last Thursday we did a loop from Presque Isle to Boulder Jct. to Manitowish Waters to...
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    1/24/23

    2" in Presque Isle from yesterday afternoon and light snow falling now.
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    SE WI - Walworth - Waukesha - Racine - Kenosha - Jefferson Counties

    Great Lakes Dragaway brings back some great memories of Friday/Saturday nights when I was in high school. Do they still do a grudge race night in summer?
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    Something You Don't See Everyday

    My daughter's boyfriend is in Mexico on a hunting trip and shot a mountain lion 2 days ago. I don't know what town/area he is in but has a local guide that speaks no English. The guide scoped it and all he could say was Puma, Puma, and some utterance of shoot it. He was told that the mountain...
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    MI DNR Offer

    I can see both sides of this being that the back of my Wisconsin property touches the Ottawa in Gogebic/Michigan. Normally our riding is primarily done in Wisconsin but this year my wife wanted to ride Michigan trails again. It has been several years since I bought Michigan trail passes but I...
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    Cell service Northern WI and UP

    Thanks old abe. I will see him tomorrow and relay the advice. Verizon is actually the ones that approached him after some sort of study to figure out best placement for coverage. Right now, they are haggling over monthly compensation. I was amazed at what they are willing to pay. I don't...
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    Cell service Northern WI and UP

    I have Verizon and split my time between Chicago and Presque Isle. In Chicago there is no problem but this trip to PI the service has been horrible. If my calls are not broken up, they drop and this has been an everyday thing. Good news for us up here is that Verizon is negotiating with a friend...
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    NW Vilas 1/16

    31 degrees and rain in Presque Isle at 9am. Snow starting to slide off of the metal roof with additional rain weight. Short ride yesterday on Presque Isle/Winchester trails. Surprised to see how nice the trails were after the heavy weekend traffic.
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    Lake Minocqua ?

    It was not marked, no barrels as of yesterday morning but a lot of sled traffic out there.
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    Vilas and Iron Update 1/7/23

    I have to give credit where credit is due since I ripped on MW trail 6 about a week ago and someone's panties got bunched up. Rode Presque Isle, Manitowish Waters, Mercer trails the past two days. Absolutely incredible on Thursday. Left PI on trail 6W. Jumped on 14 and took that to 19 in Iron...
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    Snowmobile Jackets

    Thanks for the advice and opinions. Can't stop laughing about the exchange between Gary and Garageguy. The wife thinks I'm nuts sitting here laughing at the screen. You guys made my day.
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    Snowmobile Jackets

    I am looking for some input on snowmobile jackets. The one I have now was a gift several years ago and I don't like it. It is a Skidoo brand. Too big and bulky and I feel like the Michelin tire man. Just curious what anybody out there is wearing and pros/cons of what you like. Thanks in advance...
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    Polaris Mutt Mod

    That is going to be a work of art when you are done and something I would be really proud of. Can't wait to see the continued progress and completed project.
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    BRP Exome Radiant Helmet

    So its been a week of riding with the new Exome helmet I bought for myself. I also bought one for my daughter-in-law. With mine, I get a fog spot every ride in the middle of the shield about eye level. Cracking shield open clears it but still annoying and open shield defeats purpose. As far as...
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    Manitowish Area Update 12/30/22

    We have been out every day since Tuesday and for early season riding trails are great. 2 rides north from Presque Isle up trail 1 to trail 2 in Marenisco. Not a lot of traffic. Yesterday took trail 6W out of PI and hit the reroute for Manitowish Waters. Trail 14 northwest towards Mercer was...
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    New Year 2023

    Nice Gary. Happy New Year to everyone out there and let's make it a safe one.
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