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The trails around here are bare in a lot of spots and barring a good 10 – 12” dump, we’re done for the year. Already thinking about what next year will bring. The real question is whether or not, I’m up to taking on another major project, both physically and financially, because I won’t start...

Loaded up this evening for the 2026 Boondock Inn vintage sled event. At first glance, this shot looks almost identical to the one I took last year, but there is one important difference: There’s a different graduating class in the trailer this year. Look for them and the TX at the show on...

One might think that since this year’s projects are finished, I might have retired to the recliner. Not so. Operable vintage sleds are not common in this area, so when a couple of friends and I hit the trails this week, it was kind of a rare sight. At almost every stop, people came over to...

if you haven't checked this out and are in need of a snow fix, take a look at JD member Scott King's snow stick video livestream. It's high quality live video from his place, somewhere around Twin Lakes (I think). I have it bookmarked and check it regularly to watch the snow pile up on Frosty...

That thinks the Northern Pike is the best tasting fish we can catch in the upper Midwest. This comes to mind because I fried up a large filet tonight and, as usual, it was excellent, light, and flakier than Walleye in my opinion. My preferred way of cooking them is pan frying in oil using a cast...

I really only have a couple of vintage sleds left in the current inventory that I have tagged as projects I’d like to get done. As I was weighing which one might be the next project, it hit me: “Why not try to do a build-off challenge with both this season?” This is a bold goal on my part...

Holy crap, is it smoky out there! I would say visibility is under a mile. This stuff is thicker than the smoke in the local VFW forty years ago. Wondering how widespread this is in the Midwest?

Every year, one of the local resorts on the Rainy River holds a spring catch and release Sturgeon tournament. This year, one of the teams brought in what might be a MN state record. The beast had a verified length of 78 ¼”. Spring Sturgeon fishing on the Rainy has exploded in recent years...

Every spring I try to time my last ice fishing outing for late March or early April when the ice conditions are still good, the weather is much warmer, and you pretty much have the lake to yourself. This year worked out perfect. Temps were low 40’s, sunny to light overcast day, the lake was like...

It was suggested last year by garageguy and goofy600 this year that I try to get a photo of my vintage sleds in a single shot. I did get manage to get everything running in time to get them outside today, which turned out to be a nice, sunny day. By a lot of vintage guy's standards, my...

I figured that since this thread does involve sledding and an area of the U.P. many of you are familiar with, I’m hoping it is of interest. I had a little trouble figuring how to break it up but decided to split it into three posts, one for each day of the event. I apologize in advance for the...

The Boondock Inn is hosting a vintage event February 27th through March 1st. The first two days are vintage riding days but there will be a vintage snowmobile show at the Mosquito inn on March 1st starting at 1:00 pm. If you happen to be in the area, stop in, grab some lunch and a beverage and...

As I’m sure some of you already know, the boys are back. After a year delay due to lack of snow, they are getting ready to launch their next adventure: A sled trip from Grand Rapids, MN to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland. They’ll be riding Catalysts this time instead of the big utility sleds...

Sad to hear that Bob has passed but can't help but smile just hearing his name. Think it would be hard to find anyone that wasn't a fan of Bob. How could you not be with gems like this: "When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team's dugout and...

I hope you ‘all are up for one more vintage go-around. I’m probably pushing my luck on whether I can finish this project but what the heck? I guess the worst that can happen is that I don’t get it done and I spend my last years in shame. I originally thought the title of this thread should be...

When I was at the vintage show in East Grand Forks a week ago, Bearrassler and I were talking about the Winnipeg/St. Paul race and the old films that were made about that race. He mentioned that he had helped the film crew during the making of one of these films, which was titled: “Over 500...

I had to make a trip to Thief River Falls today for a medical appointment, which took me past both the Polaris and Arctic Cat assembly plants in Roseau and TRF. I’m sure people that drive this route regularly don’t pay much attention but to me it seemed like an unusual experience to pass major...

With most sledding still a tough go, it seemed like the best way to welcome in the new year was to get a line in the water. A cousin was up at his place fishing a half-mile or so offshore so I went up and grabbed one of his sleds and joined him for a few hours. A tad breezy but a nice sunny...

A friend sent me this article about John. It is an excellent tribute to John (and hard to read with a dry eye). I think it puts into perspective just how big his impact was on the snowmobiling sport and the people he met. SnowGoer John Dee Tribute

Sitting out on the deck the last couple of evenings it hit me how fast the leaves are changing color. Just in the last week we've gone from solid green to a lot of yellows and some reds. I know it’s still August but I couldn’t help but have thoughts of fall and we all know what follows fall...