Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Snow Shakers hear solutions for trail problems

By TOM STANKARD

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IRONWOOD — To help ensure a successful future for snowmobiling in the area, the Western Upper Peninsula Snow Shakers held a joint meeting Thursday afternoon with the Michigan Snowmobile Association and Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

In front of about 50 area residents at Gogebic Community College, Ron Yesney, DNR trails coordinator, said the DNR is charged with the duty to provide and develop facilities for outdoor recreation and to implement a statewide recreational and snowmobile trail system using the Snowmobile Trail Improvement Fund...