Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Members of the Elmhurst Bicycle Club in Illinois start out on an afternoon snowshoe at ABR Trails on Tuesday. The group has come to the area for winter activities for 20 years. From left, Ruth Dover, Kim Messina and Steve Sinderson.
By TOM LAVENTURE
ERWIN TOWNSHIP - Members of a Chicago area outdoors club are celebrating their 20th year of annual treks to the Ironwood area to cross-country ski, snowshoe and even some winter camping.
The slogan of the Elmhurst Bicycle Club is "Riding at the speed of fun." That rule applies to silent sports of summer and winter, according to Kim Messina, one of a dozen club members who were at Active Backwoods Retreats (ABR Trails) on Tuesday.
"There are 12 of us this year but in previous years there have been 40 to 50 people from the bike club," Messina said....
