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Gunflint Trails Scenic Byway Vegetation Management Plan
Sep 4, 2009
for more information www.gunflinttrailscenicbyway.com
Sep 4, 2009
for more information www.gunflinttrailscenicbyway.com
Judges rule on South Fowl wilderness boundaries
Mar 13, 2009
On March 6, 2009, the US State Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, issued a decision on a boundary dispute regarding the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), clearing one hurdle for supporters of a 2 ½-mile snowmobile trail reroute between McFarland and South Fowl Lakes in Hovland. However, the question of whether or not sound from snowmobiles on the trail negatively impacts the wilderness is still to be determined.
US Forest Service plans to construct the South Fowl Snowmobile access were halted in August 2006 by a lawsuit filed by plaintiffs Sierra Club, North Star Chapter; Wilderness Watch; and Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness. Among other complaints, the plaintiffs alleged that the proposed snowmobile trail brought snowmobiles onto a wilderness lake, arguing that North and South Fowl Lakes were actually in the BWCAW. Judge John R. Tunheim first heard arguments in the case in December 2006.
Mar 13, 2009
On March 6, 2009, the US State Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, issued a decision on a boundary dispute regarding the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), clearing one hurdle for supporters of a 2 ½-mile snowmobile trail reroute between McFarland and South Fowl Lakes in Hovland. However, the question of whether or not sound from snowmobiles on the trail negatively impacts the wilderness is still to be determined.
US Forest Service plans to construct the South Fowl Snowmobile access were halted in August 2006 by a lawsuit filed by plaintiffs Sierra Club, North Star Chapter; Wilderness Watch; and Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness. Among other complaints, the plaintiffs alleged that the proposed snowmobile trail brought snowmobiles onto a wilderness lake, arguing that North and South Fowl Lakes were actually in the BWCAW. Judge John R. Tunheim first heard arguments in the case in December 2006.
Forest Service releases snowmobile monitoring results
Mar 12, 2009
Cook County News Herald December 6, 2008 written by Rhonda Silence
Mar 12, 2009
Cook County News Herald December 6, 2008 written by Rhonda Silence
Local snowmobiles join ‘Never Surrender’ ride
Feb 23, 2009
Five Cook County snowmobilers participated in the 2009 Blackwoods Blizzard Tour on February 5-7. Kathy and Tom Bernier and Tad McDonnell, of Colvill; Ron “Carbine” Carlson of Hovland and Chuck Silence of Grand Marais rode nearly 400 miles in the ‘Never Surrender’ ride to fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. They were up early Friday morning to travel down the scenic North Shore to Two Harbors where they spent the night. On Saturday, February 7, riders returned to Proctor. The event culminated in a gala dinner provided by Blackwoods at the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth where riders learned that they had raised $465,000 to fight ALS.
Feb 23, 2009
Five Cook County snowmobilers participated in the 2009 Blackwoods Blizzard Tour on February 5-7. Kathy and Tom Bernier and Tad McDonnell, of Colvill; Ron “Carbine” Carlson of Hovland and Chuck Silence of Grand Marais rode nearly 400 miles in the ‘Never Surrender’ ride to fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. They were up early Friday morning to travel down the scenic North Shore to Two Harbors where they spent the night. On Saturday, February 7, riders returned to Proctor. The event culminated in a gala dinner provided by Blackwoods at the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth where riders learned that they had raised $465,000 to fight ALS.