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Another Chain Drive has come and gone. Results are up and more photos are up daily. Relive the pain, the agony, the fun by checking out the results: http://www.chaindrive.org/ and photos at http://www.brockit.com/ Photos are free to download courtesy of Chain Drive or you can purchase prints online. … [Read more...] about Chain Drive – Results and Photos

Thanks to Jan Klemp for this great shot at Swedetown in 2008. The spring flowers are out now, so stop by and experience it for yourself. … [Read more...] about ForgetMeNot – Time to Ride Swedetown

It's June! Well the cold weather doesn't make it feel like spring but we know its here because Chain Drive is just weeks away. June 20th over 350 riders will roll out thru downtown Houghton over to Hancock and the Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids Trails. Cross Country Sports will once again be on site … [Read more...] about Demo Day and Chain Drive

The road riding has been good and bad, depending on the day, but it seems that we are finally getting into riding season. Within the next couple weeks, all the trails will be dried out and ready for riding. As of today, the east Tech singletrack is dried out but not the upper but Maasto/Churning and … [Read more...] about Riding Season Is Here?

It's winter, it's the Keweenaw, it's snowing and snowing and snowing..... What better way to get out and enjoy our wonderland than to snowshoe. With numerous peaks and interesting geology, you can hit up a new location almost every weekend. Some of our favorite off the beaten path areas to … [Read more...] about Snowshoe Adventures

Winter is now upon us. As the snow falls each day, conditions for outdoor playing just gets better. Each store has holiday hours so you have more time to get geared up for playtime. Calumet has hours until 7pm and Houghton is open Sundays until Christmas. Stop in and check out all the great … [Read more...] about Snow Snow Snow

It's a few days after our first snow accumulation of the year. Okay, it is raining today and the snow is just about gone but we had snow! Even though it's sad to see another great season of bike riding come to an end, we are ready for the next great season...skiing and boarding and snowshoeing and … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Gear Up For Winter

Last night, Oct. 1, marked the last evening of Wednesday Shop Rides. Once again it was a great ride enhanced by beautiful fall colors at the Swedetown Trails. About 10 of us braved the chilly temperatures and thankfully, the rains of the last few days let up in time for the ride. Afterwards, Rick … [Read more...] about The Last Official Wednesday CCS Ride for 2008