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A beautiful ride through the Keweenaw and an excellent fundraiser for our local university bicycling club, the Copper Country Cycling Club, “C4”. The students in C4 will be updating their website soon and providing more details. Mark the weekend for fun 🙂
The Fall Color Classic (previously Cobble Gobble) is a 8k run/walk put on by the North Woods Conservancy as a fundraiser for the Save Keweenaw Beaches effort. A fun romp through the woods and along the shore, the race starts and ends at the NWC Gratiot River North Trailhead. The course winds its way through parts of NWC Dore Woods, NWC Gratiot River North, the Gratiot River County Park, and includes 1.4k of cobble beach along stunning Lake Superior (see below).
Support the Copper Country Ski Tigers by selling or swapping your used nordic ski equipment and apparel at the annual Nordic Ski Swap on Saturday October 31st, between 10:00am and 12:00 pm at the Houghton High School Multi-Purpose Room. A 15% commission is charged on all items to support the team, with a maximum of of a $50 commission per item.
Drop off items: 8:00 am – 9:45 am
Pick-up unsold items: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Do you need more information on joining the team? Visit their website at: http://www.skitigers.org
Registration is open NOW and can be done quickly and easily online.
RSVP by Thursday 2/18/16 at noon please!
Join Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club (KNSC) and Keweenaw Land Trust (KLT) at Churning Rapids for some old time skiing.
There will be a fire and chili to warm you and fun people to hang out with. Knickers, wool sweaters, wood skis and bamboo poles are not required but skiers are encouraged to use them if they have them. Skiing too will be the old way – breaking trail in the woods! Don’t let that discourage you, bring a friend or two – the more the merrier and less trail breaking to do! The backcountry tour will leave at 1:30 and participants will determine the length and difficulty of the tour. No fee but donations are appreciated and will be split evenly between the Keweenaw Cross Country Ski Endowment at the Keweenaw Community Foundation and KLT’s Land Stewardship Fund. A heads-up on numbers would be appreciated so there is enough chili for everyone. Please call Jay at 9o6.487-5411 to let him know the number of skiers in your party or to answer any questions.
More info here.
“Save the Date” for the 2016 Glide N Gorge – Saturday, February 27!
The annual Glide N Gorge is held at the Maasto Hiihto Ski trails in Hancock. It will begin and end at the Four Seasons Chalet located at the fairgrounds in Hancock.
There will be 3 stops along the way with food donated by many gracious sponsors. A marked course will guide you to tasty Hors D’Oeuvres. Kids of all ages can even roast marshmallows by the fire.
Next you will descend along the Swedetown creek on one of the prettiest trails in the Keweenaw! You can check out the new Middle Bridge that we worked hard on all year!! There will be club members/volunteers down in the gorge waiting to serve you piping hot chili and soups galore right beside the creek. Next is the climb up Sisu hill and back to the chalet where you will be rewarded for your climbing efforts with delectable desserts and live music.
The course is approximately 3 miles.
Tickets will be $20 and can be purchased from Down Wind Sports in Houghton and Cross Country Sports in Calumet or any KNSC board member. For more information, please call 906-281-5294 or email cjsilvola@chartermi.net
About the Cup
The Red Jacket Cycling Team is proud to present the eighth annual Keweenaw Cup Cyclocross Race, a two-day cyclocross extravaganza! Held in conjunction with the UPCROSS Points Series. The October 15 and 16, 2016, event again brings cyclocross racing to the Keweenaw. Prizes to be awarded to overall weekend champions in five classes.
All races are citizen races; a USA Cycling license is NOT required.
See the website for more details:
About the Cup
The Red Jacket Cycling Team is proud to present the eighth annual Keweenaw Cup Cyclocross Race, a two-day cyclocross extravaganza! Held in conjunction with the UPCROSS Points Series. The October 15 and 16, 2016, event again brings cyclocross racing to the Keweenaw. Prizes to be awarded to overall weekend champions in five classes.
All races are citizen races; a USA Cycling license is NOT required.
See the website for more details:
Winter means its time for grooming, snow biking and other fun!
Welcome in the winter season, help us raise some money for grooming operations, and maybe try snow biking for the first time! Join us for snow bike demos in the afternoon and a party at The Continental Fire Co in the evening.
Snow bike demos 1:00 to 5:00pm
1771 Brooks Rd., Hancock (off of M203)
Demo bikes from Cross Country Sports, Down Wind Sports, Rhythm Bike & Board Co., and Michigan Tech’s Outdoor Adventure Program.
Hopefully we’ll have enough snow to do some grooming, but we’ll be riding bikes either way. There will also be a bonfire, refreshments, and a group ride at 4:00.
Party at the Continental Fire Company in Houghton at 7pm
Music, drinks, silent auction, and Copper Harbor Art Bike posters for sale. $10 cover charge and other proceeds will go towards snow bike grooming.