Thank you. We will have guests plus 10 celebs, The Ride with Mike Trapp ride Itinerary essentially remains the same. Thursday night you may tour the Snowmobile Hall of Fame. Early Friday morning. The sport of snowmobile racing lost a shooting star when year-old Hunter Houle died while preparing for the season opening USXC cross-country race on Pine Lake, Minn.
His race…his lifetime…ended too quickly, but its impact can last for years to come. Germain, Wis. The planned new museum is a 60 x ft. Its purpose is to fully and faithfully preserve and display the rich history of our sport while honoring the racers and the people who have shaped it in the past, present and future.
The building plans can be viewed at www. A special plaque dedicated to Hunter and featuring the names of those who donated to this fund will be on permanent display at the SHOF.
Check the snow levels in the St. Get a look inside the Hall of Fame with some of the very best in the sport! John Faeo. John Faeo Full Profile. Dale Loritz. Dale Loritz Full Profile. Craig Marchbank. Craig Marchbank Full Profile. Brian Sturgeon. Brian Sturgen Full Profile. Winner of the Ski-Doo Mach 1 Raffle! Snowmobile Hall of Fame News. October 27, No Comments. July 21, No Comments. April 19, No Comments. The club was there yet seemingly hard to find even for folks like the Smiths, who were looking.
Being that the club seemed hidden in plain sight, Dave and Joann made it their pet project to put together a grassroots public relations campaign that made the Kellner Knights front-and-center to any snowmobile enthusiast looking for a club to join. It worked! Word got out and they were invited to do a presentation on their membership program at the International Snowmobile Congress. Dave and Joann were recognized and respected in organized snowmobiling on a state, national and international level.
She served as V. Her efforts did not go unnoticed. She joined Bombardier Corporation when they moved their offices to Wausau and became a Project Leader in public relations. It was a good fit, one that lasted 20 years and, although supposedly retired, Joann and Dave continue to work for BRP Ski-Doo as independent contractors managing photo and media shoots.
No matter how involved the Smiths were on a national level they remained grounded with the AWSC and their local snowmobile clubs. Dave was voted in as AWSC executive director for two years and then vice president for four years. He served the Wausau Trailmates Snowmobile Club as vice president, being their race track chairman for their annual grass drags for more than 20 years and was also a groomer operator.
Joann manages the Trailmates website and monthly newsletters. Dave and Joann have literally been and still are involved in every level of snowmobile organizations. After high school Charlie went into the Army where he met Marilyn, who had never previously been around snowmobiles.
In , Charlie talked his dad into starting a Viking dealership. His passion for snowmobiling was clearly contagious and Marilyn soon became acclimated to the sport as well. With a strong passion for snowmobiles, Charlie was always finding and working on old sleds and became an active member of the Antique Snowmobile Club of America, where he serves as a director. Charlie had gained a personal collection of over sleds.
This is where his dream of having his own museum began. Charlie and Marilyn first opened the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum on July 4, , from a rented building they remodeled that once was a laundromat.
They broke ground on a much larger new building at what is now their current location, highly visible on Highway 2 in Naubinway, Michigan. It opened in October They dedicate most of their time to the museum so it could be open to the public seven days a week. Currently the museum is home to snowmobiles and countless snowmobile related items.
In order to raise funding for the museum, they sell many snowmobile-related items. Charlie and Marilyn have several organized events annually. They have dedicated their lives not only to the preservation of snowmobile history but keeping the love for snowmobiles alive and fun. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Latest News News Snowmobile Features. Peggy and Henry Hartman.
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