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WWW.NINEPINESRESORT.COM LAKE GOGEBIC TIMES Printed Annually Since 1990 by The Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce Editor: Carolyn Maves Cover photos are, clockwise from top left: George & Carolyn Maves plus Bob & Dianne Kimmes in ATV; Ads: Mary Lou Driesenga Jenny Pyne on Lake Superior in June, 2014; little Trulee Berglund ice fishing on Lake Gogebic; Holly Michelli & dog at Alligator Eye overlooking Lake Gogebic; the Sturgeon River Gorge and a weasel in his winter coat. Contributing Editors: Mary Lou Driesenga, Gail Scott, Tony and Sandy Piencikowski, Barry Drews, Don Helsel with Mi-Trale, Wilbur Hurst, Bonnie Trolla, Wilds of Michigan, Ottawa National Forest, USDA Forest Service and 30,000 copies of the Lake Gogebic Times are being published this year for complimentary distribution. In our con- the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland Fish and Wildlife tinuing effort to be more environmentally conscious, The Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce has reduced Conservation Office and The Lake Gogebic Improvement Association. the number of printed copies of the Gogebic Times. However, we’re happy to offer the paper to you, in full printable context on The Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce’ website at www.LakeGogebicArea.com. Photo Credits: Josh Lopac, Carolyn Maves, Gail Scott, Dianne Kimmes, Tony & Sandy Piencikowski, Phil Tegner, Articles, information and photos suitable for publication are solicited. Please send materials to: The Lake Gogebic Tim & Sarah Long, Don Helsel & Mi-Trale, Susanne Adams, Ian Pyne, Barry Drews, Holly Michelli, The U.S. Fish Times, c/o The Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 114, Bergland, MI 49910 or e-mail to and Wildlife Service, Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office. [email protected]. Welcome To Lake Gogebic! Lake Gogebic is a four-season vacation gem and the largest inland lake in the U.P. with These vacation guide newspapers are printed annually and are available to you at no over 13,000 acres of prime fishing for walleye, small mouth bass, jumbo perch and north- charge. Take a look at just one of several breathtaking views of Lake Gogebic, from our ern! Thousands of dollars in prizes are awarded during spring and fall fishing tournaments. chamber webcam, and you begin to get a sense of the natural beauty that is Lake Gogebic. This region is a hot spot for hunting deer, bear, small game and bird. The million-acre Our webcam is located at the northwest corner of the lake and can be viewed at the only offi- Ottawa National Forest as well as the 21,000-acre Sylvania Wilderness surrounds the Lake cial website of The Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce at Gogebic area providing endless opportunities for viewing nature. Our area is dotted with www.lakegogebicarea.com. hundreds of spectacular waterfalls and great vistas. Hiking, 4-wheeling, fall color – we The Lake Gogebic Area have it all! Our winter snowfall of up to 300 inches provides the best and most varied snow- Chamber of Commerce mobiling trails you can find. We’re proud to boast that the U.P., and especially the western P.O. Box 114, Bergland, MI 49910-0114 U.P., have consistently been voted #1 in SnowGoer Magazine throughout the years as the E-mail: [email protected] 1.888.GOGEBIC (464.3242): best place to ride! Our area is enjoyed for many of its “silent sports” as well, such as kayak- for general information requests. ing, canoeing, cross country skiing and snow shoeing. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Welcome To Lake Gogebic ...... 3 EMERGENCY HOSPITALS Emergency Numbers, Hospitals, Churches ...... 3 NUMBERS Chamber Of Commerce Membership Form ...... 4 911 Aspirus Grand View Hospital: Restaurants, Driving Times, Welcome To The Ottawa Visitor Center ...... 4 Gogebic County: N10561 Grand View Lane Alpine Skiing & Snowboarding, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowtubing, Ambulance - 906-932-4444 (Just off US 2 between Ironwood Sleigh Rides, Cinema, Casinos, Golf Courses, The Arts, Museums ...... 5 Fire - 906-667-0241 and Bessemer) Chamber Honors Member And Citizen Of The Year ...... 6 Sheriff - 906-667-0203 Ironwood, Mich. Smokey’s 70th Birthday Party ...... 6 Marenisco Township: 906-932-2525 Watching Camp ...... 6 Police - 906-787-2300 or 906-229-5650 Campgrounds On The Lake ...... 7 Ontonagon County: Emergency - 906-932-6200 Nearby Campgrounds ...... 7 Sheriff - 906-884-4901 24 Hour Physician Private Campgrounds ...... 7 Ambulance - Same Staffed Emergency Lake Gogebic Area Calendar of Events 2015 ...... 8 Fire - Same Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Lake Gogebic Area Map ...... 9 State Police: 601 S. 7th St. Waterfall Country ...... 9 906-224-9691 or 906-884-8000 10th Annual Paulding Kid’s Fishing Contest ...... 10 1-800-525-5555 Emergency Room Facilities Mobile Hatchery Raises Sturgeon For Ontonagon River ...... 10 New Sport Show Booth For The Lake Gogebic Area Chamber Of Commerce . .11 Walleyes For Tomorrow Lake Gogebic Chapter LOCAL CHURCHES Youth Free Fishing Clinic 2014 ...... 11 Worship Services may vary by season - check locally. 37th Annual Lake Gogebic Area Chamber Of Commerce BERGLAND Sponsored Walleye Tournament ...... 12 Calvary Baptist (Fundamental) - 906-575-3491 - Sunday, 11 A.M. EST Walleyes For Tomorrow Lake Gogebic Chapter 2014 ...... 12 St. Ann’s Catholic - 906-988-2310 - Sunday, 11 A.M. EST. Snowmobile Map ...... 14-15 Trinity Lutheran (Missouri) - 906-575-3512 - Sunday, 9 A.M. EST Lake Gogebic Fishing Contour Map ...... 17 United Methodist - 906-988-2533 - Sunday, 11 A.M. 3rd Annual SPORT ORV Ride Sponsored By MI-TRALE And The MDNR . . . .18 MARENISCO Ottawa National Forest Hiking Trails ...... 18 Messiah Lutheran (Missouri) - 906-787-2491 - Saturday, 6 P.M. CST Campfire Mac’N Cheese ...... 19 St. Catherine Catholic - 906-787-2258 - Sunday, 8 A.M. EST Hiking Trails ...... 19 ONTONAGON MI-TRALE 1st Responder Overview ...... 19 Assembly of God - 906-884-4622 Trail Guide Stats ...... 19 Sunday, 10:45 A.M. and 6:30 P.M. EST Home Remedy To Anti-Fog Face Shields For Your Snowmobile! ...... 20 Baptist - 906-884-2453 - Sunday, 11 A.M. and 6 P.M. EST Mark Martin Visits Lake Gogebic ...... 20 Holy Family Catholic - 906-884-2569 - Sunday, 9 A.M. EST Michigan Snowmobile Trail Maps Available From MSA Ontonagon Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness For Your Garmin™ GPS. Now Also Available With ORV Trails ...... 20 906-884-5459 - Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. and Sunday, 10 A.M. EST. Big Snow Country Microclimate ...... 21 Redeemer Free Lutheran - 906-884-4028 Early Record Snow Storms Hit The U.P...... 21 Sunday, 9 A.M. EST Timberline Sport’s New ATV And Side-By-Side Franchise Addition ...... 21 St. Paul Lutheran (Missouri) - 906-884-4008 Sunday, 9 A.M. EST Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Snow? ...... 22 Siloa Lutheran (ELCA) - 906-884-2655 “Look Before You Pump” Price Is No Longer The Best Way Sunday, 9 A.M. EST To Select Gasoline ...... 22 United Methodist - 906-884-4556 Suggestions For A Snowmobile Trip To The Lake Gogebic Area ...... 22 Sunday, 9 A.M. EST Michigan’s Snowmobile Trail Permits Still $45.00 ...... 23 WHITE PINE Support The State Snowmobile Association Of The State Where You Ride . . . . .23 White Pine United Methodist - 906-885-5419 Sunday, 9 A.M. EST A Little About Who/What Grooms The Trails At Lake Gogebic ...... 24 St. Jude’s Catholic - 906-885-5763 Accommodations ...... 25 Sunday, 11 A.M. EST Private Rentals ...... 25 A great tool to help visitors navigate around the western U.P. is the Chamber Of Commerce Membership ...... 26 “Wilds of Michigan” app, which is available for smartphones. One New Legislation You Need To Know About ...... 27 could basically plan their whole trip with this app. Everything from Winter Activities In The Park ...... 27 lodging, hiking, biking, visitor centers, waterfalls, Nordic Information in this directory is gathered carefully and compiled in such a way as to ensure maximum skiing is included in the app. After selecting an activity in accuracy. The Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce cannot, and does not, guarantee the correct- the app, it will provide directions to the location. Plus, the ness of all information furnished them, nor the complete absence of errors and omissions. Hence, no greatest thing about it, is that it is free. responsibility for same can be, nor is, assumed. www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 4 www.lakegogebicarea.com Lake Gogebic Times CHAMBER MEMBER AREA RESTAURANTS

AmericInn of Porcupine Mountains Paul’s Superior View Restaurant & Bar (906) 885-5311 Located in Silver City on M107

Antonio’s Restaurant (906) 575-3581 Located on M-28 in Bergland, at the junction of M-28 & M-64 Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Thurs. 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. (eastern time zone)

Fishtales Pub & Grub (906) 842-3366 Located along M-64 on the West Shore, approx. 7 miles south of M-28 (central time zone) - seasonal hours

Gogebic Lodge (906) 842-3321 DRIVING TIMES Located along M-64 on the West Shore, approx. 11 miles south of M-28 Serving lunch (11 a.m. - 9 p.m.) dinner (5 p.m. - 9 p.m.) (central time zone) TO LAKE GOGEBIC Approx. Approx. Hoop ‘N Holler Tavern Minneapolis Area ...... 5 hours Chicago Area ...... 6-1/2 hours (906) 575-5555 Located on the Northwest corner of Lake Gogebic Milwaukee ...... 5 hours Wausau ...... 2 hours Serving lunch and dinner (11 a.m. - 10 p.m./Sundays Noon - 9 p.m.) Fox River Valley ...... 3 hours Detroit ...... 9-1/2 hours (eastern time zone) Pizzas available till closing Duluth • Superior ...... 2 hours Marquette ...... 2-1/2 hours Minocqua, WI ...... 1-1/2 hours Madison Area ...... 4-1/2 hours JW’s BBQ & Brew (906) 365-5BBQ Facebook: JW’S BBQ & BREW; Free WIFI Welcome To The Located on Hwy. M-28 at the east end of Bergland Serving lunch and dinner, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily (eastern time), full bar Ottawa Visitor Center and take-out available. Come experience the only wood fired BBQ in Summer Thursday Night Schedule the area! 6-04 Butterflies/moths 6-11 Northern Lights The Konteka 6-18 Bees (906) 885-5170 6-25 Fire subject Located in White Pine at the Mineral Circle Plaza 7-02 Aquatic Plants Serving 8 a.m.-10 p.m./Pizza till 2 a.m. (eastern time zone) 7-09 Waterfalls 7-16 Wilderness Lac Vieux Desert Casino Restaurant 7-23 Bears 7-30 Agates (906) 358-4226 8-06 Horses on the Forest Located in Watersmeet on U.S. 45 8-13 Animal tracks/signs Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner Sunday - Thursday 7 a.m.-9 8-20 Mushrooms 8-27 Birding on the Ottawa p.m./Friday & Saturday 7 a.m.-10 p.m. (central time zone) With visitors heading to Lake Gogebic from all directions you might just find your- Services/Facilities Offered Root Cellar self passing right by this Visitor Center. It’s - Forest Service Information a little hard to see from the highway, but I’ve - Area Information (906) 842-3535 been assured that there is much to be seen at - Maps this very informative and educational visitor Located approx. 10 miles south of M-28 on East Shore Road - Free Programs Serving lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. (10 a.m. - 9 p.m.) and Sun. center. The Ottawa Visitor Center is located on - Interpretive Displays - Picnic Facilities (11 a.m. - 9 p.m.) (central time zone) - seasonal hours the corner of U.S. 2 and Highway 45 in Watersmeet, Michigan, and serves as the - Gift Shop gateway to the Ottawa National Forest. - Interagency Passes You don’t need to own a business to join our Open daily in the summer from 9am-5pm - Restroom Facilities chamber of commerce. You can get involved, meet people, (cst). The Visitor Center offers a variety of Forest Service Offices Contact Info help out and make a difference. services, as well as a relaxing break before Ottawa Visitor Center

We Invite You To Make A Difference And Join The you head out to your next adventure on the US 2 & Hwy. 45 Ottawa! Watersmeet, MI 49969 Lake Gogebic Area Chamber Of Commerce Today! Each Thursday evening during the sum- 906-358-4724 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) mer, join us for learning and fun. Learn www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa www.LakeGogebicArea.com • [email protected] about the local wildlife, plants, our unique Forest Headquarters history, trapping, mapping, and tree sapping. 906-932-1330 Local experts are on hand to answer ques- Kenton Ranger District NAME tions. Programs are free, but call ahead for 906-852-3500 times of programs. Check events schedule at Ontonagon Ranger District www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa. 906-884-2085 There is a gift shop operated by the Watersmeet and Iron River District ADDRESS Ottawa Interpretive Association with the 906-358-4551 proceeds from sales returned to the Ottawa Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State National Forest for Interpretive programs Park Visitor Center & Summer Folk CITY STATE ZIP and projects. School The visitor center is open during the win- Interpretive programs/nature programs - ter 5 days a week, where special Winter www.mi.gov/porkiesvc Programs are offered. You may call the Folk School classes/artist in residence PH. # E-MAIL Visitor Center at 906-358-4724 for informa- www.porkies.org ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP $25.00 YEARLY tion. Hiking trails, mountain biking, backcountry BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP $175.00 YEARLY The public can obtain firewood permits camping, geocaching & letterboxing and Christmas tree permits here also. www.mi.gov/porkies or 906-885-5275. www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 5 Lake Gogebic Times www.lakegogebicarea.com Something For Everyone…Bring The Family Along

Black River Trails, Ironwood, MI tables are available. The museums are a part Black River Lodge, Black River Rd. CASINOS of the Western Upper Peninsula Heritage Ironwood, MI 906-932-3857 Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino Trail Network system. For additional infor- Lake Gogebic State Park, Watersmeet, MI 49969 mation call 906-365-5026 or write to P.O. West Shore Lake Gogebic - M-64 906-358-4226 Box 403, Bergland, MI 49910 or go to 906-842-3341 www.lvdcasino.com www.berglandmuseum.com. Awarded Mt. Zion, Ironwood, MI Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino offers a Region 9 award for volunteerism. Gogebic Community College, complete gaming experience! The Depot Park Museum Ironwood, MI. 906-932-3718 • Thunderbird Sports Bar PO Box 553, Business US 2, Porcupine Mts. Wilderness Trails, • Full service restaurant Porcupine Mountains State Park 150 Lowell St., Downtown Ironwood • Lucky 7’s Snack Bar 906-932-0287. Silver City, MI 906-885-5209 • 18 hole golf courses ALPINE SKIING & www.mi.gov/porkies www.ironwoodmi.org Sylvania Wilderness Trails, Watersmeet, • Convenience store gas station A turn of the century, Chicago SNOWBOARDING MI. Sylvania Outfitters, 906-358-4766 • Birch Tree Gift Shop Northwestern Railroad depot, now houses Big Powderhorn www.sylvaniaoutfitters.com • RV parking with electrical and water the Ironwood Area Historical Society’s Old Bessemer, MI Plus: kayaking, canoeing, 4 wheel bike hookups Depot Park Museum. The museum is dedi- 906-932-4838 or 1-800-501-SNOW adventures. We are open 24 hours, 365 days a year. We cated to life on the Gogebic Range. It is open website: www.bigpowderhorn.net Wolverine Ski Club Trails, Bessemer, are located in Watersmeet, Michigan a 30 from Memorial Day through Labor Day, Blackjack Lodging MI. (Trek & Trail, Ironwood, MI) minute drive from the south end of Lake open Monday - Saturday from 12-4 PM. 906-932-0347 Bessemer, MI Gogebic. For casino information, call (906) Other hours by appointment. 906-932-3857 or 1-800-848-1125 358-4226 or toll free (800) 583-3599. Visit Constructed of brownstone in 1892 for the website: www.blackjacklodging.com our website www.lvdcasino.com. Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Blackjack Ski Resort For reservations or hotel information you Railway, then later sold to the city of Bessemer, MI can contact us at (800) 895-2505. Ironwood after the tracks were abandoned 906-229-5115 or 1-888-906-9835 several years ago. website: www.skiblackjack.com GOLF COURSES The Ironwood Area Historical Society is Indianhead Resort & Gogebic Country Club, Country Club restoring the building as well as maintaining Conference Center Road, Ironwood, MI. 906-932-2515. Open historical exhibits of local history. Since iron Bessemer, MI to public, food, 18 holes, pro shop. mining has ceased on the Gogebic Range, 1-800-3INDIAN Ontonagon Golf Club, On Parker Avenue, much of the information and displays pertain website: www.indianheadmtn.com SNOWTUBING Ontonagon, MI, 906-884-4130. 9 hole golf to that industry. Mt. Zion Ski Area at Gogebic Covington Recreation Area, on M-28 course. Open to public, bar and fast food. Mt. Zion, Ironwood MI Wakefield Historical Society Community College in Ironwood Boulder Creek Golf Course, N11868 306 Sunday Lake Street, (PO Box 1) 906-932-3718 Gogebic Community College, Ironwood Heron Lane, Ironwood, MI 906-932-9066. 9 906-932-3718 or 906-932-5059 Wakefield, MI 49968. Wakefield, website: www.skisite.com holes, driving range and pub. Gogebic County, MI Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Eagle Bluff Golf Club, County Trunk D, 906-224-1045 Park Hurley, WI. 715-561-3552. 18 holes, pro Turn of the century exhibits of life when 412 South Boundary Rd., shop, bar, restaurant. mining and logging were the backbone of Silver City, MI Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course, U.S. 45 - the area’s economy! Industry, church, 906-885-5209 or 1-888-937-2411 rear of casino, Watersmeet, MI. 906-358- school, home and people are featured. Open website: www.porkiesfun.com 0303 or 358-4226 ext. 362. 18 holes, pro summer months 1-4. shop and lounge. Call for T-time. Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum THE ARTS 422 River Street (PO Box 92) Ontonagon, Historic Ironwood Theatre MI. Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, MI. 109 East Aurora Street, Ironwood 906-884-6165. 906-932-0618 www.ontonagonmuseum.org The Ironwood Theatre, with an original Local history displays with photographs, seating capacity of about 1,200, was built as SLEIGH RIDES tools, lumbering and mining equipment, a vaudeville/silent movie house in 1928 Barber Road Stables replica of Ontonagon Boulder, 5th order Horse Drawn Hay, Sleigh, Wagon Rides under the direction of architect Albert Nelson at a cost of $160,000. lighthouse lens, Lighthouse Tours, furniture, E.R. “Bob” Johnson reading room, genealogy research, gift shop. N9486 S. Barber Road Historic Ironwood Theater, a regional performing arts center, offers a wide array of Open 10-5, Mon-Sat year round. Bessemer, MI 49911 Iron County Historical Museum CROSS-COUNTRY 906-663-0080 or 612-709-4585 local and national entertainment throughout the year. For more information contact the 303 Iron Street, Hurley, WI 54534. www.barberroadstables.com (NORDIC) SKIING Theater office at 906-932-0618 or 715-561-2244 Reservations required. ABR Trails, Ironwood, MI www.ironwoodnorththeatre.net The Iron County Historical Museum best Eric Anderson, Ironwood 906-932-3502 Ontonagon Theatre of Performing Arts represents the heritage of Hurley and the www.michiweb.com/abrski CINEMA 311 S. Steel St., Ontonagon, MI 49953 Iron County area. It originally served as the Bear Track Back Country, March-December 906-884-2985 Old County Courthouse which is now Ironwood, MI www.ontonagontheater.org included in the National Register of Historic Bear Track Cabins, The Ontonagon Theater is located on the Buildings. Black River Harbor, Ironwood, MI second floor of the Ontonagon Township The museum offers visitors a glimpse at 906-932-2144 Memorial Building. what made the area one of the most famous Bergland Ski Trails, Bergland, MI Theater North mining and logging towns of all time. It is Jason Olef at 906-884-2411 Ext. 24 Cloverland Cinema 825 N. Lake Road, Ironwood, MI one of Wisconsin’s most recent designations Old Grade Ski Trail at Courtney Lake 932 E. Cloverland Drive, Ironwood, MI 906-932-4371 as a “Heritage Tourism” area. *Find trail maps at www.fs.fed/r9/ottawa 906-932-4424 Theater North features performances by Craftspeople work weaving rugs and the theater’s in-house group and also spon- placemats on a one hundred year old looms. sors children’s theater workshops and pro- Hand woven rugs are sold on the main floor ductions. where the archive information of old news- Bergland Ski Trail papers is also found. Ontonagon District; 906-884-2411 The museum is open to visitors Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. No EASIEST: Bergland Road Lat:N-89.575134; Long:W46.606835 1 MileBergland to admission is charged. Trails are the widest with the lowest grades, shortest climbs, and fewest obstacles. Old Victoria Restoration Site Parking Area MORE DIFFICULT: 0 0.125 0.25 Miles Victoria Dam Road, PO Box 43, Trails may be steeper or narrower with longer climbs, and some obstacles. Rockland, MI 49960 0 200 400 Meters MOST DIFFICULT: 906-884-4735 or 906-886-2617 Trails are the most narrow with the steepest grades, The historic town of Victoria was built in longest climbs, and most obstacles. ls ; .8 M ls 1899 by the Victoria Copper Mining Km .3 M 1 6 Company, which operated until 1921. Once . ; Norton's Loop: Total 4.6 km; 2.9 mls m K MUSEUMS a thriving mining town with 70 homes, Old Black Bear Run: Total 4.8 km; 3.0 mls .9 Norton's Bergland/Matchwood Historical Society Victoria now offers visitors a unique look at Loop Museum & Forest Service Museum copper mining history. Its isolated setting .6 Km ; .3 M p e r i o r ls Operated by the Historical Society (a non- helps to create an appreciation for the harsh S u Ontonagon 64 k e profit organization), the museums are locat- conditions and many trials faced by miners a 38 Black Bear Mls L .9 Km; .6 64 Run ed in the Historic Bergland Ranger Station and their families. Trail .8 Bergland K m; .5 buildings, on the western outskirts of This cooperating site of the Keweenaw M 28 28 ls Bergland on Hwy. M-28. Both museums are National Historical Park is open for tours open part-time during the summer season on from 10:00 to 5:00 (EDT) daily from Ironwood Wednesday through Friday from noon to Memorial Day weekend through mid- US-2 4:00pm (eastern time). Each year the October, with off-season tours available Vicinity Historical Society hosts one community by appointment. Old Victoria is located 0212.5 550Miles Bergland Heritage Center event, offering a glimpse into local area his- on the Victoria Dam Road, four miles south- and Museum Bergland tory, flora and fauna, recreation opportuni- west of Rockland/US-45. For more informa- Reliability or suitability of this information is not assured ties and local artisans. Area information, a tion visit www.oldvictoria.net. Also on for any particular purpose and may be corrected, updated, Author: 28 or otherwise modified without notice. Date: walking trail, native plant garden and picnic Facebook. www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 6 www.lakegogebicarea.com Lake Gogebic Times Watching Camp By Wilbur Hurst

Once again we’re lucky enough to get aunt. For my grandfather’s whole life, she through, getting off at the north shore of the camp, he could be gone for days at a time. (I another chapter from the early years of the was ‘Aunt Mattie’ to him, not ‘Mom’. He lake at the small rail station there at am sorry to say that I have lost the name of Hurst family on Lake Gogebic. What a lived with his aunt in northern Wisconsin, Korelock. These trips were always in the the missionary, as the local historians would treasure to get insights into the history of life somewhere north of Mercer and not too far summer, and he always was going to spend probably like to have it). Both my grandfa- on Lake Gogebic from almost 140 years from the Chicago and Northwestern railroad a week or so at the camp that a Methodist ther and father always remembered it. (My ago! line. And so it was that he could get to Lake missionary kept on the east shore of the father, a chemist for the Rohm and Haas It has always amazed me the things that Gogebic. lake. Company, one summer was at the Federal kids were allowed to do back when this He was 12 at the time he started, so that This trip was one of his early ones, since Trade Commission in Washington, DC see- country was much younger and less populat- would have been 1887. He would do it on my grandfather was only 12 or 13 at the ing an FTC lawyer on business. At lunch ed. My grandfather was born in 1875 and at his own, sometimes completely alone and at time. My grandfather had with him another time he mentioned that he was about to go to the age of two his mother caught pneumonia other times with another boy about his age. boy as a companion. When they arrived at Lake Gogebic for his vacation, and the and died from it. As she was dying, she gave He had a canoe and he would load it onto the the north shore, they recovered their canoe lawyer became quite excited. He was the him to her sister to raise. Then at about the baggage car in Wisconsin, take the train to from the baggage car, loaded their own food missionary’s son, and between them they age of 11 his father, who as I gathered Ironwood, and from there manage to get to supply for the week, along with a ground traded many stories). worked both as a lumberjack and as a miner the ‘Soo’ rail line north of town that goes cloth to sleep on, some blankets, a piece of On this trip, after paddling across the bay at various times, also died, leaving my across the north shore of Lake Gogebic. He canvas that they would string up at an angle and down the shore, they found the camp. grandfather a true orphan to be raised by his would get on the next freight train that came between trees to sleep under, and their fish Once there, they made their own place in the poles. The camp was on the east shore, I camp. The missionary left, and they spent know to be not terribly far beyond what is the days swimming, fishing, cooking over a now called Porcupine Point, since they campfire, and generally enjoying them- Chamber Honors Member didn’t have to paddle anywhere near half- selves. After several nights my grandfather way down the lake. At times when we were was awakened in the middle of the night by And Citizen Of The Year fishing in the 1950’s we would ask my his friend, shaking him and saying urgently By Carolyn Maves grandfather if he could locate where the ‘John! John! Look over there, quick!’ So camp was, but he never could satisfy him- my grandfather looked. There, beyond the self as to where it was. It was near either a embers still glowing from their evening spring or a stream, because the missionary campfire, they could see only two eyes, had fashioned a ‘spring house’ for his per- looking at them and giving them a hard ishable foods. This was a cavity built under stare. My grandfather was not to be alarmed. where the spring or stream ran, kept reason- He had a pistol and was a good shot. He ably dry by rocks above it, providing a cool quickly grabbed it, took aim and fired. Got environment for meats. him. Right between those eyes. But then … My grandfather was always welcome at it was a skunk. And worse … it was in the the camp, for he (and his companion, if spring house. And as they later discovered, along) had a job to do. As my father would worse yet … all of the meat and food in the say, the missionary ‘would need someone to spring house was ruined. watch his camp while he ran around through My grandfather laughed about that inci- the woods trying to find Indians to convert.’ dent his whole life. The food eventually got If Indians happened to come past his camp replenished. And the missionary forgave while he was away, they would raid his food him, since all through his high school years Chamber Member of the Year Tony Piencikowski with Citizen of the Year Josh Lopac with Chamber President supply, and he would have to take time out there were numerous trips to the lake, there Chamber President Tim Long. Tim Long. to re-supply. With the boys watching his to guard the missionary’s camp. During the Lake Gogebic Area Chamber ing beautiful photo’s promoting the beauty of Commerce’s December 2014 meeting the of our area for advertising purposes and area “Citizen of the Year” and “Chamber websites, and the list could go on! (You’ll Member of the Year” were honored with spot many of his photos throughout this recognition and plaques. publication.) Josh Lopac of Bergland, who is employed Tony Piencikowski, retired businessman by the Ottawa National Forest Service, was living on Lake Gogebic now, was honored presented with the chamber “Citizen of the with the “Chamber Member of the Year” Year” Award for all his volunteer work in award. Tony has been on the Lake Gogebic our community. Josh is a member of the Area Chamber board since 2011. He also Ewen-Trout Creek School Board; he has retired as Master Sergeant with 20 years of been a volunteer coach for their football service with the National Guard. He has team, and assistant coach of the local T-ball been a member of Lions International for 26 team. He is involved with the Walleye’s For years. Tony is involved with the Birch Tomorrow kids fishing program and with Strum Fellowship. He has been secretary for the Forest Service kids fishing derby. He the Bergland Chapter of Walleye’s For Ava & Mason Lopac of Bergland in the Hoop ‘N Holler Tavern’s Annual Cardboard Boat Race in July. works the Forest Service information booth Tomorrow for 5 years and he has also been at the Ontonagon County Fair. He was on the chamber fishing committee, working “Smokey Bear” in the Ewen Log Jamboree with his wife, Sandy, on the yearly chamber Smokey’s 70th Birthday parade as well as the Ontonagon Labor Day Tagged Fish & Rod/Reel Fishing Contest as parade. He also was Smokey Bear at well as the Walleye’s For Tomorrow’s Free Party Smokey’s 70th birthday event this summer Fishing Clinic every summer. By Carolyn Maves at the Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center Both Josh and Tony are passionate in in Watersmeet. He presented summer pro- working to make the Lake Gogebic area a Here in the north woods in the midst of the munity activity for everyone. grams at the visitor’s center and is involved stronger tourism destination and in creating million acre Ottawa National Park we take I would encourage a stop at this great vis- with the Lake Gogebic Area Chamber, help- more opportunities for the people that work fire prevention very seriously and we cele- itor’s center any time you’re in the area of ing with the Walleye Tournaments, provid- and live here. brate not only the work the Forest Service Watersmeet as they have much to offer, does but also their mascot, Smokey Bear. including some very interesting interpretive You will find Smokey Bear attending sever- talks each Thursday evening throughout the Residential - Public - Commercial al events throughout the year all through the summer. The center sits at the southeast cor- Roll Out, Electric Lift - Suspended Docks - Custom Built Docks U.P., such as holiday events, parades, county ner of the intersection of US 2 and Hwy. 45 fairs and Forest Service events. (the entrance is just east of the intersection This past August we all celebrated on US 2). NORTH COUNTRY DOCKTOR Smokey’s 70 birthday party at the Watersmeet Forest Service Visitor Center. JAKE ARMATA There were approximately 250 people attending the birthday party along with fire departments from Land O’Lakes, WI, Marenisco, MI, Watersmeet, MI and Bruce Crossing, MI. There was Ottawa and Chequamegon/Nicolet National Forest Fire staff there helping out with all aspects of the party. They had kids games, including Bean Bag Toss, Pin the Tail on Smokey, Scavenger Hunt, Water Games and Face Painting. All kids had a chance to get their picture taken with Smokey free of charge. The Ottawa Interpretive Association also served hot dogs, chips and water to all and Smokey even had his own birthday cake. After the crowd sang the Smokey Bear Song On West U.S. 2 and Happy Birthday to Smokey he brought out a “polaski” (a common tool used in fire Bessemer, Michigan 49911 Phone: 906-667-0822 fighting) to cut the cake. It was a great com- Josh Lopac of the Forest Service and Smokey Bear. www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 7 Lake Gogebic Times www.lakegogebicarea.com Campgrounds On the Lake Nearby Campgrounds

More work will continue as funds are avail- Porcupine Mountains Ottawa National able. There is a shower building, drinking Wilderness State Park Forest Campgrounds water, sanitation station, flush toilets, fish- Presque Isle Campground There are 22 campgrounds ing, boat access, electric hookups (30 amp), The Presque Isle campground is located in the Ottawa National baseball field, and paved roads. It is open 17 miles north of Wakefield on County Road Forest, which offer a wide May-October, $1,000.00 a season, $250.00 519 on the west end of the Porcupine spectrum of camping experi- monthly, $60.00 weekly and $10.00 daily. Mountains State Park. 44 rustic and 6 walk- ences. Ottawa campgrounds Contact Tom Paulman (906)575-8733. in campsites are on Lake Superior with range in size from 3 to 40 drinking water, toilets, hiking, waterfalls, sites. All are accessible by fishing, picnic shelter, agate beach and Lake road and serve both tent and trailer campers. Superior swimming. Some will accommodate trailers up to 22 Union Bay Campground feet in length. Most are located on lakes and Lake Gogebic County Park Union Bay is located 17 miles west of streams and offer fishing and swimming. The Gogebic County Forestry and Park Ontonagon on M107 in the Porcupine Several have beaches with changing facili- Commission is continuing its initiative to Mountains State Park. One hundred camp- ties. All campgrounds include picnic tables, provide the public with an enjoyable campsites on Lake Superior offer a boat launch, fire grates and toilet facilities. Most have ing experience at the Lake Gogebic County drinking water, electric hookups, flush toi- drinking water. Park. Improvements are being made contin- lets, sanitation station, shower building, The three campgrounds with the most uously to enhance the amenities offered. handicapped accessible, fishing, hiking, highly developed facilities are Lake Ottawa, Fifty three (53) camping sites are avail- waterfalls, and an agate beach. Sylvania Recreation Area and Black River. able, with twenty eight (28) sites that State Outpost Campgrounds Each has paved access roads, pressurized include both water and electricity, and the Information on these campgrounds is water systems and flush toilets. Black River available by stopping at any contact station and Lake Ottawa also have trailer dump sta- remainder with electricity (30 amp). Four Lake Gogebic State Park (4) pull-thru sites offer 50 amp electric serv- within the Porcupine Mountains State Park. tions. No electricity is available. The The Lake Gogebic State Park is set in the There are 14 campsites with fishing, pit toi- Sylvania Recreation Area has showers and a ice as well. The camping facilities also midst of the million-acre Ottawa National include a waste dump station located within lets, biking and waterfalls. dump station. Forest and provides visitors with excellent For dates and availability for the above 3 Most campgrounds open May 15, and the park, a pavilion (which can be reserved fishing, hunting, hiking and wildlife view- for a minimal fee), flush toilets, boat launch campgrounds call 1-800-543-2937 or (906) close after Labor Day, although some will ing opportunities in literally every direction. 885-5275. remain open into the fall. For more informa- access, a playground and a fishing and The park itself is 350 acres with almost a swimming pier. tion on the Ottawa National Forest mile of lake frontage. The park is located on Campgrounds, call (906) 932-1330 and This year the park will be open early May M64 on the west shore of Lake Gogebic and close September 30th. Non-resident reservations call, 1-800-280-2267. The web- about 9 miles north of US2 or 8 miles south site it: www.fs.us./rg/ottawa rates are as follows: seasonal - $1,300.00/ of M28. monthly - $450.00/ daily - $20.00. Resident Sylvania Wilderness: The park has 101 modern campsites with The Sylvania Wilderness in Watersmeet is rates are as follows: seasonal - $1,025.00/ several pull-throughs. There are also 26 monthly - $350.00/ daily - $15.00. Boat 18,327 acres of old growth forests and crys- semi-modern campsites. All campsites have tal clear lakes - a true wilderness experience. launch access is a $2 fee daily, or $10 fee picnic tables with 60 more tables in the day annually. Camping is permitted at designated sites by use area. The camping facilities include permit only. Designated campsites have fire The caretaker of the park will be available flush toilets, showers, sanitation station, on from early May through September 30th and grates and wilderness latrines. Special fish- site host, playground, and 20 or 30AMP ing regulations apply to Sylvania lakes. For can be contacted at (906)842-3333, after the electric hookups. The day use area includes park opens for the season, to make your information or reservations, contact the a paved boat launch, natural sandy beach for District Ranger at (906) 358-4551. reservation. Prior to the park opening in swimming (no lifeguard), grills, a play- May, you may make a reservation by con- ground, shelter building (available for rent), tacting the Forestry and Parks office at and a self guided hiking interpretive trail. (906)663-4428. Any questions or comments For more information about The Lake concerning the Lake Gogebic County Park Gogebic State Park, call (906)842-3341 dur- can be directed to the Gogebic County ing the months of May through October, or GOGEBIC GETAWAY Forestry and Parks Office by calling (906)885-5275 during November through (906)663-4428 or sent to Gogebic County April. Camping reservations can be made by ALL SEASON HIDE AWAY Forestry and Parks Commission, 500 N. calling 1-800-44-PARKS or online at Moore Street, Bessemer, MI 49911. www.midnrreservations.com. Private Campgrounds Gogebic Lodge On the grounds of the Gogebic Lodge there are 8 sites for tents and up to 35-foot trailers. There are 2 with full hook-ups and 6 with water and 30 amp electric. A dump sta- Ontonagon County Park tion, laundry, showers, bathrooms and sauna The Ontonagon County Park is located off are available. Call (906)842-3321 for further M64, south of M28 two miles on the west information. shore of Lake Gogebic. There are 45 level, Hesse’s Vacationland Resort wooded campsites with picnic tables. A picnic shelter is available at the swim beach (no Located on the Cisco Lakes Chain of 15 All comforts of home, in a picturesque setting lifeguard). Drinking water is available from lakes on Thousand Island Lake. 2 sites with a pump. Improvements made to a large, water, electric & sewer hook-up, barbeque located on West Shore of Lake Gogebic. paved boat launch with a dock will handle grill, picnic table. Phone: (906) 358-4380. most sized boats. Fishing, pit toilets, dump Hoop ‘n Holler Tavern station that is now tied to the Bergland City There are now 8 full updated campsites • 3 bedrooms • Complete modern kitchen sewer, electric hookups and a playground that each include their own city sewer hook- are also available. For additional informa- up, water, 50 amp service, cable TV plus • Sleeps 8 comfortably • 1-1/2 bathrooms tion Contact the County Clerk at (906) 884- free WI-FI! All this and a breathtaking view • Full laundry • TV, VCR, DVD, videos 4255. of beautiful Lake Gogebic from the north- Bergland Township Park west corner of the lake. A lovely, natural • 2 car garage • Air conditioning The Bergland Township Park is located sandy beach, perfect for swimming, and south of M28 and M64; turn towards the boat dock with an area to launch your boat • Grill available • Sun deck lake about 3 blocks to the park entrance. on the Merriweather Creek. Contact (906) One restaurant, gas and groceries, post 575-5555 and speak to either George or • Private dock • Covered boat slip office and township beach and playground Carolyn for further information or to make are within easy walking distance. Twenty- reservations. • Lakeside fire pit • Snowmobile trail access eight campsites (mostly in a wooded area) The Timbers Resort are available. The new beach location (no The Timbers Resort has 5 camping sites • Smoke free • Pet free lifeguard) will allow boaters to park their available with electric hookup. Call (906) boats on shore next to the Bergland Dock. 575-3542 for more information. Many more amenities included! Boat and snowmobile rental nearby For more information contact Chub or Cindy Phone: 906-575-3448 Email: [email protected]

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January-March Open ice skating Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 6:30-8:30pm July 4 Celebration w/fireworks at the Konteka in White Pine. Wednesday from 1-3pm at Pat O’Donnell Civic Center, Ironwood. For more Parade at 1:00pm & games at Recreation Center. information call 906-932-0602. July 4 Gogebic Lodge hosting the Lake Improvement Association Luncheon January-March Friday, Saturday & Sunday - Breakfast Buffet at the Gogebic Lodge from Buffet. Boat parade, music by TNT Entertainment, fireworks set to music 8am-11am (ct). 906-842-3321. at dusk. www.gogebiclodge.com January-December 2nd Friday of each month “Seafood Buffet” at The Konteka. July 4 Marenisco Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast Parade, Kid’s games, Food Booths, Raffles, Every Sunday, Breakfast Buffet from 9 am-1 pm (et). 906-885-5170. Mini Log Race, Volleyball Tournament, Softball Game, “Turkey Feed” and Magnificent January-December Historic Ironwood Theatre coming attractions & theatre tours. Fireworks. www.ironwoodtheatre.net or 906-932-0618 January-December 3rd Saturday-Cribbage Tournament 5 pm (ct) at Lac Vieux Desert Resort July 4 Hoop’N Holler 14th Annual Cardboard Boat Race at 2pm (edt). For kids and adults. Casino in Watersmeet. www.lvdcasino.com (except July). Call 906-575-5555 for details. January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Old Fashioned Lantern-Lit Skiing & Snowshoeing at Porcupine July 5 Watersmeet Annual Parade & Picnic in the Park- 1:00pm (ct) and Featuring floats, Mountain State Park. One mile loop w/hot refreshments & fun and prizes will be awarded. Enjoy picnic after parade, with kids games, campfire at warming shelter. Call 906-885-5275 or www.mi.gov/porkies. entertainment and more fun! January 3-4 Snowmobile Olympus, vintage & professional snowmobile races at Gogebic Fair July 5 Fireworks at the Timbers Resort on the north end of Lake Gogebic. Grounds in Ironwood. www.ironwoodsnowmobileolympus.com Contact: 906-364-1845 July 11 Live “Lobster Boil” at Gogebic Lodge. With live music during the evening. or www.explorewesternup.com Reservations 906-842-3321. January 4-7 Mark Martin Ice Fishing Vacation School on Lake Gogebic July 15-18 Festival Ironwood. www.ironwoodchamber.org Contact Tim Long 906-575-3542 or [email protected] July 17-19 45th Annual Marenisco Sports Club Softball Tournament. January 5 MI-TRALE (ORV Club) General Membership Meeting with elections at Centennial Hall in Ewen at 7pm (et). MI-TRALE meets the 1st Monday of each month. July 18 25th Annual North Country 100 Bicycle Tour. www.mi-trale.org Call Wakefield Chamber of Commerce at 906-224-2222 or January 8 Walleye’s For Tomorrow monthly meeting, 2nd Thursday of every month at 6pm (ct) www.wakefieldmi.org. at Gogebic Lodge. 920-252-0539. [email protected] July 18 “America’s Greatest Game Show” at Lac Vieux Desert Casino in Watersmeet. February 2 MI-TRALE General Membership Meeting at 7:00pm Details: www.lvdcasino.com at Twilly’s in Bruce Crossing. Check www.mi-trale.org for details. July 18 Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce 1st Annual Music Festival at Bergland February 7, 14, 21, 28 Lantern-Lit Skiing & Snowshoeing at Porcupine Mt. State Park. One mile loop w/hot Centennial Park. www.lakegogebicarea.com (Subject to change). refreshments & campfire at warming shelter. July 24-26 Ontonagon County Fair. Exhibits, Stock Car Race, Horse Show, February 14 Valentine’s Day Dinner Party – The Konteka in White Pine. Old fashioned kids games, Antiques Tractor Show, Live music, February 14 & 15 Michigan FREE fishing weekend – No license required. 4H mock rodeo, Concessions. Gate open at 10am (et). February 21 Snowburst Winter Carnival at Porcupine Mt. Wilderness State Park. Beginning at July 25 Pig Roast at the Gogebic Lodge with Music by Classy Karaoke. Call 12pm (et). Including ski & snowshoe races, children’s activities, music, torchlight parade 906-842-3321 for reservations. www.gogebiclodge.com and fireworks. www.porkies.org July 25 & 26 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Tapestry Sunset. Instructor, February 26-March 1 Ontonagon Valley Sportsman’s Club 10th Annual Predator Round-Up. $2,000 in cash Ruth Manning prizes awarded. For information contact Pete Heidemann at 906-988-2233. July 31 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Children’s workshop! Build a birdhouse. March-December Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts Instructor, Don Chastan. For schedule: www.ontonagontheater.org or 906-884-2985 August Annual Marenisco “Milltown” Heritage Days. Check www.marenisco.org March 7 32nd Annual Ice Fishing Derby – The Gogebic Lodge on the west shore of for date and details. Lake Gogebic. Details: 906-842-3321. www.gogebiclodge.com August 1 Lake Gogebic Chapter of Walleye’s For Tomorrow Free Youth Fishing Clinic March 8 Snowshoe Race at The Porkies. 5K & 10K. For information: 906-885-5206 at Bergland Centennial Park. Call 906-575-3542. or www.greatlakesendurance.com. August 1 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Create a basket from pine and bark. March 14 10th Annual “Hog-A-Thon” Perch Fishing Tournament (1 day) at Maple Ridge Motel Instructor, Jean Koon. in Bergland (pre-fish March 13). Additional women’s and kid’s division this year. Call August 2 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Basketry. Instructor, 906-365-5050 or 575-3545. Check it out on: www.mapleridgemotel.com. Karen Trembuell. March 14 “Camp Josh” Sportsman/Fisherman Banquet at The Konteka. Call 906-885-5170 August 7 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Watercolor painting. Instructor, or Pete at 906-988-2233 for details. Judy Hiltunen. March 17 St Patrick’s Day Party at The Konteka in White Pine. August 9 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Vintage silver wind chimes. April ICE OUT – Lake Gogebic & Lake Superior. View Mother Nature Instructor, Darlene Marczak. at her best! Bring your camera and await the thunderous sounds of August 8 or 9 Lake Gogebic Fire Dept 25th Annual Chicken Dinner sponsored by large icebergs breaking up & moving out into Lake Superior. Lake Gogebic Fireflies Auxiliary. 12-6pm (CT). Serving 12-3pm April-November Hoop ‘N Holler Tavern’s return of “Sea Salt Wings Special” every weekend through West Shore Fire Station on M-64. Call Donna at 906-575-3406 for info. November. Call 906-575-5555 for details. August 13-16 Gogebic County Fair in Ironwood. www.gogebiccountyfair.com April 1 New fishing license required for 2015. August 15 Gogebic Miners Football Steak-Our Fundraiser Dinner at Gogebic Lodge April 5 Easter Buffet at The Gogebic Lodge on Lake Gogebic. with music by Classy Karaoke. Call 906-842-3321. April 5 Easter Buffet at The Konteka in White Pine. August 16 Annual Old Victoria Craft Fair from 10am-5pm (et). Handmade art and crafts, April 18 Classes begin at the Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Build a bat house. music, cinnamon rolls, games. Find us on Facebook. Instructor, Dave Rasmussen. Check schedule at www.porkies.org. August 28-30 Porcupine Mountains Music Fest. www.porkiesfestival.org April 25 Lake Gogebic Chapter of “Walleyes For Tomorrow” Banquet August 29 “Jimmy Buffett, Margarita Party” with Classy Karaoke at The at the VFW Hall in Wakefield. Call 906-575-3542. Gogebic Lodge. Call 906-842-3321 for details. April 26 Trout Season open September or October 3rd Annual Courtney Equestrian Camp & Ride. Check www.mi-trale.org May 2 Ontonagon Valley Sportsman’s Club Annual Smelt Fry for date & details. At Twilly’s Bar & Grill in Bruce Crossing from 3-6pm (et). Sept. 4, 5, 6 & 7 Ontonagon “Maxwell Street Days” Friday: Antique Tractor & Car Show & May 2 “Bowling For the Cure” Tournament at The Konteka, White Pine. Mike Urbis Dance 9pm-12am. Saturday: 10am (et) - Aspirus Hospital 10K & 5K run. For info, call 906-885-5170 or www.thekonteka.com Sunday: 2pm - Parade. Monday: 1pm – Kiddy’s Parade. May 8-10 Yoopers Spring Classic Cribbage Tournament at Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino. September 10 Opening of Black Bear Season. www.lvdcasino.com Sept. 11, 12, 13 Lake Gogebic Area Chamber Sponsored 38th Annual Fall Walleye May 9 Marenisco Sports Club Annual Golf Outing www.marenisco.org Tournament. Info at www.lakegogebicarea.com. (Subject to change). May 9 7th Annual Women’s Expo and Fashion Show. 10am-2pm at the Konteka. September 12 OVSC Annual Turkey Shoot at Sucker Creek Range in Paulding. Call 906-885-5170 or www.thekonteka.com September 11 & 12 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Build an Adirondack chair. May 10 Mother’s Day Buffet at The Konteka. Call 906-885-5170. Instructor, Don Chastan. May 10 Mother’s Day Seafood Buffet at The Gogebic Lodge. Call 906-842-3321. September 15 Opening of Ruffled Grouse and Small Game Season. May 15 Opening of Walleye & Northern Fishing Season. Ends Nov 14. Opens again Dec 1 - Jan 1. May 15 Lake Gogebic Area Chamber’s monthly Rod & Reel Fishing September 19 Trail Marathon at the Porcupine Mt. Wilderness State Park. Contest begins. May thru September. www.lakegogebicarea.com Featuring a full marathon, half marathon, 5K and kids 2K at the Ski hill. May 16 Algomah Acres Honey Farm Arts & Starts Festival 11am-3pm. Honey & Hive For info and registration visit www.greatlakesendurance.com products, honey wine, art, music. 906-883-3894. www.algomahacreshoney.com. September 19 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Make a Greenland paddle. (611 Plank Rd., Greenland). Instructor, Dave Rasmussen. May 23 “Music Night” at the Gogebic Lodge. Details: 906-842-3321. September 19-26 Michigan Trails Week. With Classy Karaoke. Sept. 19-Oct. 4 Chair Lift Color Tours at the Porkies. May 23 Opening of U.P. Made Artist Market in Covington. Sat. & Sun. From 12-7pm (et). Gift shop and concessions open. Open Thurs.-Sat. 11am-4pm. Collection of art, antiques, crafts, September 19 & 20 Youth & Disabled Veterans Deer Hunting. collectables. www.upmadeartistmarket.com - shop online also. September 24 8th MI-TRALE Senior Citizens Fall Color ORV Ride. May 23 Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park – Interpretive www.mi-trale.org for details. Activities begin Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day September 24-27 Bessemer 37th Annual “Pumpkin Festival” Call 906-885-5275 for list of events or www.mi.gov/porkies. www.bessemerpumpkinfest.com May 24 Opening of Smallmouth Bass Season September 25 & 26 “Log Jamboree” in Ewen. Friday – 10am-3pm (et) craft sale/luncheon & Log Jam May 25 Marenisco American Legion Post #523 Memorial Day Service Variety Show at E-TC – 7pm. Saturday 11am parade. Kids games. at the Marenisco Cemetery. 11am (ct). Dance with Borderline at 8pm. May 27 Opening of Bergland Historical Museum. September 26 & 27 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Letting loose with watercolors. Hours: Wed.-Fri. from noon to 4pm (et). Instructor, Donna Leonard. May 28 & 29 Class at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Make a cutting board. Instructor: October 1 Opening Day of Deer Bow & Arrow Season. Dave Rasmussen. www.porkies.org October 3 Lobster Boil at Gogebic Lodge: Call 906-842-3321 for reservations. May 30 & 31 Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored 9th Annual Spring Walleye October 10 OVSC 18th Annual Sportsmen’s Unlimited Banquet at 6pm Fishing Tournament. www.lakegogebicarea.com (Subject to change). Twilly’s Bar & Grill in Bruce Crossing. For membership info June-August Geocaching, Archery, Agate Hunting, Outdoor Cooking. Contact Steve Worachek at 906-988-2410. Porcupine Wilderness State Park. Call PW State Park at 906-885-5206 for scheduled October 16-18 Ontonagon Valley Sportsman Club Youth Varmint Hunt. times. www.mi.gov/porkies For youth ages 12-16 (rifle/shotgun) 10-12 (bow) hunting June-September Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center in Watersmeet. Services: Interpretive w/parent or guardian. Registration forms available Oct 1. programs, sales items, hiking trail, nature films, info & permits. Open daily October 31 Halloween Party with music at the Gogebic Lodge. Call 906-842-3321 9am-5pm (ct). Check events schedule: www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa or 906-358-4724. for details or www.gogebiclodge.com June-September Stock Car Racing at Adventure Mountain Speedway in Greenland November 6 Aspirus Grand View Holiday Bazaar. Every other Friday evening. Check Facebook: AdventureMountain November 15 Opening day of Firearm Deer Season. Racing or radio station Y101at 906-884-9668 or www.wupy101.com November 21 7th Annual Christmas Bazaar at Ewen/Trout Creek School-10-2pm. June 5 & 6 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Build a Shaker-style chest. November 28 7th Annual Craft Show at The Konteka in White Pine. Instructor, Don Chastan. December Christmas Music Concert at Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts June 12 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Fused glass jewelry. Instructor, Traditional and Contemporary Music. www.ontonagontheater.org Beth Cox. Needle felted journal cover. Instructor, Donna Thurston. December Bergland Historical Society Annual Christmas Party held at the June 13 “Old Victoria” in Rockland opens for season 11am-5pm (et) daily. Bergland Ranger Station. Open all week receiving food and Check www.victoria.net or Facebook for schedule. Monetary donations from noon-4pm. Date & time to bee announced on June 13 & 14 Michigan FREE fishing weekend – No license required. www.berglandmuseum.com June 13 & 14 Upper Peninsula ORV Trails FREE Riding Weekend. December 1 Opening of Upper Peninsula Snowmobile Trails. June 13 Annual S.P.O.R.T. ride sponsored by DNR & MI-TRALE. December 4 26th Annual Tree of Love lighting ceremony, 6:30pm (ct) at Aspirus Grand View Check www.mi-trale.org for info. Hospital, Ironwood. Call 906-932-7627 to purchase light in memory of loved one. June 13 Scott Udd Memorial River Rat ATV Ride. December 4-6 Jack Frost Festival – featuring Festival of Lights Parade at 6pm (ct) downtown For info call Gogebic Lodge 906-842-3321. Ironwood. Gingerbread house display, Gogebic Range Concert Band at the Historic June 13 Lake Gogebic Fireflies All-Lake Garage Sale 8am-2pm (ct) Ironwood Theatre. www.jackfrostfestival.com or www.ironwoodchamber.com Call Donna 906-575-3406 for info. December 5 Opening day of Muzzleloading Season. June 20 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Make a Kubb Set (outdoor December 4-6 “Hometown Christmas” in Ontonagon. Parade, community tree Scandinavian family game). Instructor, Dave Rasmussen. trimming, Mule drawn wagon rides, light tours, dance, crafts, June 20 80’s Party with disco music by Classy Karaoke at the Gogebic Lodge. fireworks. 906-884-4837 or [email protected] 906-842-3321. December 5 Craft Show at the Bruce Crossing VFW – 10am-3pm (et) w/lunch June 21 Porcupine Mountain Folk School Summer Solstice Celebration featuring a & bake sale. Free picture w/Santa at Settlers Depot – 11am-1pm. Finnish dancing program, bonfire, music & refreshments. For more info: December 24 Celebrate Christmas Eve at The Konteka. Call 906-885-5170. www.porkies.org June 21 Father’s Day – Steak Specials at The Konteka. 906-885-5170 Christmas Day Celebrate at The Konteka. Bowling and limited menu. June 26 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Wire wrapped gemstone bracelet. December 26 & 31 Old Fashioned Lantern-Lit Skiing & Snowshoeing at Instructor, Heidi Bukowski. Porcupine Mt. State Park. One mile loop w/hot refreshments & campfire at June 26-July 4 Bessemer Blast Festival – www.bessemer4th.com warming shelter. Call 906-885-5275 or www.mi.gov/porkies June 27 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Stitching and dyeing the Shibori way. December 31 New Year’s Eve Party – Hoop‘N Holler – Eastern Time Zone. Instructor, Heidi Bukowski December 31 New Year’s Eve Party – The Konteka, White Pine – Eastern Time Zone. June 27 Tour da Lake Bicycle Tour around Lake Gogebic. For info & registration: Special menu, bowling, fun & games. 906-932-3332 or www.hobbywheel.com December 31 New Year’s Eve Party – Fishtales – Central Time Zone. June 28 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Needle felted goldfinch. December 31 New Year’s Eve Party – Gogebic Lodge – Central Time Zone. Instructor, Heidi Bukowski Complimentary breakfast buffet at 2am. Music by TNT Entertainment. June 28 Annual Michigan Log Cabin Day at “Old Victoria” in Rockland. December 31 New Year’s Eve Party - Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino in Info at www.oldvictoria.net or Facebook. Watersmeet – Central Time Zone. July 1, 2, 3 & 6, 7, 8 Classes at Porcupine Mountain Folk School. Watercolor Painting. Instructor, December 31 New Year’s Eve Party – Root Cellar – Central Time Zone. July Hiltunen. July 3 Marenisco 4th of July Golf Tournament at Gateway Golf Course. *The lake falls into two times zones so you can enjoy New Year’s Eve celebrations two times in one evening! www.marenisco.org For more information on events, call the location or July 3 Marenisco Fire Department Street Dance at the Fire Hall. Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce: 1-888-464-3242 July 4 Watersmeet Annual Fireworks starting at dusk. 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The summer scene of Holly sitting by the falls is Slate River Falls far back off East Shore Road past the Gogebic County Park. There is beauty to behold all around this spectacular lake if we just take the time to explore a bit and look around us. The Ottawa National Forest is known as “Waterfall Country”. There are trails to many of Ottawa’s waterfalls while others require map and compass to view. Waterfalls are beautiful in all seasons. The ice formations created in winter are spectacular while the flora and fauna during the summer add special touches. The greater flow of water in spring after snowmelt, and in the fall after a rainy period, makes the falls themselves most impressive. The following list is a sample to help you get started on enjoying “Waterfall Country”.

1. Sturgeon Falls – Access is off Forest Road 2270, on the east edge of the Sturgeon River The frozen ice scene is Scott Michelli at the front of Alligator Eye. Every year the water that trickles through the Gorge Wilderness. A new trail has been developed to correct some erosion problems, and rocks up there makes spectacular ice formations. Scott and his wife, Holly snowshoe up to Alligator Eye in the win- winds down into the Gorge and along the river. This is a beautiful area where you might ter and always take a side trip around the front to see the ice formations. experience the song of a Hermit Thrush or see shade tolerant wildflowers on the forest floor. are two trails that will lead you to/from the falls. The main trail is the easiest, with only mod- This is a moderately difficult trail due mainly to its length and changes in grade. erate changes in elevation. The Bluff Trail leaves and rejoins the main trail and can be quite 2. Duppy Falls – Access is off Forest Highway 16, just south of the Iron-Houghton county challenging but will provide you with some outstanding vistas. The main trail is moderately line, via a short unmarked road to the west. This is the site of an old state quarry, and the difficult due to its length and some “ups and downs”. This waterfall is well named as it trail to the river has been created by people going trout fishing. Follow that unmarked trail “Cascades” over the rocks. toward the west, and walk upstream to the falls when you reach the river. In the open field 12. Yondota Falls – Access is from County Road 523, north of Highway 2. You will come at edge of the old quarry, deer can often be seen and the sun loving wildflowers of open areas to a parking lot right near the bridge that crosses the river. The main trail is down the north are common. side of the river, but you can hike down either side. This is a series of falls, so be sure you 3. Jumbo Falls – Access is west of Kenton, head south on the Golden Glow Road, along walk far enough to see them all. The trail is not long, but does drop in elevation along the Forest Road 4580 to the forest crossroads, then go east (left) about 1/2 mile. Keep right pass- river, so the uphill return hike may make this a moderately difficult trail. ing the gravel pit until the road ends. From there you will find a trail to your left that takes 13. Presque Isle Falls – There are several falls on the Presque Isle River, and those most vis- you to the falls. This trail passes through some old growth hemlock, and is quite level. It is ited are within the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park at the east entrance. Follow a scenic woods trail, and the water of the Jumbo River is crystal clear. County Road 519 to a parking lot near a short trail to view Manabezho Falls, very near the 4. Meximine Falls – Access is northeast of Watersmeet via Old US Highway 2 to Forest mouth of the river where it empties into Lake Superior. Road 4500 to the Burned Dam Forest Service campground. From this small campground you 14. Black River Falls – There are many falls on the Black River, including 5 major falls, as will be able to hear the falls, and a well-used trail takes you a very short distance to view it drops in elevation through the rock before it empties into Lake Superior at Black River them. Harbor. Access is via County Road 513, also called the Black River Road. You will find a 5. Bond Falls – Access is east of Highway 45 from Paulding on Bond Falls Road. This well newly developed accessible trail to some of these falls, and other developed trails (with marked parking area and trail leads you down and around one of the most popular Upper steps) to some of the others. The North Country Hiking Trail will allow you to view most of Peninsula waterfalls. Managed by the U.P. Power Company, a developed trail is maintained the major falls. The degree of difficulty varies here, with some falls being easy to access, with steps and bridges across the river at the base of the falls. This is one fall that is beautiful with others more difficult. yearlong, and a variety of plants can be viewed throughout the summer. 6. Agate Falls – Access is from Highway 28 through the roadside park just to the south of Ottawa National Forest information is available in large print upon request the falls. You will find a trail leading under the road and down to the falls. This trail is not from the Forest Supervisor’s Office in Ironwood, Michigan. (906) 932-1330, TTY developed with steps like Bond Falls trail, so it can get slippery after a rain. It is not long, (906) 932-1301. but is moderately difficult in grade. Just over the falls you will see an old railroad trestle, which adds historic interest.

7. O Kun-de-Kun Falls – Access is from a parking lot along Highway 45 that provides entrance to the North Country Hiking Trail. Hike to the east a little over 1 mile through aspen and young mixed hardwoods over gen- tly rolling terrain. The trail can be muddy after a rain. You may see deer along this trail, and also bear! More likely you will see frogs and squirrels and dragon flies. This is moderately difficult due to the distance.

8. Ajibikoka Falls – Access is by following Forest Road 5120 along the west side of Brush Lake for about a half mile and then taking a compass reading and hiking to the northeast. It is not particularly difficult terrain, but you should have a good map and compass. This is quite a long fall, about 40 feet, and the area surrounding it contains quartz outcrop- pings. This is moderately difficult due to the FALL# FALL NAME 1 Sturgeon Falls distance and the orienteering skills needed. 2 Duppy Falls 10. Kakabika Falls – Access is north of 3 Jumbo Falls Highway 2 along County Road 527. There is 4 Mex-i-min-e Falls a small parking area and a short trail to the 5 Bond Falls falls. This falls is actually a series of “S” turns 6 Agate Falls as the river drops in elevation. The trail is not 7 O Kun-de-Kun Falls long and not too difficult and there is some 8 Ajibikoka Falls good berry picking near here as well as a spot 10 Kakabika Falls to fish. 11 Cascade Falls 11. Cascade Falls – Access is off County 12 Yondota Falls Road 400, north of Highway 28. Follow the 13 Presque Isle Falls signs to a parking area at the trailhead. There

www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 10 www.lakegogebicarea.com Lake Gogebic Times Mobile Hatchery Raises Sturgeon For Ontonagon River By The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office a grain of rice, and has an individual 15 digit code that is detected when scanned by a PIT tag reader. When a sturgeon is captured during a fishery assessment in the future, biologists will scan the fish with a PIT tag reader to check for a tag. If a tag is encountered the biologists will learn if it was stocked, and if so, in what year it was stocked and how much it has grown since being stocked. In 2013, the first stocking of the four month old sturgeon raised in the Ontonagon River SRT took place from the Highway 45 crossing at the Military Hill Wayside. Other stocking locations to be used in future years are below Victoria Dam and at the Victoria Dam road crossing. Fish were trucked from The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, of the river or nearby in Lake Superior dur- the Bergland Dam site to the river and staff from Michigan DNR, USFWS Ashland and Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation ing adolescence. The adolescent or juve- Fingerling sturgeon ready for release. Office (USFWS Ashland), Michigan nile/sub-adult life stage lasts 15-20 years. Ottawa National Forest released healthy fin- “jars” in the Ontonagon SRT. River water Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Females reach sexual maturity and spawn gerling lake sturgeons into the turbid waters from the West Branch Ontonagon River is and Ottawa National Forest, invite for the first time when they reach 20-25 to begin their journey and contribution to pumped through the SRT to incubate the Bergland area visitors to stop by and visit years old, and males at about 15 years of lake sturgeon restoration in the Ontonagon eggs and raise the fish to imprint the young the Ontonagon Streamside Rearing Trailer age! There’s more. It takes female lake stur- River and Lake Superior. lake sturgeon to chemical and physical prop- (Ontonagon SRT) located at the Bergland geon years to obtain the nutrition and energy Visitors are welcome to stop by the erties of the Ontonagon River system Dam at the outlet of Lake Gogebic. The needed to produce up to 500,000-1,000,000 Ontonagon River SRT to see the fish, learn waters. When they reach maturity and pre- Ontonagon SRT can be accessed off of eggs. Upon reaching maturity females more about lake sturgeon and the fish rear- pare to spawn, these stocked lake sturgeons ATV/Snowmobile Trail 8 at the junction spawn only once every 3-5 years and males ing process, and learn more about the swimming the shallows of Lake Superior with Trail 13 at the north end of East Shore every 1-3 years. Spawning season is typical- Ontonagon River lake sturgeon restoration will return “home” to the Ontonagon River Road. The Bergland Dam site is owned and ly in May, shortly after ice and snow melt project. Someone is at the trailer seven days to spawn in suitable habitat and continue the operated by Upper Peninsula Power when water levels are high. Most adult lake a week, usually between the hours of 10:00 lake sturgeon life cycle on their own. Company (UPPCO). sturgeons ascend the same stream in which and 3:00 eastern time from June through The Ontonagon SRT is set up and The purpose of the Ontonagon SRT is to they were born (or in our case are raised and September. Please be aware that the entire becomes operational as soon as the snow raise baby sturgeon to be stocked in sections stocked), spawn and return to Lake Superior process of collecting, fertilizing, and hatch- and ice melt, generally in early May. of the Ontonagon River where fish have to feed and grow. The eggs hatch in about a ing sturgeon eggs and raising baby sturgeon Throughout the summer the daily activities unimpeded access to and from Lake week and the cycle is repeated. has pitfalls and there may be some years of feeding fish, cleaning tanks, and monitor- Superior. This project is part of a lake wide Based on logistical considerations, popu- when the Ontonagon River SRT is not oper- ing fish condition are carried out by staff. effort by fishery agencies to restore lake lation size, and genetic research the nearby ational. Arranged tours can also take place The sturgeon grow over the summer from 1- sturgeon populations throughout Lake Sturgeon River (Baraga County) was for larger groups by calling Glenn Miller at inch long hatchlings to 5-8 inch long “mini” Superior. The Ontonagon River is one of 21 deemed the “best fit” for obtaining lake stur- (715) 682-6185 extension 114. lake sturgeon. In September, each individual tributaries to Lake Superior that lake sturgeon eggs for use in the Ontonagon River A special thanks to Henry Quinlin and fish is measured, weighed, and tagged with geon once used for spawning and nursery system. From 1999 to 2006 Michigan DNR Glen Miller of the The U.S. Fish and a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT). habitat. raised lake sturgeon at the Wolf Lake State Wildlife Service, Ashland Fish and Wildlife After being tagged, the Ontonagon SRT fish The story of the Ontonagon River lake Fish Hatchery (Wolf Lake SFH) in Conservation Office for their invaluable are ready for release. A PIT tag is the size of sturgeon population is a familiar one in Mattawan, Michigan. Eggs were collected information. many ways; a once diverse, productive fish- from the Sturgeon River, transported to the ery heavily impacted by a multitude of fac- Wolf Lake SFH, raised for three or four tors including over-harvest, habitat loss, months, and then transported back up to the diminished water quality, logging and log U.P. each year to be stocked in the 10th Annual Paulding Kid’s drives, construction and operation of dams, Ontonagon River. In 2007, with involve- etc. One of the largest rivers along the south ment from Michigan Technological Fishing Contest shore of Lake Superior, the Ontonagon once University, lake sturgeon were raised in the supported an abundant, self-sustaining lake warehouse of the Gitche Gumee Landing *Another fun family event that everyone the young anglers were given tickets for ran- sturgeon population. For nearly 10,000 Gift Shop in downtown Ontonagon. At this should take advantage of which is offered dom drawings of prizes donated by local years, lake sturgeon from Lake Superior location, water from the Ontonagon River in our area and open to the public. businesses & individuals. All participants ascended its reddish, turbid waters each was pumped into tanks in the facility for Over 50 area youngsters registered to were treated to an ice cream cone of their spring to spawn at the base of waterfalls or raising lake sturgeon. Unfortunately prob- take part in the 10th Annual Paulding Kids' choice. Most importantly, every child left over rock and boulder rapids left behind by lems with water quality, including turbidity, Fishing Contest held Saturday, June 21st in with memories of a great day of fishing. the retreat of glaciers. One of the earliest sedimentation and high summer water tem- Paulding, MI (south of Bruce Crossing). Thank you to all who contributed with prize written accounts of the region by the Henry perature limited successful rearing of fish This fun family day was co-sponsored by donations, time, & money to make it such a Rowe Schoolcraft expedition of the 1760s and a new location was sought after 2010. the Paulding General Store and the special day. provide insight on the historic sturgeon pop- In 2012, the Ontonagon River sturgeon Ontonagon Valley Sportsmen's Club. On the Congratulations to the ribbon winners: ulation, restoration effort took a new approach as morning of the contest, the young anglers Small Mouth Bass: “Upon arriving at the river and arrang- fishery agencies, in cooperation with received a dozen worms and then headed 1st - Paige Berlund, Bergland ing for guides and support staff for the UPPCO established a 15-20 year partner- out to their own favorite fishing spots for the 2nd - Blake Pietila, Iron River expedition party… the explorers pro- ship with a goal of re-establishing the once day. Later in the afternoon, they returned to 3rd - Keegan Pietila, Bruce Crossing ceeded up river under the canopy of abundant lake sturgeon population in the the Paulding Store to compare fishing sto- Large Mouth Bass: heavily wooded banks and lush foliage. Ontonagon River. To reach this goal, a ries, enter their catches into the competition 1st - Joscelin Kangas, Watersmeet At the distance of four miles upriver from portable SRT constructed by staff at the U.S. for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd prize ribbons and enjoy a 2nd - Josh McGeshick,Watersmeet the mouth they reached a Sturgeon fish- Fish and Wildlife Service’s Genoa National hot dog cook-out with their parents. For Perch: ery, which the Indians established in the Fish Hatchery was delivered to USFWS each species of fish entered into the contest, 1st - Matt Sexton, Paulding river by means of a weir extending from Ashland for use on the Ontonagon River at 2nd - Liberty Thompson, Bruce Crossing bank to bank…the number of sturgeon UPPCO’s Bergland Dam facility. In cooper- 3rd - Kailan McGeshick, Watersmeet caught at this site is astonishing, a ation with Michigan DNR, Ottawa National Rock Bass: month’s subsistence for a regiment, could Forest, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior 1st - Kaitlyn Hardes, Ewen have been taken in a few hours…an Chippewa, Keweenaw Bay Indian 2nd - Ben Wolfe, Ewen opening was left on one side of the weir Community and other key partners, USFWS 3rd - Matt Sexton, Paulding that allowed sturgeon to pass upstream Ashland began raising lake sturgeon in the & Griffin Jonas, Manitowoc which they did in that time of year in vast Ontonagon River SRT in 2013. Crappie: numbers.” Eggs are collected from Sturgeon River 1st - Cree Korich, Ewen Fast forward 240 years in time and lake lake sturgeon and transferred to hatching 2nd - Griffin Jonas, Manitowoc sturgeon no longer spawn or inhabit the Rainbow Trout: Ontonagon River. The Ontonagon River 1st - Ireland McGeshick, Watersmeet lake sturgeon population is extinct. Lake 2nd - Niibin McGeshick, Watersmeet Superior fishery agencies identify the Brook Trout: Ontonagon River in the Lake Superior Lake 1st - Addison Avidesian, Bruce Crossing Sturgeon Rehabilitation Plan as a priority & Cooper Moilanen, Ewen for restoration stocking. 2nd - Brendan Polky, Bruce Crossing The life cycle of lake sturgeon is an amaz- 3rd - Marissa Polky, Bruce Crossing ing journey. We’ll start with some amazing Walleye: facts. Lake sturgeon are capable of growing 1st - Kaitlyn Hardes, to over 7 feet long, weighing over 200 Sucker: pounds and reaching 150 years old. In Lake 1st - Ameila McGeshick Superior tributaries, newly hatched lake Panfish: sturgeon grow from 1 inch long to 5-8 inch- Sturgeon are raised in circular tanks in the trailer for 1st - Miles McGeshick, Watersmeet es during their first summer of life. Most about 4 months during which time they grow from less 2nd - Breeanna Williams, Watersmeet young sturgeon remain in the lower reaches than an inch to 5-8 inches. 3rd - Matt Sexton, Paulding www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 11 Lake Gogebic Times www.lakegogebicarea.com Walleyes For Tomorrow New Sport Show Booth For Lake Gogebic Chapter The Lake Gogebic Area Youth Free Fishing Chamber Of Commerce Clinic 2014 By Carolyn Maves By Sandy Piencikowski Be sure to watch for our new sport show Northern Lights as seen from our area this On Aug 3 rect fish mount after instruction and seeing a booth at sport shows throughout the last summer. At each sport show volunteers WFT Lake fish “flashcard”, matching the bait with its Midwest. This last year The Lake Gogebic distribute this newspaper as well as litera- Gogebic correct name on the board, casting into the Area Chamber of Commerce visited multi- ture about local chamber member business- Chapter held “hula hoop” target, and of course getting ple states to attend sport shows showcasing es and answer many questions about our its 4th Annual their minnow to cross the finish line first! winter, summer and fall attractions in our area. Special thanks go to Sarah Long Youth Free The event ended with lunch prepared and area. New banners (see photo) were ordered (board member) and Mary Lou Driesenga Fishing served by Sandy Piencikowski, Sandy this last year showing all season fun in the (chamber secretary) for their many hours Clinic at Gottschalk, Sarah Long, Tina Werkman, and Lake Gogebic area along with a new table spent at these sport shows. Bait ID learning station. Bergland Kelly Fabbri. Each participant then received cover showing a beautiful shot of the Centennial Park. Forty two kids participated a free rod, reel, and tackle box. Several door in the event. Chapter Secretary Tony prizes were drawn including a Grand Prize Piencikowski gave a short introduction to of a BMX Bike. This would not have been Walleyes for Tomorrow and what they have such a success without the continued finan- accomplished on Lake Gogebic (see sepa- cial support of our community businesses. rate article in this paper on this). There were Again thank you to all of them and thank seven learning stations, including a “Fish you to all the youths for coming and enjoy- ID” presented by Brian Berquist from ing learning more about fishing in the beau- Gogebic Lodge, “Bait ID” presented by Bob tiful Lake Gogebic area. 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www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 12 www.lakegogebicarea.com Lake Gogebic Times Walleyes For Tomorrow Lake Gogebic Chapter 2014 By Sandy Piencikowski items available. Attendees could purchase trip of 25-30 ton of rock on two barges took “Walleye Dollars” to use as cash at the raffle three hours. An underwater camera showed tables, $100 got you $125 worth of Walleye an increase in fish activity around the reef in Dollars to spend. Great fun and many happy the first week! GPS coordinates are – North winners made this event a success. Plans are reef- Latitude N46 degrees-33.215 feet, under way for our 2015 Banquet. As of this Longitude N089 degrees-35.657 feet and printing the date has not been established but South reef- Latitude N46 degrees-33.122 the location will be the Wakefield VFW. As feet, Longitude N089 degrees- 35.552 feet. soon as the Banquet date is set it will be on Understanding the documented structural our FB page (Walleyes For Tomorrow Lake limitations of the large flat expanse associat- Gogebic Chapter). ed with Lake Gogebic the purpose of these This is year five of our Chapter on Lake The big event this year was the comple- Fundraising Banquet. We found out that the reefs is to provide a structure for the protec- Gogebic, and we are presently 109 members tion of our first Rock Reef on Lake Gogebic! insurance company through WFT tion and propagation of forage in Lake strong. Our chapter started off this year with After 3 years of research, planning, and get- Corporation would no longer cover any form Gogebic. We hope to continue improving the annual “Perch Spawning Habitat ting the proper DNR/DEQ permits the rocks of transportation of rock across the ice to a our beautiful lake for many more years. Project”. We dropped six to eight evergreen were purchased, the transport of the rocks destination on the lake. We now had to find Thanks to the support we receive from area trees weighted with rocks in nine locations secured, and the contract for the barge was an “alternate method" to move the rocks. We businesses and the endless volunteer hours for perch to spawn on. This has proven obtained. took on this challenge and after much provided by our members. effective in past years. This was done with Several chapter members worked on get- research we found Outdoor Impact, a barge We are now on FACEBOOK. You can log the help of several volunteer members ting the proposal written for permitting and company from Green Lake, WI. They came on to our page by typing in “Walleyes For and the Lake Gogebic Improvement grants from WFT Corporation. We initially to Lake Gogebic to evaluate the job. Tomorrow Lake Gogebic Chapter”. A meet- Association’s pontoon this last May 10, received a grant of $10,000 from WFT Permission was obtained from Ontonagon ing date (the second Thursday of the month) 2014. Corporation headquartered in Fond du Lac, County and the MI DNR for possible sites to reminder is usually on the page. Meetings Our Annual Fundraising Banquet was WI to purchase six hundred ton of rock and be used. The Bergland Bay site was chosen are held at the Gogebic Lodge at 6 pm held on April 26 at the Wakefield VFW. transportation of that rock to a staging site. as the staging area, a bid for $35,000 was central time – you are welcomed to attend Over $12,000 worth of door prizes and give- The grants received from WFT Corporation obtained. Now we needed to pay for it! Our anytime. You can also contact us at cows- aways were available for the 98 attendees to are secured in a large part from the profits of chapter convinced WFT Corporation that [email protected] or 920-252-1889. An appli- choose from. We were able to raise $8,400 our Lake Gogebic Chapter Annual this project was worth the money it would cation for membership form can be found at that will be spent right here on Lake take to complete. The cost of the entire proj- the end of this article. Gogebic to enhance the fishery. To help ect was $45,000. with the success of our fundraising efforts Work began on Aug 14, 2014. Hartman Membership Application were the 49 area sponsors that generously Excavating began hauling rock from the Name donated either monetarily or with product GMO site at Marshall Creek. In five days Address that was used on our raffle tables. High end 510 tons of rock was hauled to the Bergland guns, fishing equipment, rustic framed Bay staging area and Outdoor Impact trans- Phone# prints, “happy hour“ raffle, handmade quilt, ported it to a designated site on the east Email Send completed form and $25 to: gas grill, and a “Mystery” raffle (this year it shore of Lake Gogebic where the hard bot- Walleyes For Tomorrow was a Go Pro camera) were among the many tom would support the structure. Each round Lake Gogebic Chapter, PO Box 433, Bergland, MI 49910 37th Annual Lake Gogebic Area Chamber Of Commerce Sponsored Walleye Tournament By Mary Lou Driesenga The 37th Annual Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored Walleye DAILY WINNERS OF LARGEST NORTHERN PIKE: Tournament was held on September 5, 6 & 7 with 130 dedicated fishermen and women brav- Friday - Ken Johnson of Fort Wayne, IN 35" - 9# 10oz ing the windy weather and rough waters of the largest lake in the Upper Peninsula. Their Saturday - Carl Knackstedt of LaGrange, IL 30.75" - 5# 13oz efforts were rewarded with some nice Walleyes, Smallmouth Bass, Perch and Northern Pike. Sunday - Carol Pace of Elgin, IL 31" - 5# 3oz First place received $1000, second place $500 and third place $200 with each receiving a The chamber would like to thank all those who participated in our tournament. Some of trophy, plus cash prizes through 10th place. you have been in our tournaments for many years and we look forward to seeing you back We congratulate the following winners of the tournament: up again in our future tournaments. See sign-up forms below. 1st Place - Paul Paananen of Chassel, MI 23.25" - 3# 15oz 2nd Place - Joe Jaeger of Wausau, WI 23.25" - 3# 13.5oz 3rd Place - Charles Fairfield of Rhinelander, WI 23" - 3# 9oz 2015 Spring Walleye Tournament Sign-Up Form 4th Place - Jim Baker of Chassel, MI 22.75" - 3# 10oz FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, WRITE OR CALL: THE LAKE GOGEBIC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 5th Place - Paul Beauchamp of Kingsford, MI 22" - 3# 5.8oz www.lakegogebicarea.com Attn: Spring Walleye Tourney 6th Place - Sue Worzella of Stevens Point, WI 22" - 3# 4.5oz E-MAIL: [email protected] PO BOX 114 - BERGLAND, MI 49910 (888)464-3242 7th Place - Dave Usital of Ironwood, MI 21.50" - 2# 13oz 8th Place - Don Fairfield of Ironwood, MI 21" - 2# 14oz ENTRY BLANK 9th Place - Sam Lillie, Jr of Marenisco, MI 21" - 2# 8oz 2015 LAKE GOGEBIC SPRING WALLEYE TOURNAMENT 10th Place - Lawrance Cleveland of Wausau, WI 20.75" - 2# 7.8oz MAY 30TH & MAY 31ST, 2015 DAILY WINNERS OF LARGEST PERCH: Friday - Dennis Pike of Merrill, WI 14.25" - 1# 5.8oz NAME Saturday - Tim Meyer of Hatley, WI 14.50" - 1# 8.2oz Sunday - Amy Gorski of Hatley, WI 14" - 1# 5.9oz $40.00 DAILY WINNERS OF LARGEST SMALLMOUTH BASS: ADDRESS ENTRY FEE Friday - Mark Johnson of Ironwood, MI 19.25" - 4# 1.8oz ENCLOSED Saturday - Russ Hewitt of Ewen, MI 18.50" - 3# 2oz CITY Sunday - Eric Cook of Iron Mountain, MI 19.25" - 3# 1.8oz CHECK MONEY ORDER Konteka Black Bear Resort STATE ZIP E-MAIL Pre-registration prior to May 1, 2015 White Pine, MI 906-885-5170 **PLEASE RETURN ENTRY BLANK AND CHECK TO THE CHAMBER ADDRESS ABOVE** We offer an excellent dining atmosphere with great views of wild bear in the summer and deer in the winter. 2015 Fall Walleye Tournament Sign-Up Form FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, WRITE OR CALL: THE LAKE GOGEBIC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE www.lakegogebicarea.com PO BOX 114 - BERGLAND, MI 49910 (888)464-3242 E-MAIL: [email protected]

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1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 18 www.lakegogebicarea.com Lake Gogebic Times Ottawa National Forest Hiking Trails By “Wilds of Michigan” Potawatomi Falls. The trail, restroom and dropping down to an observation platform Ottawa Visitor Center which is located at the viewing platform at Potawatomi are fully overlooking the scenic Rainbow Falls. With corner of US2 and Hwy 45 in Watersmeet. accessible, providing a unique opportunity the right angle of sunlight, it produces a rain- For further information about these trails to view one of our areas most beautiful bow effect that gives the falls its name. contact: The Ottawa National Forest waterfalls. Skill Type: Easy to strenuous. Length: 1/2 mile Supervisor’s Office, E6248 US 2, Ironwood, Portions of North Country Trail: The Sandstone Falls: A 1/4-mile hiking trail MI 49938. (906) 932-1330. Black River Segment on the Bessemer will take you from a paved parking lot down PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN Ranger District parallels the Black River for a series of steps to the falls. The trail is short, STATE PARK five miles with its scenic rapids and water- but there is a steep series of steps. Not a Porcupine Mountain State Park can be your falls from just north of Copper Peak to beau- large falls, but has varied rock formations destination in The Wilds of Michigan for all tiful Black River Harbor on Lake Superior. and hollows carved out of sandstone and of your hiking and back country needs. The From here it crosses the footbridge at the conglomerate rock by stream erosion. Porkies have over 18 hiking trails with some BESSEMER RANGER DISTRICT mouth of the Black River, then turns south Length: 1/4 mile. as long as 17 miles with others brining you Conglomerate Falls: The hiking trail drops and again parallels the river to a point just Wolf Mountain Hike: This is a beautiful, in a mile loop. Here you can explore high steadily as you near the river. At the falls, the upstream of Rainbow Falls. It then turns gradual hike through lush northern hard- above the shoreline of Lake Superior and river separates into two sections, falling 40 eastward for five miles to Gogebic County wood foliage. It’s rather steep as you near deep in the old growth hemlock forest. Local feet around an island of conglomerate rock, Road 519. The trail runs north on this road the end, but worth the climb: a breathtaking Contact: Porcupine Mountains Wilderness which gives the falls its name. Length: 3/4 into the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness view awaits you at the top. Location: Off US State Park. Phone Number: (906) 885-5275. mile. Skill Type: Easy to strenuous. Location: 12 miles north of US-2 on County Hwy 2 at the end of FS Road 9300, approx- Beaver Creek Trail: The Beaver Creek Potawatomi/Gorge Falls: An asphalt sur- Road 513. imately 18 miles east of Ironwood. Skill Trail takes you on a short hike downhill into face trail connects the parking area at Gorge Rainbow: The 1/2-mile hiking trail will take type: Easy to strenuous. a valley, following along a small tributary of Falls to the viewing platform overlooking you from a paved parking lot to a stairway ONTONAGON DISTRICT the Little Carp River and through the wet- Beaver Lodge Interpretive Trail: Length: lands of The Wilds of Michigan. Activity 1-1/4 miles long. Skill type: Easy to small Type: Hiking. Length: 1.2 miles. Trail Type: inclines. Location: Accessed north of Point to point. Skill Level: Easy to 3rd Annual SPORT ORV Kenton on Forest Road 1470, then take 1478 Moderate. to Bob Lake Campground. Little and Big Carp River Trails: Little Ride Sponsored By Cascade Falls Trail: This trail offers two and Big Carp River Trails are critical trails alternative routes to reach a small waterfall for completing larger trail loops. Enjoy the MI-TRALE And The MDNR on Cascade Creek. The scenic Twin Peaks ever changing scenery as you travel up and By Don Helsel route climbs a bluff overlooking the West over gentle hills only to descend once more Branch of the Ontonagon River and the Trap into the quiet forest. Enjoy the pristine river to Lower Dam (south of Kenton) for a rest Hills. The valley route avoids the steep path flowing steps away and embrace The Wilds break, and to enjoy a great view. We had not of the higher route but reaches the same des- of Michigan. Activity Type: Hiking. Length: made it to the quiet town of Rousseau, which tination. Length: One mile. Location: 7 Little Carp River – 11.3 miles/Big Carp is about 5 miles SE of Mass, before it decid- miles northeast of Bergland on Forest Road River – 9.6 miles. Trail Type: Point-to-Point. ed to pour buckets of water. No dust, but we 400 to the junction with FR 468. The two Skill Level: Moderate, at times easy. needed a place to get some shelter. As the routes depart from the parking lot. Cross Trail/Correction Line Trail: saying goes "You Are Never Far From the Circle of Life Trail: Length: Takes one hour Connecting the trails of Big Carp River and Rousseau Bar". First stop was for hot drinks to hike. Skill type: Easy- Intermediate level. Little Carp River, Correction Line begins and great conversations. The rain let up, so Location: Accessed about 6 miles east of amidst a dense setting of towering conifer- we continued toward Lower Dam, only to be Mass City off M-38 on Forest Road 1960 at ous’ in The Wilds of Michigan. Climb nearly introduced to some more challenging rain, Courtney Lake Campground. It starts across 1,600 feet to an astounding view of Mirror A very hardy group of riders from so we revised our plans and headed to the from the day use parking area and ends at Lake, set deep in the Porcupine Mountains Wisconsin, and the Michigan counties of great town of Sidnaw, located on US campsite 7. Wilderness State Park, before descending Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga, and Gogebic Highway 28, and had a late lunch at the O Kun De Kun Trail: Length: 45 minutes toward a rugged campground of your choice met at the Twin Lakes State Park for the 3rd Sidnaw Eats Restaurant. We were a bit damp to hike. Skill type: Easy. Location: Halfway on the secluded shores of Mirror Lake. annual SPORT (State Park Off Road Trek) with some dust mixed in that had managed between Rockland, MI and Bruce Crossing Activity Type: Hiking. Length: Correction ride this June 7th, 2014. It seems like rain to change to mud, but we were welcomed off of US 45. Line – 2.8 miles/Cross Trail – 4.5 miles. and cold did not scare away everyone. Over and left after a great meal. WATERSMEET RANGER DISTRICT Trail Type: Out-and-Back. Skill Level: 12 machines grouped together at 9:00 a.m. We took an alternate route back to Twin Imp Lake Trail: It is a nice trail and wheel- Cross Trail – Intermediate/Correction Line – to fill up on hot coffee and doughnuts before Lakes with only one U turn. Not bad. We all chair accessible. Part of the trail is board- Difficult. Escarpment Trail: Rugged and we started out on a scheduled 100 mile ride! had a great time and pledged that we will be walk and at the half-way point, there is deck- raw! The Escarpment Trail takes you up We started out in dry dusty conditions, but back for the 4th annual SPORT ride next ing with wooden chairs. It is particularly close and personal with some of the most were quickly introduced to rain and dust free June, 2015. We completed about 110 miles pretty with fall colors. Length: 1 mile loop beautiful scenery in The Wilds of Michigan. riding. We were headed South on the Bill in total. trail. Skill type: Easy. Location: Entrance is Trek along the impressive escarpment skirts Nichols (BN) Trail, which runs from If you have an interest in joining the fun at the Imp Lake Campground which can be over Cloud Peak and Cuyahoga Peak. Sheer Houghton to Greenland, Michigan. in 2015, just go to the MI-TRALE website at accessed east of US 2 on FR 3940 to FR cliffs and panoramic views of spectacular This trail is accessible directly from the www.mi-trale.org. As soon as a date is 3978. Lake of The Clouds awaits you at the top of Twin Lakes State Park, which is located picked it will be posted here. You will find Kakabika Water Falls: Skill type: the Escarpment Trail. Activity Type: Hiking. about 14 miles North of Greenland, all kinds of information at the site, such as Difficult. Location: Approximately 1/4-mile Length: 4.3 miles. Trail Type: Out-and- Michigan. It should be noted that this park is who MI-TRALE is and what we are doing to off of County Rd. 527, approximately 13 Back. Skill Level: Difficult. one of only three state parks in the state of ensure that you have trails to ride today and miles west of Watersmeet on US2. Government Peak Trail: Surround your- Michigan open to and welcomes ORVs. We in the future. Support us by joining our Meximinee Trail: Length: 1/4 mile. Skill self by stands of hardwood and hemlock as were headed toward the newly opened organization. Need a great Christmas or Type: Easy. Location: Trail is found at you discover Government Peak Trail. Ottawa Connector (OC) that runs from Mass birthday gift, order our new Western UP Burned Dam Campgrounds, approximately Explore the rugged beauty of Trap Falls as City to just north of Iron River, Michigan. Trails Guide. It covers multiple outdoor seven miles northeast of Watersmeet. you ascend to the second highest peak in the They connect about 1/2 mile east of Mass recreational activities, and many extras that Visitor Center Interpretive Trail: Length: Park. Activity Type: Hiking. Length: 7.3 City, Michigan. The plan was to take the OC the whole family can use. 10 minutes long. Location: Accessed at the Continued on page 19

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Trail emergency manager, The signs are 8x6-inches and will initially Park. Rugged and raw, with endless out- climbs 300 feet to the tower. Activity Type: fire departments, emer- be located through a cooperative effort with standing views, you will surely connect with Hiking. Length: 0.5 miles. Trail Type: Point- gency services along the Emergency Response Manager. Each the untamed Wilds of Michigan as you tra- to-Point. Skill Level: Easy. with local enforcement sign location will cost MI-TRALE about verse one of the area’s most challenging and Union Mine Trail: Enjoy a short interpre- (Sheriff, State Police, National Forest $10 in material. All labor and travel expens- also most rewarding trails! Activity Type: tive trail revealing the history of the Union enforcement and the DNR Conservation es will be covered by our club volunteers. Hiking. Length: 17.1 miles. Trail Type: Mine Copper Country from 1846. Several Officers) to develop a 5 county wide emer- We estimate about 100-150 signs to be ini- Point to Point. Skill Level: Difficult. seasonal waterfalls are found adjacent to this gency locating system for the 520 miles that tially installed and then another 200-400 as Lily Pond Trail: Majestic virgin hemlocks trail on the Union and Little Union Rivers. MI-TRALE manages. The system will allow we expand to our club supported trails. and white pine tower above hikers on their Activity Type: Hiking. Length: 1 mile. Trail the location of a 911 call to be identified by MI-TRALE is requesting that the way into the heart of the park and the purity Type: Loop. Skill Level: Moderate. the 911 Dispatch Center through the use of $1650.00 balance from the Yamaha Grant # of The Wilds of Michigan. Activity Type: Union Spring Trail: Don’t miss a chance to location signage. The objective is to reduce XXXX be used to fund a portion of the 1st Hiking. Length: 2.5 miles. Trail Type: Point observe the largest natural spring in The response time to the accident location. Responder Signage, with MI-TRALE pro- to Point. Skill Level: Intermediate. Wilds of Michigan go to work. Over 700 MI-TRALE will focus on the Michigan viding funding for the balance. Lost Lake Trail: Plunge into the depths of gallons of clear water bubble from the earth ORV Designated trails that we manage in 5 western forests as you quickly ascend rocky every minute. Viewing is made even easier slopes of the Porcupine Mountains for hikers through a floating dock. Hike Wilderness State Park to this beautiful small from trailhead to spring is 2 miles. Activity wilderness lake. Activity Type: Hiking. Type: Hiking. Length: 4 miles. Trail Type: Trail Guide Stats Length: 2.5 miles. Trail Type: Out-and-back. Out-and-Back. Skill Level: Moderate. By Don Helsel Skill Level: Moderate. Visitor Center Nature Trail: Easy and 1. 9-10 months from start to picking up the North Mirror Lake Trail: Visit the heart of enjoyable self-guided nature trail that takes copies The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State about 45 minutes to complete and highlights 2. Over 1,000 hours of dedicated MI- Park upon the North Mirror Lake Trail. the wildlife and other natural features of The TRALE volunteer time Hikers find towering pines as they reach the Wilds of Michigan. Activity Type: Hiking. 3. 142 pages in total highest lake in the park at a magnificent Length: 1 mile. Trail Type: Out-and-Back. 4. 89 pages of maps 1,532 feet. Outdoor enthusiast should expect Skill Level: Easy. 5. 20 pages of water trails a demanding hike since it is generally uphill. Whitetail Path: Whether campers at Union 6. Equestrian trails included Activity Type: Hiking. Length: 3.8 miles. Bay Campground are looking for a morning 7. Mountain bike trails included Trail Type: Point-to-Point. Skill Level: stroll as various species of birds sing to the 8. Over 200 photos Moderate to Difficult. sunrise or an afternoon adventure, Whitetail 9. Over 5 recipes Overlook Trail: After conquering path makes that as easy as possible. It is 10. 20 suggested trips in the trip planner Government Peak keep the adrenaline flow- accessible to all campers and arrives at the 11. Over 70 advertisers provided support ing and knock out this popular side trail in Wilderness Visitor Center of Porcupine 12. MI-TRALE members drove to Stevens the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Mountains Wilderness State Park in The Point, WI and picked up 5,000 guides Park. Hikers are blessed with outstanding Wilds of Michigan. Activity Type: Hiking. that weighed over 7,000 lbs.! virgin timber and numerous views of the Length: 0.8 mile. Trail Type: Out-and-Back. 13. The guide contains 109 sq. ft. of map park as it sits unaltered in The Wilds of Skill Level: Easy. information or a map that is 10x11 feet! Available at local businesses for $10. Michigan. Activity Type: Hiking. Length: ***For much more information on visiting 2.7 miles. Trail Type: Loop. Skill Level: our area through all seasons check out Difficult. www.thewildsofmichigan.com. Campfire Pinkerton Trail: A short but sweet trail in The Wilds of Michigan, this trail offers a Mac’N connector to or from the mouth of Little Carp River. Upon the short but stunning trail hikers will cross the Pinkerton Creek thanks Cheese to a handy bridge. Minutes later a second creek creates an obstacle that is easily 4-3/8” disposable aluminum pie pan crossed via another bridge. Ambitious hikers (found over with all disposable baking pans) may follow this lead all the way to Shining For each Pan Cloud Falls which is truly a waterfall stuck 1/2 cup cooked in time as it stands between the Central and Eastern Time zones on the Big Carp River elbow macaroni Trail. Activity Type: Hiking. Length: 2.6 1/4 cup shredded cheddar miles. Trail Type: Out-and-Back. Skill 1 tablespoon parmesan Level: Easy. South Mirror Lake Trail: A quick route to 1 tablespoon milk Mirror Lake, this trail offers an easy but 1/2 tablespoon butter intriguing environment. Upon arrival fishing salt and pepper to taste enthusiasts will find fine brook trout fishing. A great tool to help visitors navigate around the western U.P. Hikers that are enthused of the area can is the “Wilds of Michigan” app, which is available for smartphones. One could basically plan their whole trip with this tinfoil ascend to Summit Peak for an epic view of app. Everything from lodging, hiking, biking, visitor centers, waterfalls, Nordic skiing is included in the app. The Wilds of Michigan. Activity Type: After selecting an activity in the app, it will provide Hiking. Length: 2.6 miles. Trail Type: Out- directions to the location. Plus, the greatest thing Mix in pan, seal with 2 layers of foil, and-Back. Skill Level: Intermediate. about it, is that it is free. hold over campfire for 7-10 minutes. HARTMAN EXCAVATING • SEPTIC INSTALLATION • DEMOLITION Licensed • SITE CLEARING • ROAD INSTALLATION and • FOUNDATIONS Insured Proudly serving the Northwoods with over 35 years of experience! HireHire TheThe BESTBEST [email protected] CallCall Us!Us! 906-787-2248 or 906-787-2488 www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 20 www.lakegogebicarea.com Lake Gogebic Times Michigan Snowmobile Trail Mark Martin Visits Lake Maps Available From MSA Gogebic For Your Garmin™ GPS. By Barry (Bear) Drews; Bear’s Nine Pines Resort Now Also Available With ORV Trails By Gail Scott The entire designated Snowmobile Trail May be purchased through msasnow.org System, from the southern border through or call 616-361-2285. the UP, even the Thumbʼs Up new system. Also available a combined Snowmobile and ORV GPS Map providing full coverage for both Trail Systems. 9000+ Miles! Updated regularly throughout the year. Gas Stations and other relevant Points of Interest. MSAʼs Commercial Membersʼ Businesses included to help you find and patronize those that support our sport. The GPS will show you where you are including on which trail, whatʼs coming up and whatʼs around you. Can even tell you where to go! Barry (Bear) Drews (left) and Mark Martin (right). Full road coverage, State and Federal public land, forest roads, two tracks, USFS The first week of January 2015 hard water Mark and his pro-staff arrived at the lake Roads, county roads, rivers, lakes and more. fishing season proved to be an exciting one! several days early to organize, pre-fish and No other maps required. Legendary professional fisherman Mark scout the lake for his incoming students. Works with most any Garmin™ GPS that Martin brought his “Ice Fishing Vacation Armed with high tech cameras, vexilars, supports maps, including the “car” models. School” to Lake Gogebic for the second GPS and every modern piece of ice fishing No other brands supported, sorry. consecutive year. Open to all anglers both gear you could imagine they headed out Package includes CD for installing to young and old, novice or seasoned; fisher- onto our little-big lake. computer plus microSD memory card with men are all welcome. Many ice miles were traveled in search of SD adaptor for plug and ride ease. both walleye and perch. Time spent drilling MSA Branded maps from many holes and using electronics to locate VVMapping.com. VVMapping provides all edges, weeds, rocks and fish of course took support/technical questions. us from north to south on the huge lake. Download updates to map for 1 year plus Students arrived and began with a seminar additional options with registration. on the how to’s of ice fishing; with hands on equipment and speakers to provide knowledge about all. Mark and his pro-staff talked NAME about the lake, equipment set-up, technique, pre fishing results and the strategy plan for ADDRESS the following days with the students. CITY STATE ZIP The next few days proved all had EMAIL endurance and knowledge to ice fish nice perch and walleye. Twenty below tempera- CREDIT CARD NO EXP tures with snow and 30mph winds gave GPS MAP KIT SNOWMOBILE TRAILS $50.00 everyone a lesson in survival and experience ORV & SNOW TRAILS $70.00 with Lake Gogebic white outs. Despite conditions, anglers worked jigging rapalas, GPS TRAIL MAP BOOK $35.00 EA (GREAT FOR TRIP PLANNING) spoons and tip-ups for walleye with a fair IF PURCHASED TOGETHER $80.00 SET return from the fish themselves! We fished ORV & SNOW TRAILS SET $100.00 (NO BOOK FOR ORV) both deep and shallow areas with the same ORV GPS MAP KIT $20.00 EA results. Perch were targeted during the day (MUST HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED SNOWMOBILE TRAIL CHIP) in deep water over the mud flats of the huge basin. Anglers used small ice jigs and jig- PLEASE RETURN FORM AND ging rapalas tipped with wigglers or spikes PAYMENT TO: MICHIGAN SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION, to entice those large, but finicky, perch. 4543 Division Ave. S., Wyoming, MI 49548 Success was found by all in both knowledge and reward. The gathering of knowledge at an event like this where you’re given a chance to swap stories, questions and experiences is amazing and allows us all to learn from each other. Best of luck to all; whether it be on the ice or on the water! Home Remedy To Anti-Fog Face Shields For Your Snowmobile! STATE BANK By Gail Scott Anyone who has tried to wear a snowmo- fumes from the ammonia will linger in your OF EWEN bile helmet knows that having the face helmet. Make sure the shield is completely shield fog up, no matter how fog free the dry before continuing. design of the helmet, is a common problem. 2. 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Make sure you completely coat 9:00 - 4:00 MONDAY - THURSDAY 9:00 - 4:00 Things You’ll Need: both sides of the shield and set it aside to dry 9:00 - 5:00 FRIDAY 9:00 - 4:00 Window cleaner (no ammonia) for about 1/2 hour. DRIVE-UP HOURS Soft lens cloth 4. Use a clean lens cloth to buff the shield Knife until it is clear. Keep checking the shield by 9:00 - 5:00 MONDAY - THURSDAY 9:00 - 4:00 Uncooked potato holding it up and looking through it to make 9:00 - 5:00 FRIDAY 9:00 - 4:00 Instructions: sure it is clear and there are no swirl marks 9:00 - 12:00 SATURDAY 9:00 - 12:00 1. Spray window cleaner on the inside and left from the potato coating. When you have outside of your face shield and wipe dry buffed the shield completely clear, you are MEMBER FDIC FULL SERVICE BANK with a clean lens cloth. Be careful not to use done. any type of cleaner with ammonia in it or the www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Lake Gogebic Times Page 21 Early Record Snow Storms Timberline Sport’s New Hit The U.P. ATV And Side-By-Side By Carolyn Maves Franchise Addition Early snowstorms this past November been happy to be out there until spring. 2014 broke all sorts of records for total I was supposed to drive to Madison, WI to By Carolyn Maves snowfall. And once it started it just wouldn’t visit family but had to abort the mission You can call and speak to either owner at quit. We ended up with totals around 90- twice just because the storms kept hitting. 906-575-3397 or checkout all they have to inches of snow for just November alone. When I finally made it down there someone offer online at www.timberlinesport.com. Local weathermen couldn’t find any record asked me if I lived in the U.P.? My answer Marlin and Mark have been residents of of snowfalls this high, old timers couldn’t was no, I don’t live in the U.P….I survive in the Lake Gogebic area for over 25 years remember ever seeing this much snow… the U.P….with pride. So bring in on Mother now. Marlin started off as owner of Timbers even plow drivers couldn’t recall having to Nature, we can handle it. Resort (just west of Bergland), after selling deal with this much snow this early. Timbers he then built Timberline Sports. Honestly, we were starting to run out of After suffering a bad fire in 1999 Marlin space to plow. But Yoopers are a tough rebuilt and has been going strong ever since. bunch and we plowed through (pun intend- However, Marlin has plans to slowly step ed) and got to our business. Schools did back from the operation of the business over have to close for a few days here and there, the next couple of years and hand the reins roof tops needed shoveling off sooner than over to his son Mark. Marlin says it’s time to expected, but the real kicker was that all that Mark Hanson (left), and Marlin Hanson (right) at do some traveling and maybe work on some snow ruined the time honored tradition of Timberline Sport. old cars. Mark is a new and welcome addi- deer camp because no one could get out to What a great addition to the Lake Gogebic tion to The Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of camp through all that snow. This never hap- area! Timberline Sports (located on Hwy. Commerce board of directors for 2015. It’s pens! A few hearty souls who got out to M-28, on the north end of the lake about always exciting to see a new addition to camp early actually got stuck out there once halfway between Merriweather and either an existing business or a new build all the snow fell. So there were a few res- Bergland) has added along with the addi- cues, but honestly, I think they would have two new franchises to tion of services their already exten- offered to locals as sive supplies and well as tourists to our services; ATV and beautiful area. They Side-by-Sides. In now have something addition to their to offer for every sea- rental, sales and serv- son! ice of Ski-Doo snow- On a side note, my mobiles (since 1999) husband George and and fishing boats and I were lucky enough motors (since 2004) to have a chance to they’ve now added head out on one of the rental, sales and service for two and four brand new 4 person side-by-sides this last person side-by-sides as well as single and fall with a couple of friends. We have some two person ATV’s. All this adding to stock very generous family members and friends called for some adding to the existing build- who chipped together to buy us one days ing to make room for a full line of Can-Am rental for a 70th birthday gift for George. clothing, parts, accessories and machines. We headed up trail 13 north to Rockland Owners Marlin and Mark Hanson (father and then did a little detouring. In the late and son team) undertook this project of afternoon we stopped on the tressel over acquiring the two new franchises starting Agate Falls near Bruce Crossing for a little back in 2013 and ending with the addition to snack and to enjoy the gorgeous fall day. the building this last October 2014. Mark What a memory! I highly recommend this as says from start to finish it took them only a gift idea for anyone!! It’s just about the five days to get the new addition up! Along best way to really see some amazing scenery with all they have to offer Mark also says and just get away from it all. I hope we get that they will begin trail guiding by request. to do it again soon…hint, hint.

As cool air masses move across Lake Superior, “The Big Snow Maker”, moisture is drawn from its warmer waters. These air masses continue inland being forced upward over the mountain ranges where this “lake effect” dumps an average of 200 to 300 inches of fresh powder per season in Big Snow Country in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Big Snow Country has been called a winter paradise in the Midwest. For more than 40 years it has provided some of the finest winter recreation. Scenic points abound throughout the region from Lake Superior shoreline to the inland lakes and spectacularly frozen waterfalls. C & M Oil Co. Lake Gogebic Motel & Sled Rental Owner: Casey Yesney • 17 Clean 1-4 Bed Units (Rollaways Available) Bessemer, MI • Children Age 12 and Under Stay Free Serving the Lake Gogebic area • Cable TV • Air Conditioned • WiFi • Snowmobile Rental “At the Gateway to the Porcupine Mountains” Fuel Oil Direct Access to Trails Gas Diesel •Skiing •Snowmobiling •Fishing •Hunting •ATVing

Aviation Gas •Major Credit Cards Welcome Fast Friendly Delivery Highway M-28 • P.O. Box 335 • Bergland, MI 49910 Call for Reservations Like Drivers: Roger Negri & Jim Carpenedo Us On 667-0222 906-575-3262 1-800-272-8431 Web: lakegogebicmotel.net • E-mail: [email protected] www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 22 www.lakegogebicarea.com Lake Gogebic Times Suggestions For A Snowmobile Trip To The Lake Gogebic Area By Gail Scott What’s your pleasure? Are you a first you will experience all types of riding from time to acclimate to riding. Be sure they your host of your plans. This is snow- time visitor? Do you need to rent a sled winding trails, gorgeous vistas, rail grades, are dressed warmly. mobiling at its best in the wilds of the and clothing to try out snowmobiling for and gentle hills. We have it all regardless of  Go north out of Bergland up trail 1 to Western UP, but ride safe and smart. the first time? Are you returning to the your expertise. Remember, you don’t have Silver City and the famous Porcupine  Maps are available at most businesses area to enjoy the snow and want to relive to own a sled to enjoy this; we can provide Mountains. Take your camera on this and the map cost is a donation for the snowmobiling again and need equip- whatever you need. one, the views are world famous and local grooming club. Please make sure ment? Are you a seasoned traveler and DAY RIDES Lake Superior is gorgeous and wild. A the map boxes where you get your maps are saddle bagging? Do you want a family There are day rides that will satisfy most restaurant and gas are available in White are official map boxes. Of course, we vacation with something for everyone in everyone. Pine and a restaurant in Silver City. would like you to get these maps in the the clean fresh air? Is a quiet retreat your  Circling the lake on trails 8, 13, 100 and Check out the Porcupine Mountains Lake Gogebic area, but be sure the bag? We have it ALL for you to enjoy. 1 is about 72 picturesque miles. This is a Visitor Center as they have many family boxes are official Gogebic Area Lake Gogebic is a great area to base your good family ride as it is not real chal- activities in winter too. Circle your Grooming Donation/map boxes and the visit and you can explore it all from here. lenging. There most likely will be return on trails 11, 102 and 8 back to business is a supporter of the club. That Snowmobile trails are just out your door wildlife or at least plenty of tracks. You Bergland. This is a full day of about 80 way you can be sure your donation is – no navigating congested areas to get to may even spot an eagle at the south end miles. going where you intended. If in doubt, the “GOOD PART”. of the lake as you cross the bridge on the  Heading south to Marenisco on trail 1 ask. The support sticker looks like this The trails in and around Lake Gogebic Slate River. There are pit stops along the varies in mileage depending on where and is dated. spider out in all directions. On the snowmo- way for snacks. If anyone tires you can you start. This is a winding in-the- bile map in the center of this publication you check at the pit stops for conditions on woods trail. But have lunch in will see different colors indicating the dif- the lake and use the lake as a fast return Marenisco and ride another 12 miles to ferent clubs responsible for grooming the to your cozy home away from home. the Wisconsin border. (If you venture trails. The powder blue indicates the 151  Again, after checking locally, you can into Wisconsin out of state riders must miles of trail that is the responsibility of use the lake to familiarize yourself with purchase a $50.00 trail pass. Wisconsin Gogebic Area Grooming. In these 151 miles your machine and give the youngsters residents don’t need a trail permit if their 2014/2015 sled is registered.)  Riding east on trail 8 from Bergland is rail grade to Bruce Crossing that paral- The maps have different colors marking lels M28. Round trip is about 32 miles. the trails to designate the various clubs that “Look Before You Pump” -  West out of Bergland on trail 8 takes you groom those particular trails. Also note that to Wakefield where you can get gas and the even numbered trails go east and west. Price Is No Longer The eats. About 1/2 of this trail parallels M28. If you travel beyond Wakefield The odd numbered trails to north and south. Best Way To Select you will go through Bessemer and on to There are also GPS coordinates and Ironwood and the Wisconsin border. mileages as well as gas stops indicated on Gasoline Round trip from Bergland to Wakefield the maps. It is a good idea to check locally if By Gail Scott and back is about 32 miles. there has been a reroute of a trail for some EXPANDED RIDES reason. The International than E10, and you may be tempted to pur- All of the day rides can be expanded for (A special “thank you” to Sarah Long, Snowmobile Manufacturers chase the higher ethanol content because of your individual liking. Terri Carlson and Sandy and Tony Association partnered with the lower price. But price is no longer the  If you expand on northbound 1 or 13, Piencikowski for collecting the money from Outdoor Power Equipment way to purchase your gasoline safely. You you can ride to Ontonagon and/or the donation boxes.) Institute and National have to choose the right fuel for the right Rockland and on to Mass City via trail 3 Now that we have sparked your interest in Marine Manufacturers application. to see the famous Firesteel Trestles off joining us this winter, consider this: Will Association on a “Look The level of support for “Look Before You the Bill Nichols Trail. These trestles are you be bringing friends, family or a club? Before You Pump” Ethanol Pump” continues to grow. No one wants to NOT to be missed. The former railroad Do they want to ride every day? Do some Education Campaign. (The damage or destroy their equipment, but the trestles are now maintained for snow- want to do other things like snowshoe, shop, International Snowmobile changing fuel marketplace demands educa- mobiles and ATVs. They soar 100s of ski (down-hill or cross-country)? Or just Manufacturers Association tion as evidenced by retailers, dealers, and feet over deep gorges and offer dizzing- veg-out? Do you want to eat out or have a is the leading association representing the organizations being more proactive in ly beautiful vistas. kitchen? What time of year do you want to manufacturers of snowmobiles, which telling the American consumers and busi-  Expanding on the eastbound trip from visit? We can help you by offering a relaxing encourage programs and activities to ness owners to be more mindful when Bruce Crossing you could ride over or exciting, friendly experience. If you can’t improve the lifestyle activity of snowmobil- selecting the right fuel for their products. smaller former rail trestles to view find the right fit within the pages of this pub- ing.) A summer 2013 study shows the vast Agate Falls Scenic Outlook-another lication, please call 1-888-GOGEBIC (464- The campaign cautions the users of snow- majority of Americans (71%) are “not at all camera opportunity. Then you could 3242) and we will help you arrange the best mobiles, boats, motorcycles, small engine sure” if it is illegal or legal to put high level continue east to Sidnaw on trail 8 and trip ever. We are a 4-Season destination so and outdoor power equipment to use correct ethanol into engines such as snowmobiles, then ride south to Watersmeet via trail we’d love to see you any time of the year fuel. It reminds consumers to always use boats, mowers, chain saws, generators and 107 and 2. Taking trail 2 west to 13N after you have discovered us on a snowmo- fuels containing no greater than 10% other engine products. The US EPA is on will put you back at the lake. Watch for bile. ethanol when powering their outdoor power record stating that snowmobiles should deer along trail 2 west of Watersmeet. equipment or other off road product such as NOT use fuel with more than 10% ethanol BE PREPARED boats, snowmobiles and motorcycles not (E10).  Remember, many of these trails are far designed for higher ethanol blends. There are many types of warnings posted from civilization, gas and food. Make Most gasoline now contains 10% ethanol on the gas pumps. Be mindful of this, but sure your tank is full when you leave (E10). But you may see higher ethanol check the pump to be sure you are choosing and don’t pass up a gas stop to top off blended gasoline available for sale – such as the correct fuel to protect your equipment your tank unless you are positive your 15, 30, 50 or 85% ethanol gas at a gasoline investment. You don’t want your trip ruined sled will make it to the next fuel stop. filling station. These blends may be cheaper or your snowmobile! Many areas do not have cell service. It is good to have a GPS along if you are riding in unfamiliar areas. Be prepared before you leave with a plan and advise

Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Snow? By Gail Scott Can there be too much snow? Indeed there 2014 was a record. can be!! November 2014 brought over 91 We felt like Mother Nature’s vengeance inches of snow after more than 10 inches of would never end. We rerouted a short piece rain over the record in late fall. That spelled of Trail 1 on the south end to avoid a place disaster for the swampy and low/wet areas we knew wouldn’t ever be able to be of our trails. The ground was saturated groomed this season. Trail 8W may be a already and several days of thaw after the challenge all season and is marked accord- first early snow added more standing water. ingly. So please stay where the trail is Then came more snow all before the marked for your safety and be aware of December 1 opening of the snowmobile problem areas. Updated trail reports are sup- trails. This insulated the wet, muddy trails plied by the Gogebic Area Grooming and left big pot holes under the snow. It was groomer drivers to Carolyn Maves of the not possible to run our heavy groomers on Hoop ‘N Holler Tavern which she in turn many of our trails. Early season riders are posts on the msasnow.org website under often aware of the areas that need to freeze “trail reports”. up before we can properly groom them, but www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 23 Lake Gogebic Times www.lakegogebicarea.com Michigan’s Snowmobile Support The State Trail Permits Still $45.00 Snowmobile Association Of By Gail Scott the cost of living will then determine if there The State Where You Ride will be an increase. Any snowmobile using By Gail Scott the designated snowmobile trails must have an attached trail permit. The sled must also Many of our snowmobilers here in the responsible use. However, most importantly have a state registration sticker attached. Western UP hail from other states. Perhaps MSA defends your right to ride in Lansing, SAMPLE This season Wisconsin upped the non-res- your state has very few groomed trails or Washington and on the international level. ident annual fee to $50.00. Ontario presea- you don’t get a decent snow cover to ride. It is a constant battle against those who Since the 2011/12 season the Michigan son purchase of a trail permit is $200.00. Everyone in the snowmobile community would like motorized sports out of and off snowmobile trail permit cost has been Regular season fee is $250.00. A 7 day pass knows that Michigan has the best trails – public land. $45.00. It will remain the same until is $140.00 and a 3 day pass is $100.00. especially here in the UP and the Western It is extremely important to have support 2015/16 (next year). A state law signed in Quebec has an annual fee of $360.00, UP. Also I might add, at a very reasonable from all who ride in Michigan whether you 2008 provided for the incremental increase 1 week is $200.00, 3 day is $120 and 1 day cost. live here or not. The cost is very reasonable in snowmobile fees which support mainte- is $60.00. So Michigan is a real bargain with The Michigan Snowmobile Association is for all the Michigan Snowmobile nance and grooming of the state’s snowmo- over 6,000 miles of groomed trails. the backbone of our snowmobiling program. Association does for you. Please fill out bile trail network. After the 2015/16 season True, the Michigan DNR holds the purse your application today. There is power in strings through our snowmobile grant pro- numbers and MSA needs your membership. gram, but the MSA is your watchdog, keep- More information can be found on the MSA ing you informed, and promoting safe and website at msasnow.org.

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www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 24 www.lakegogebicarea.com Lake Gogebic Times A Little About Who/What Grooms The Trails At Lake Gogebic By Gail Scott snowmobile grant program pays nothing for same drivers in the same groomers on the these costs of the barn. We feel it is impera- same trails when possible. We find that tive to have a place to thaw out and work on works for us. We also believe that the the machines as well as store the equipment PistenBully groomers work the best for our needed. trails. We have used PistenBully for many There are 3 big red PistenBully groomers years. We are fortunate to have a master and 4 drags in our fleet. One of the groomers mechanic to keep them in good running was new in 2013/14 at a cost of order. PistenBully has complimented him on $218,000.00. That year we were also his expertise and knowledge. He also has approved for a drag at $21,800.00. This year some very good help. we were approved for another drag. All this This operation is busy all year long. That equipment is funded 100% by the program. is the time when we do projects, mainte- We usually groom every section of trail nance, trail brushing, paperwork and much daily or as warranted. This results in many more. This year we added an apron to the miles of grooming. In 2013/14 we groomed barn to keep debris out of the barn. There is 25,042 miles; our grant was for always something even if it is mowing the $280,296.68. The only grant sponsor who grass. There is so much that goes on behind Gogebic Area Grooming is the grant spon- Gogebic Area Grooming operates with a grooms more miles operates with 5 the scene. The snowmobiler only sees the sor responsible for grooming 151 miles of snowmobile program grant through the groomers. trail, but has no idea what is involved. It is snowmobile trails in the Lake Gogebic area. Michigan DNR. They just administer the Our groomer drivers take pride in their all done so you, the snowmobiler, can have One of the 68 grant sponsors for the state of funds – no money comes from the general quality of trail they groom. We keep the a good, safe ride. Michigan, Lake Gogebic Grooming is not a fund. The snowmobile grant is funded social club, but rather a grooming entity. through permit sales, a small portion of the Our annual snowfall averages over 200 gas tax and some registration dollars. No Help support Gogebic Area Grooming inches a year. However, by November 2014 other sport is funded entirely by the user. we already had over 90 inches and it kept on Gogebic Area Grooming also is fortunate to Single Sponsor $25.00 Family Sponsor $30.00 coming. The official season opens have business and individual sponsors Commercial Sponsor $75.00 December 1 and ends March 31, but we which helps with maintaining the groomer have groomed into April as the snow comes barn, tools, utilities, chain saws, and many Name: early and stays late. March has some of the other costs. The grant program is set up for Address: best riding, but many are thinking golf by volunteers to administer locally. that time and they are missing out. Years ago the Ontonagon Economic City: State: Zip: We have a variety of trails here in this Development gave some grant money to Phone: E-Mail: area. We have rail grades, tight, twisty, build a groomer barn for the Lake Gogebic woodsy trails, majestic vista, hills and val- Area Chamber of Commerce who was the Mail to: Gogebic Area Grooming, Inc. leys with stream and river crossings. There grant sponsor at that time. Since then N11172 State Highway M64 is a good chance you will see wildlife along Gogebic Area Grooming was formed to han- the way too. There is a trail for all even if dle just the grooming of the trails and the Marenisco, MI 49947-9733 you are a novice. building has been turned over to them. The

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Cabins/Individual Boat/Motor Rentals Bar Sauna/Swim Pool/Hot Tub LAKE GOGEBIC AREA S/P, AmericInn-Porcupine Mtns. X X X X X HT X X X X LS X 175 1 1 X 906-885-5311 X [email protected] Bear’s Nine Pines Resort X X X X HT X X X X X X LG X 68 30 13 X 906-842-3361 X [email protected] Cast & Blast Lodge X X X X X X X X X X X X LG X 24 30 5 X 724-290-9338 castandblastlodges.com X Fishtales Resort, Pub & Grub X X X X X X X X X X X X X X LG X 70 25 5 X 906-842-3366 X [email protected] S, Gogebic Lodge / Restaurant X X X X X HT X X X X X X X X LG X 85 30 5 X 906-842-3321 X [email protected] Hesse’s Vacationland Resort X X X X S X X X X X 65 45 10 X 906-358-4380 On Thousand Island Lake, Watersmeet www.vacationlandresort.com Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino X X X X X X X X X X X X X 265 50 On X 906-358-4949 X Site www.lvdcasino.com Lake Gogebic Motel X X X X X X X X 55 18 2 X 906-575-3262 X [email protected]

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Mid-Lake on west shore of Lake Gogebic 608-575-1343 Almost a Castle on Lake Gogebic 1 X 15 5 3.5 X F X X X X 28 5 X Alex & Jean Elkins [email protected]

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Cedar Cove 1 X 6 3 2 X F X X X 25 5 X Gwen Welter N10530 M-64, Marenisco, MI 49947 (West Shore) 715-520-3567 [email protected]

8825 East Shore Rd., Marenisco, MI 49947 Chippewa Point 2 X 12 4 3.5 X F X X X X 25 25 X Tom Huge 314-803-8479 [email protected]

Fin & Feather Shore X X 6 3 1 X X X X X 20 5 X Diane Schultz 13430 Hwy. M-64 West Shore Of Lake Gogebic 906-842-3369 [email protected]

Gogebic Getaway 1 X 8 3 1.5 X F X X X X 25 5 X Chub & Cindy Ellsworth P.O. Box 254, Bergland, MI 49910 906-575-3448 [email protected]

Shawn & N9456 St. Hwy. M-64, Marenisco, MI 49947 906-842-3322 Gogebic Heights 2 X 16 8 5 X F/HT X X 30 13 X Jo Ann Montie [email protected]

532 W. Wisconsin St., Portage, WI 53901 608-742-2512 Jems Real Estate, LLC 1 X 8 4 1 X X X X X 25 2 X Sue Barton [email protected] 608-844-1445

1529 Lockridge Dr., Wildwood, MO 63021 Labrador Point 1 X 13 3 3 X F/HT X X X X 30 30 X Tom Huge [email protected] 314-803-8479

N9678 M-64 West Shore, Marenisco, MI 49947 800-876-9751 Mallard Cove 1 X 8 4 2 X F/S X X X X X 25 5 X Arlene Schneller www.snowcountryrentals.com 906-364-0992

13993 E. Shore Rd., Bergland, MI 49910 Northern Delights 1 X 12 4 3 X F/HT X X X X 30 9 X Lisa Borseth [email protected] 906-575-3495

Holly Michelli N9248 St. Hwy. M-64, Marenisco, MI 49947 906-842-3238 Northern Reflections 1 X 10 3 2 X F X X X X 25 2 X [email protected]

P.O. Box 254, Bergland, MI 49910 Sunrise Cove 1 X 12 5 3 X F X X X X 18 5 X Chub & Cindy Ellsworth [email protected] 906-575-3448

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15221 E. Shore Rd., Bergland, MI 49910 906-575-3479 Wadeson Retreat 1 X 14 3 3 X F/HT X X X X 25 25 X Tony Trolla [email protected] 15221 E. Shore Rd., Bergland, MI 49910 Whitetail 1 X 9 3 2 X F X X X X 28 7 X Tony Trolla [email protected] 906-575-3479 www.lakegogebicarea.com 1-888-GOGEBIC (464-3242) Page 26 www.lakegogebicarea.com Lake Gogebic Times SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES - LAKE GOGEBIC CHAMBER MEMBERS ALMOST A CASTLE EVERGREEN COUNTRY SHOPPER JW’S BBQ & BREW SCOTT'S SUPERIOR INN & CABINS X-CEL ENERGY ON LAKE GOGEBIC Gary LaPean 84 North St., Hwy. M-28 Don & Kathy Scott Michael BeBeau Private Rental mid-lake on west shore 417 9th Ave. W Bergland, MI 49910 22554 Lake Shore Rd. 2400 Farm Rd. Owners: Alex & Jean Elkins P.O. Box 408 (906) 365-5227 Ontonagon, MI 49953 Ashland, Wisconsin 54806 (608) 575-1343 Ashland, WI 54806 www.facebook.com/JW’sBBQ&Brew (906) 884-4866 (715) 682-6936 [email protected] (715) 682-8131 [email protected] [email protected] www.almostacastleonlakegogebic.com [email protected] www.westernup.com/scotts NON-PROFIT/HONORARY www.evergreencountryshopper.com JEMS REAL ESTATE, LLC MEMBERSHIP AMERICINN OF SILVER CITY Vacation Rental in Bergland SNOW COUNTRY CONTRACTING Motel, Restaurant, Bar EWEN BUILDING SUPPLY, INC. Sue Barton & Joe Ferguson Tom Schneller • AMERICAN LEGION POST #462 120 Lincoln Ave. 19834 St. Hwy. M-28 532 W. Wisconsin St. E6254 Hwy. U.S. 2 IN WHITE PINE Silver City, MI 49953 P.O. Box 170 Portage, WI 53901 Bessemer, MI 49911 • ASPIRUS GRAND VIEW (906) 885-5311 Ewen, MI 49925 (608) 742-2512 (906) 932-1411 or (800) 876-9751 HOSPITAL (906) 932-2525 [email protected] (906) 988-2385 • (906) 988-2535 Fax [email protected] [email protected] www.aspirusgrandview.org www.americinn.com [email protected] www.jemsllc.com www.snowcountryhomes.com www.ewenbuilding.doitbest.com • BERGLAND HISTORICAL ANTONIO’S RESTAURANT KONTEKA BLACK BEAR RESORT STATE BANK OF EWEN MUSEUM Hwy. M-28, Box 296 EYES-GUY GUIDE SERVICE Restaurant, Bar, Motel, Bowling, Bryan www.berglandmuseum.com Bergland, MI 49910 Tim Long Bear Watching, Gas, Store P.O. Box 290 Ewen, Michigan 49925 • FRIENDS OF THE (906) 575-3581 34275 Hwy. M-28, Box 278 Gary & Lindy Moen BERGLAND CULTURAL Bergland, MI 49910 Darrin & Terri Moen (906) 988-2821 or (906) 575-1083 (Bergland) BAYVIEW CHAIN HERITAGE SOCIETY (906) 575-3542 35372 Mall Circle [email protected] (Porcupine Point; Northern Delights) [email protected] P.O. Box 675 www.ewenbank.com • FRIENDS OF THE PORKIES Lisa Borseth www.eyes-guy.com White Pine, MI 49971 See Our Ad on Page 20 www.porkies.org 13993 East Shore Rd. (906) 885-5170 Bergland, MI 49910 THE TIMBERS RESORT • U.P. MADE ARTIST MARKET - FIN-N-FEATHER SHORE [email protected] (906) 575-3495 Tim & Sarah Long SPONSORED BY - COMMUNITY Diane Schultz www.thekonteka.com [email protected] P.O. Box 278 WOMENS GROUP P.O. Box 113 See Our Ad on Page 12 www.lisaborseth.com Bergland, MI 49910 Bergland, MI 49910 www.upmadeartistmarket.com See Our Ad on Page 28 (906) 842-3369 (906) 575-3542 • LAKE GOGEBIC FIREFLIES LABRADOR POINT [email protected] [email protected] Tom & Jeanette Huge BEAR'S NINE PINES RESORT www.finfeatherrental.com www.thetimbersresort.com • MICHIGAN SNOWMOBILE Barry Drews 1529 Lack Ridge Dr. See Our Ad on Page 28 ASSOCIATION N9426 St. Hwy. M-64 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Wildwood, MO 63021 www.msasnow.org Vacation Rental on East Shore Rd. Marenisco, MI 49947 OF WAKEFIELD TIMBERLINE SPORTS 10551 East Shore Rd. Marlin & Mark Hanson • OLD VICTORIA (906) 842-3361 400 Sunday Lake St. www.oldvictoria.net [email protected] Wakefield, MI 49968 Marenisco, MI 49947 1568 Hwy. M-28 www.ninepinesresort.com (906) 224-9581 or (906) 663-4630 (314) 803-8479 P.O. Box 185 • ONTONAGON HISTORICAL See Our Ad on Page 2 www.fnbwakefieldmi.com [email protected] Bergland, MI 49910 MUSEUM (906) 884-6165 www.labradorpoint.com (906) 575-3397 BERGLAND TRAILSIDE FISHTALES RESORT/Pub & Grub [email protected] CAMPGROUNDS Private Vacation Rental Jon Missant & Brenda Grombala LAC VIEUX DESERT RESORT CASINO www.timberlinesport.com • PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN’S Contact: Jim or Tina N10596 St. Hwy. M-64 Casino, Hotel, Restaurant, Golf, Gas See Our Ad on Page 22 STATE PARK 17850 Nordine Road Marenisco, MI 49947 P.O. Box 129 www.mi.gov/porkies (906) 365-5022 Watersmeet, MI 49969 WADESON RETREAT (906) 842-3366 RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIP [email protected] [email protected] (906) 358-4226 Robert Wadeson www.lakegogebicproperties.net www.fishtalesup.info [email protected] N9199 Old East Shore Rd. • COPPER PEAK See Our Ad on Page 14 www.lvdcasino.com Mailing: 864 Eagle Drive www.copperpeak.org Fenton, MI 48430 BIG VALLEY FORD See Our Ad on Page 13 • GOGEBIC AREA GROOMING CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP FORSLUND BUILDING SUPPLY (810) 208-0404 Steve Worachek LAKE GOGEBIC MOTEL (906) 575-3479 Reservations • MI-TRALE Paul Forslund www.mi-trale.org P.O. Box 200 E5108 Jackson Rd. Casey Yesney Robert [email protected] Ewen, MI 49925 Ironwood, MI 49938 P.O. Box 335 www.casadalago.com • ONTONAGON CHAMBER OF (906) 988-2323 (906) 932-2311 Bergland, MI 49910 COMMERCE www.bigvalley.biz [email protected] (906) 575-3262 or (906) 365-0052 WAKEFIELD INSURANCE AGENCY www.ontonagonmi.org www.forslund.com [email protected] John D. & Toni M. Haukkala BORSETH INSURANCE AGENCY • PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN www.lakegogebicmotel.com 301 Sunday Lake St. CONVENTION AND VISITORS Todd Borseth GOGEBIC GETAWAY See Our Ad on Page 21 Wakefield, MI 49968 BUREAU 166 S. Cedar St. 13004 St. Hwy. M-64 (906) 224-1551 • (906) 224-5561 Fax www.porcupinemountains.com P.O. Box 410 Marenisco, MI 49947 LAKE GOGEBIC OUTPOST [email protected] Ewen, MI 49925 Gas & Convenience www.wakefieldinsurance.net • WALLEYES FOR TOMORROW, (517) 719-3570 LAKE GOGEBIC CHAPTER 544 River St., Ontonagon 49953 [email protected] 544 North St. (906) 988-2329 or 884-4161 Bergland, MI 49910 WEST SHORE RESORT www.walleyesfortomorrow.org [email protected] Ron Searles [email protected] www.lakegogebicgetaway.com (906) 575-3241 • WATERSMEET CHAMBER OF www.borsethproperties.com [email protected] N10960 St. Hwy. M-64 COMMERCE Mailing: Tom Chaput Marenisco, MI 49947 See Our Ad on Page 16 430 Wild Oak Ln. www.watersmeet.org LAKE GOGEBIC (906) 842-3336 Perry, MI 48872 [email protected] • WESTERN UP CONVENTION & BORSETH PROPERTIES See Our Ad on Page 7 VACATION HOMES Todd Borseth www.westshoreresort.com VISITORS BUREAU Year-Round Lakeside Rentals www.explorewesternup.com 166 S. Cedar St. GOGEBIC GROCERY (Mallard Cove & Teal Wing) See Our Ad on Page 18 P.O. Box 410 Plus: Gifts, Bait, Tackle, Gas Arlene Schneller Ewen, MI 49925 Joann Montie E6254 Hwy. U.S. 2 544 River St., Ontonagon 49953 N9456 St. Hwy. M-64 Bessemer, MI 49911 (906) 988-2329 or (877) 768-9846 Marenisco, MI 49947 (906) 932-1411 or (800) 876-9751 2014-2015 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS [email protected] (906) 842-3322 [email protected] www.borsethproperties.com Shawn cell: (906) 364-1678 www.snowcountryrentals.com American Legion Post #462 Pat MacArthur See Our Ad on Page 16 [email protected] See Our Ad on Page 27 Phone: (906) 885-5471 Phone: (906) 575-3943 62 Hemlock St. Cell: (906) 458-2506 C & M OIL COMPANY GOGEBIC HEIGHTS LODGING LESKELA CONSTRUCTION, LLC P.O. Box 787 P.O. Box 215 Gas, fuel oil, tires, mechanic White Pine, MI 49971 Bergland, MI 49910 Joann Montie Jerry Leskela [email protected] [email protected] Contact: Heather Maki N9357 State Hwy. M-64 17518 M-28, P.O. Box 221 605 E. Lead St, Box 24 Marenisco, MI 49947 Bruce Crossing, MI 49912 Bessemer, MI 49911 Mario Caramella Tony & Sandy Piencikowski (906) 842-3242 (906) 250-5407 Phone (906) 575-3215 Phone: (920) 252-0539 or (906) 842-3603 (906) 667-0222 [email protected] [email protected] P.O. Box 62 320 Dale Ave. See Our Ad on Page 21 www.gogebicheights.com Bergland, MI 49910 Oshkosh, WI 54903 MAPLE RIDGE MOTEL & BAIT SHOP [email protected] 12642 State Hwy. M-64 CASA DA LAGO (House on the Lake) GOGEBIC LODGE, LTD Marenisco, MI 49947 Bait, Gifts, Taxidermy, Guiding Mary Lou Driesenga Tony Trolla Restaurant, Cabins, Motel, Camping, Gas Gus & Nettie Pietila [email protected] 15221 E. Shore Rd. Phone: (906) 827-3842 Don or Brian Berquist 35802 Hwy. M-28 15449 N. Baltimore Rd. Bergland, MI 49910 N9600 St. Hwy. M-64 Merriweather, MI 49947 Bruce Crossing, MI 49912 Ken & Gail Scott (906) 575-3479 [email protected] Phone: (906) 842-3217 Marenisco, MI 49947 (906) 575-3545 N11172 St. Hwy. M-64 [email protected] (906) 842-3321 • (906) 842-3320 Fax [email protected] Dan & Mary Fischer Marenisco, MI 49947 www.casadalago.com [email protected] www.mapleridgemotel.com [email protected] www.gogebiclodge.com Phone: (262) 677-3800 CAST & BLAST LODGE N2135 Hilltop Dr. See Our Ad on Page 23 NORTH COUNTRY WELDING Campbellsport, WI 53010 Ron Shebuski, Sr N9320 Hwy. M-64 Phone; (906) 842-3279 Marenisco, MI 49947 & DOCKS [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE BANK Welding, docks, boat lifts 12649 E. Shore Road (724) 290-9338 P.O. Box 39 Jake Armata Diane Hardwick Bergland, MI 49910 [email protected] [email protected] Ironwood, MI 49938 601 Lead St. Phone: (906) 827-3367 castandblastlodges.com 12185 M-28, P.O. Box 137 (906) 932-7646 or (906) 663-4520 Bessemer, MI 49911 See Our Ad on Page 27 Bruce Crossing, MI 49912 Phil Tegner www.gogebicrangebank.com (906) 667-0822 See Our Ad on Page 18 [email protected] Phone; (906) 285-2352 CEDAR COVE [email protected] www.deesuniquegifts.net P.O. Box 54 (N10530 Hwy. M-64, Marenisco) www.northcountrywelders.com 35394 State Hwy. M-28 GUY SIBLEY’S LAKE GOGEBIC See Our Ad on Page 6 Donald Helsel Bergland, MI 49910 Gwen Welter GUIDE SERVICE Phone: (906) 884-4546 [email protected] W9076 County Hwy. E (906) 285-3179 36006 LP Walsh Rd. Spooner, WI 54801 NORTHERN REFLECTIONS Ontonagon, MI 49953 [email protected] Vacation Rental on West Shore Martin & Mary Jane Tremethick (715) 520-3567 www.fishwithguy.com [email protected] Phone; (906) 236-3957 [email protected] Holly Michelli 145 Johnson Rd. www.cedar-cove.com HARTMAN TRUCKING & N9726 St. Hwy. M-64 Richard Kirtos Negaunee, MI 49866 Marenisco, MI 49947 Phone: (248) 488-2148 And: N10452 Hwy. M-64 EXCAVATING 32005 12 Mile Rd. #205 CHIPPEWA POINT (906) 842-3238 Marenisco, MI 49947 Gerald Hartman Farmington Hills, MI 48334 [email protected] Tom Huge E13804 Hwy. U.S. 2, P.O. Box 6 [email protected] [email protected] 8825 East Shore Rd. Marenisco, MI 49947 www.northernreflectionsonlakegogebic.com See Our Ad on Page 11 Dale Kuivanen UP Made Artist Market Marenisco, MI 49947 (906) 787-2488 Home Phone: (906) 355-2727 (314) 803-8479 Phone: (906) 575-3943 or (906) 458-1473 (906) 787-2248 Shop P.O. Box 215 13299 School Rd. chippewapointresort.com [email protected] ROOT CELLAR RESORT Covington, MI 49919 Restaurant, Bar, Lodging Bergland, MI 49910 See Our Ad on Page 13 See Our Ad on page 19 [email protected] [email protected] Rick Sherman & Jane Beise www.upmadeartistmarket.com DEAN & POPE, P.C. HESSE’S VACATIONLAND RESORT N11071 East Shore Rd. Lake Improvement Association Sponsored by: Community Women’s Group Attorneys at Law Craig & Lisa Hesse Marenisco, MI 49947 P.O. Box 75 Phone: (906) 827-3367 Woodland Professional Bldg. E19636 Hebert Rd. (906) 842-3535 • (906) 842-3534 Fax Bergland, MI 49910 P.O. Box 54 Watton, MI 49970 204 N. Harrison St. Watersmeet, MI 49969 [email protected] [email protected] www.rootcellarresort.com Ironwood, MI 49938 (906) 358-4380 Kent McDonough Walleye’s For Tomorrow (906) 932-4010 [email protected] See Our Ad on Page 24 Phone: (906) 842-3324 Phone; (920) 252-1889 [email protected] www.vacationlandresort.com N9329 E. Shore Rd. P.O. Box 433 www.lawyers.com See Our Ad on page 13 S & H SUNRISE PROPERTIES LLP Marenisco, MI 49947 Bergland, MI 49910 Eugene & Judy Snyder [email protected] [email protected] ELLSWORTH HEATING LLC HOOP 'N HOLLER TAVERN Dale & Kimberly Hornberg Leonard Ellsworth Food, Spirits, Camping, Gas 16619 Lick Creek Rd. John & Stephanie Matonich Phone: (810) 653-4817 Please call The Lake Gogebic Area 13223 St. Hwy. M-28 George & Carolyn Maves Birmingham, IA 52535 9502 Shyre Circle Chamber of Commerce at Bruce Crossing, MI 49912 115 Hoop 'N Holler Rd. 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Participants has an “easy” difficulty rating; however par- Quality Lakeside Lodging on this hike will ride the ski lift to the top of ticipants must remember that skiing or the hill and then snowshoe to the east end of snowshoeing at night is always a challenge. West Shore of Lake Gogebic the ski area. They will stop at East Vista to The activity times are 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. ET on West Shore of Lake Gogebic enjoy the view and then bust through virgin New Year’s Eve and Saturdays in January. snow on their way back down the east side The February times are 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Ɣ Year-Round Rentals Ɣ Single Family Homes of the hill. Participants are encouraged to ET. bring a camera on this picturesque hike. All The family activities are free; persons who Ɣ 4 Bedrooms/2 Baths Ɣ Fully Furnished experience levels are welcome. The Porkies want to ski will need to purchase a lift ticket. staff can provide snowshoes if needed; par- Check the Friends website, ticipants who want to borrow snowshoes www.porkies.org for more information on Ɣ Sleeps 8 Ɣ Private 1 Acre Lots will need to arrive a few minutes early. The additional activities. hike lasts two hours and is of moderate dif- Ɣ Sauna (Mallard Cove) Ɣ Fireplace ficulty. Participants and staff will meet at the little log cabin on the open slope of the ski Ɣ Dock Ɣ Boat Lift hill at 1:00 p.m. ET. On those same dates, the Porkies staff will See our live webcam also host an evening lantern-lit ski or snow- DirectDirect Access Access to Snowmobile to Snowmobile Trail! Trail ! shoe experience. Nearly 80 old-fashioned kerosene lanterns will illuminate a one-mile Text or Call Us (906) 364-0992 trail providing participants with a unique 1 (800) 876-9751 • “Like” Us On and memorable experience. The ski trail is 800-876-9751 track-set for classic cross-country skiers. email: [email protected] • www.snowcountryrentals.com Snowshoers will make their own trail adjacent to the lighted loop. Participants are encouraged to stop about halfway around New Legislation You Need To Know About By Gail Scott There were two pieces of legislation you FOR ALL MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE should be aware of for Michigan. The first is NOW .08. So if you still drink and ride, take N9678 M-64 N9682 M-64 that for four years, our state legislature has note! Drunk driving is drunk driving and introduced bills to make the recreation com- now all BAC levels are the same. munity – ORVs, boats and snowmobiles, The other provision passed into law had to adhere to the same blood alcohol level do with how a wrecked or totaled snowmo- (BAC) as the motor vehicle laws for cars in bile is to be disposed of. There are rules in Michigan. That level is .08. For some reason place now for how to dispose of the different when the BAC was lowered for roadways parts of the sled. This was done so that cer- the level stayed at .1 for all other motorized tain parts of the sled don’t harm the environ- off highway uses. With the passage of the ment and pollute the ground or air. current legislation, THE BAC LEVELS www.snowcountryrentals.comwww.snowcountryrentals.com

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