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Cadillac / Baldwin Area Trail Report – Wolf Lake Motel and Resort – 01/01

Hi All. Happy New Year, I hope the start of the year is the start of tons of snow this season. We have been picking up a little snow daily and the forecast for the next 10 days sounds good with colder temps and daily snow, so lets hope this is it. At least are trails are graded flat and just waiting for more snow. Lets do the snow dance and get that snow to fall. Check out our Facebook page for current pictures. All of the local grooming snowmobile clubs have their ratings as closed and their rating are on our website. We have our Snowmobile Rentals ready to go, so if you don’t have one or if yours breaks down, we have you covered. (weather permitting on course) Also check out our Snow report page below We do have a couple rooms available for this up coming weekend. Check out our Facebook page for current pictures. All of the local grooming snowmobile clubs have their ratings as closed and their rating are on our website. We have our Snowmobile Rentals ready to go, so if you don’t have one or if yours breaks down, we have you covered. (weather permitting on course) Also check out our Snow report page below.


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Keep an eye on our ATV & Snow Report for all the reports from the local grooming clubs and everything about ATV’s & Snowmobiles and our trail report, on one of the largest trail systems, plus there is a link to the Michigan DNR website for the new signage changes. Remember that there some ATV and dirt bike trails that you can ride year around here too, including the Little O and Tin Cup Springs. PLEASE DO NOT RIDE YOUR ORV ON SNOWMOBILE ONLY TRAILS. You can call us at 231 745 4101 during business hours of 8am until 10pm, to reserve an ATV, Room or Snowmobile. But if you just need a trail report please look at our website and take a look at the WolfCam for the snow totals.

Gift Certificates are available for ATV, Boat, Room, Snowmobile Rentals. Check out our specials and the WOLFCAM for the snow totals.

If you don’t have your sled ready, when time comes to ride, just call us, our rentals will be ready to go.



We are members of the Cycle Conservation Club of Michigan, Baldwin Trailriders, Irons Area Tourist Association, Wellston Area Recreation and Tourist Bureau, Benzie-Manistee Snowbirds, Lake County ORV Club and the Michigan Snowmobile Association. These are the local grooming clubs, in which we help support all of your favorite sports. When I go to an area, I always buy the new map for the season from the local snowmobile or ORV club. Trails may change and so do the maps. But I always spend my hard earned money, only with the businesses that support my sport. All those advertisers on the Snowmobile or ORV Club maps are the people, that help make those trails possible for all of us to ride. Just my two cents.



We have rooms available for this week and weekend, so what are you waiting for? We are snowmobilers too, and know if there isn’t enough snow to ride, you don’t want to come up and not be able to ride. Just call us before you come up and we will tell you the conditions at that time and if there is not good enough snow to ride, you can cancel your room with no penalties. But if there is enough snow to ride we expect you to keep your reservation. If you need a room or snowmobile rental, just give us a call 231-745-4101, office hours are 8am until 10pm, so call soon to get your room reserved or they will be all gone. We do have some discounts at a few local restaurants to save you even more money.


Check out the WOLFCAM for the snow totals.


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I CAN NOT SAY THIS ENOUGH, WEEKDAY RIDING IS THE BEST. SMOOTH TRAILS AND LESS TO NO TRAFFIC.



Make sure you STOP when they see the groomers so they can move by. It’s really dangerous to have riders keep moving when the groomers pass. Make sure you wave and show your support. Also, please stay off the ribbon so it will set up, and the trails will stay smoother longer.


Here is a list of the snowmobile trails in this area, are you ready? The Baldwin trails, (146 miles) go west to Reed City and south from here to Newaygo, Irons trails wrap around Wolf Lake and then heads north, east and west for 122 miles and connects to Cadillac and Wellston trails, Cadillac trails connect into the Irons and Wellston trails all the way to Cadillac, then south to Leroy, they groom 124 miles, Wellston trails goes west to connect to Cadillac trails and south to the Irons Trails and west to Freesoil for 68 miles and north to the, Benzie/Manistee trail system. The Pere Marquette trail connects to The Baldwin trail and all the way to Evart and up to Leroy 144 miles, the south Pere Marquette trail goes to Grand Rapids, I think about 140 miles, then north the Benzie/Manistee trail goes all the way to the Maple City another 147 miles I think. Let’s total this up, 146 + 122 + 124 + 68 + 140 + 147 = 747 in groomed connecting trails just in this area alone and we are right in the middle of them. I know most of the groomer operators and their schedules, so if it’s bumpy one way, we know which way to go, to have smooth trails. I don’t know about you but that’s a ton of riding. Now there is more trails to get to, but that would be just over kill and this is not even counting the hundreds of miles of the two tracks and seasonal roads that you can ride. Why spent an extra $200 to $300 in fuel to get to Gaylord or the UP when we have fantastic riding right here.

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Remember that the mid week riding is the best, less to no traffic, no lines at the gas pump and you don’t have to worry so much about the crazies coming up the trail at you.


There are over 740 miles of connecting groomed trails that run through this area and surrounding areas, so why would you want to go anywhere else? Plus miles and miles of two tracks and seasonal roads. We have two bedroom lake front rooms with full kitchens, living rooms with a sofa sleeper, (sleeps 6 – $110 a night), double lake front rooms with a queen and full beds and a kitchenette and dining table and chairs (sleeps 4 – $88 a night). Double motel rooms with two double beds and a mini fridge, (sleeps 4 – $59 a night) and single motel rooms with one full bed, (sleeps 2 – $44 a night) and our large Bunk House which has two bed rooms with queen bunk beds and a queen sofa sleeper, full kitchen, full living room, a breakfast bar and a fireplace (sleeps 10 – $ 167 a night). We have something for everyone.


Visit us at www.wolflakemotel.com or call 231-745-4101, office hours are 8am until 10pm 7 days of the week. See ya soon on the trails.

January 1, 2015 |

Paradise Area Trail Report – 01/01

GOOD Morning …Happy New Year…
Grooming started off on a wet,bumpy note on the first day of winter and next to nothing for snow…we have recovered nicely from uncooperative weather problems…..things are almost back to perfect…

Weather today -this week..TONS of SNOW…16′ on the ground in last 7 days…
……Winds over Lake Superior are steady at 37mph and gusting to 43mph on a west wind…this means ‘LAKE EFFECT SNOWS’ Whiteout conditions—- Mackinac bridge was closed yesterday…backing up traffic with a 4 hr delay..
temps where at a -4f on Dec 31st and a low of +8f last night …its +13f right now…and gusty west winds….
a approaching storm is predicted for saturday bringing up to 12′ of snow…Upper Michigan will be near the center of the large storm… here is a quote from todays NOAA weather hazard report for Chippewa county….(lots of snow coming in the next 7days..)

‘ today….LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS
NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND CHIPPEWA COUNTY OF EASTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN TODAY. PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL
BE COMMON WITH BLOWING SNOW. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES LATE
FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ACCUMULATING
SNOW IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA…MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php…

Trail Report….
Groomers will be out again today JAN 1st…becareful around groomers …Whiteout conditions in some areas….

trail #452/453 ‘FAIR’ Condition groomed yesterday…(Wednesday) morning,, 4 wet areas near lowlands but passable…should be good/frozen over . with our latest snows….???

trail #45… PARADISE TO GROOMER BARN (1st. 4 miles) is still closed due to a large water hole 3miles east of Paradise…use Trail #8 to groomer barn to connect to trail #45. to falls area…

Trail #45 from Groomer Barn..to .Tahquamenon falls.. and Newberry….Groomed … …passable in FAIR condition overall… …there are WEt areas and use caution in some areas as it is over wet bog /wetland type of areas……these areas are thru Tahquamenon State Park areas…

TRAIL # 451 Permanently CLOSED (bypass of Paradise ‘birch hill area’) CLOSED…due to the wishes of private property owners that own this land.

TRail #8 NORTH of Paradise Groomed each day ..in ‘GOOD’ to ‘EXCELLENT’ shape with no water holes…snow is 8-10′ base.. Duck lake Area west end of our trail is Excellent… Lots of drfiting and whiteout conditions for this week///today

Trail #8 SOUTH of Paradise… Groomed and in Fair condition overall..3 wet areas in power line low wet areas. but passable..’raco-brimley’ end 5 miles is in good condition & flat ..
Paradise South to Tahquamenon River portion (about 2 miles in lenght) is still closed due to big water holes …should be open soon …It is gated and Posted closed…

Trail # 474.. .(connector to Silver Creek Pub/GAS & Hulbert,Mi. )
In ‘GOOD’ shape ,,removal of power lines (replaced with to underground) trail is now widened to a pristine 14′ wide…

Pictures from new years eve Trail 452-453….and whitefish bay… Freighters (8) so far anchored in the shelter of Whitefish bay…due to gale force winds on Lake Superior..last pict of this morning deck and a freighter barley seen in the snow falling..

January 1, 2015 |
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