Trail #9 to Pine StumpJoe reports a fair to good trail, except for the corners where the snow has been blown out by all of the sleds.

Trail #45 to the Falls has been groomed. Low lying areas are not froze yet and there is some water on the trail. John reports the trail is in Fair Condition

Trail #9/2 to Epoufette/Trout lake is in Fair Condition. Be carful just south of Rexton as there are rocks sticking up through the snow. We groomed to Epoufette, and to the power lines going to Trout Lake. There is not enough snow and the ground has not froze to allow us to go along the railroad Tracks.

The trails on private land are open. All of the signing is done, and there are a lot fewer signs this year, so BE CAREFUL. All chevrons to mark curves are gone.

THE NORTH STORE ON CO. RD. 407,WILL BE OPEN THIS YEAR.

The curfew for the Village of Newberry is 11:00 P.M. until 7:00 A.M.

FYI: There will not be gas at Rainbow Lodge as they are closed due to the Duck Lake fire. There is a gas pump logo on the trail map, but they will be CLOSED.

LODGING OPPORTUNITIES IN NEWBERRY

COMFORT INN OF NEWBERRY at www.newberrymichigan.net

GATEWAY MOTEL at www.gatewaymi.com

HALFWAY LAKE at www.halfwaylake.com

PARK-A-WAY www.theeveningstarmotel.com,

Haven`t been updating in a couple of days cause we haven`t been grooming. It has been snowing though!!! We have picked up 4-5 inches of lake effect the last couple of days and the temps are remaining below freezing….so things are looking UP!! We have some work to do on the groomers tonight and then we will be hittin the trails tomorrow night. Traffic has been almost zero around here so I`m sure we`ll have some great trails to work with. I`ll post a full report Friday morning to let ya`ll know what`s UP. LET IT SNOW!!!

Groomer Chris

GAS STATIONS open in our area….
trail 8 .
….Silver creek bar and gas
Paradise has 2 gas stations
Pine stump Jct (luce county)
town of grand Marais
Rainbow lodge is still burned down & closed (Duck Lake Fire)

trail 45…..town of Paradise 2 gas stations
tahquamenon grocery and gas…Lower Tahquamenon falls..
town of Newberry michigan

Feel free to comment or ask questions….weather is great , traffic low, great family adventure weather….Enjoy