Greetings from the Keweenaw! A beautiful blue sky sunshiny winter morning. Trails are being groomed and are in pretty good shape considering the crazy weather we’ve been having.

President’s Day Weekend coming up and lodging is getting tight again. If you plan to come to the Keweenaw for the weekend, you might want to get reservations. If you’re having trouble finding a place, give us a call at 1-800-338-7982, as we keep an updated list of availabilities.

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Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula Page

This is the Keweenaw trail system report for Monday, February 13, 2012.

The snowmobile trails from Twin Lakes to Copper Harbor are open and groomers are out working on them. Trails are in good to very good condition except for Trail 133 which is in poor to fair condition. Remember to watch out for the groomers when you’re out on the trails….they have the right of way!!! Please watch out for deer on the trails too.

There is logging on a portion of Trail 133.

Please be aware that if you snowmobile on U.S. Coast Guard property you could face federal trespass charges.

The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau asks that you stay on the trails, STAY OFF THE ICE, respect private property, do not drink and drive, and above all else, please, drive safely. The signs on the snowmobile trails are there for the riders’ safety. Please, DO NOT remove or destroy these signs.

Snowfall & Weather Report:

Houghton county – 21 inches on the ground, 144.5 inches fallen to date as of 2/13/12
Keweenaw county –19 inches on the ground, 125.5 inches fallen to date as of 2/13/12

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012 8:00 A.M.

Trail #9 to Pine Stump Jct/Holland Lake staging area is in fair to good condition. The trail from town to 6 miles north is in poor condition then it improves to fair condition to County Rd. #498 then conditions improve to good up to Holland Lake Staging area.

Groomer Bert groomed Trail #45 to the Falls, he reports a good trail on the grade with dirt mixing in with the snow after you get on camp 7 Rd.

Trail #2/9 toRexton, Trout Lake and Eppoufette is in fair to good condition over all, with a 2 to 3" base. Groomer Jim went Epoufette and said the trail is in good condition. There is ice around the airport.

There is logging on Trail #45 North of Skyline Dr. for 4 to 5 miles.

Logging on Trail #498 North of Co. Rd. 455, be careful in these areas, as the trail may be plowed.

It has come to my attention that there is no fuel symbol on the snowmobile trail map for the North Store. The North Store is located at Wolf Inn Jct. They are open from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.

We need more snow! And cold weather.

TASA is in need of a snowmobile for checking trail conditions, and get to broke down groomers out on the trail. We would prefer a 2 up. Please contact us at sledding@tasatrails.com

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

FYI: There will not be gas at Rainbow Lodge this year as they are closing for the winter. There is a gas pump logo on the trail map, but they will be CLOSED. The map is new for this year,and I recieved the information about Rainbow Lodge after the maps went to the printer.

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,