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A couple weeks ago I wrote this article detailing how local government in rural Wisconsin was considering expanding motorized use on the Gandy Dancer state trail. At the end of the article, I included a list of the emails of local government officials, and encouraged Singletracks readers to send a brief letter discussing the importance …

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Saturday, April 18th marked the 4th running of the Mammoth Gravel Classic. This is a free gravel race that marks the opening of gravel season in Wisconsin. Having an event in late April can be rolling the dice a little bit: two years ago the event had to be cancelled entirely due to twenty inches …

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It’s that time of year again: the temperature is rising, the snow is melting, and special interest groups are launching campaigns to allow motorized vehicles on non-motorized trails. Here in Wisconsin, the reoccurring battleground is the Gandy Dancer Trail. Much of the Gandy is already motorized, but there is a 42-mile stretch from St. Croix …

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Few people think of visiting the Midwest to begin with but when they do, they don’t usually think of Wisconsin. Want to visit lakes? Minnesota claims to have 10,000 of ’em. Want to go to the Northwoods? The UP of Michigan has got you covered. Boundary waters? Minnesota again. How about the Great Lakes? Michigan is …

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The Fat Bike Birkie is a fairly unique event since this is the one day in the year that snow bikers are allowed on the American Birkebeiner cross-country ski trail. The American Birkebeiner is the largest cross-country ski race in the US, and both the race and the trail system provide a huge economic boost to the …

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