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The Loss of a Good Friend and Employee
Stella Shisler |
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By
Michigan Snowmobiler Staff |
The Michigan Snowmobiler Magazine has lost a good
friend and former employee, Stella Shisler. Stella passed away at her
home near Paradise Michigan this past November.
Since the early 1980’s Stella sold advertising for our Magazine, only
stopping a few years ago.
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Her husband Gus and her were owners of a
Campground in Paradise, when they got into Snowmobiling. They belonged
to the Michigan Snowmobile Assoc., and worked hard for our sport.
After the lost of Gus a while back, Stella sold her home in Paradise and
moved to Lewiston. It wasn’t long before she was back to the Upper
Peninsula again, purchasing a home between Eckerman and Paradise.
Everybody in the area knew Stella. They either liked her or they didn’t.
She had her own opinions about everything, and she would let you know
what they were.
One of Stella’s big loves was her Cadillac. People always said she loved
her car more than anything, even joking she was going to be buried in
it. You could find her and her Cadillac visiting many business while
selling ads for us, and the last few years, she was out just to find out
what the talk of the town was and to cruise around in her Caddy.
Stella didn’t have any children and is survived by her sisters, and many
friends.
Stella was in her mid 80’s when she passed, but was still very active.
She requested no funeral and was buried next to Gus.
We will miss her feisty ways. Look out up there she's going to be
putting someone in their place.
Rest In Peace Stella. |
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American Red Cross
goes snowmobiling |
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By
Andy Twork |
The American Red Cross does a lot of good things for
a lot of people that sometime just need a little help a long way in
life. Not only is the American Red Cross responsible for maintaining an
adequate supply of blood and plasma to be used by hospitals all over the
country in lifesaving efforts, but it also looks out for your neighbor
down the road. When you have a house fire, the Red Cross is there, they
can be there to provide you with food and shelter or blankets or perhaps
she lost everything you had in the house fire, the Red Cross is there to
help you.
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A few years ago, the Red Cross gained an asset
that they will not soon ever regret having. That asset that I’m
referring to is Renee Wyatt, a former fundraiser and promoter of the
Easter seals organization. Wyatt joined the Red Cross and now makes her
home in upper Michigan and for the past couple of years she and other
volunteers have put together a snowmobile ride where riders take pledges
and head out north to enjoy a weekend of quality snowmobiling on the
trails in and around Grayling, Michigan.
In an effort to raise funds for American Red Cross projects in 2010
there were nearly two dozen riders that came and stayed at the Ramada
and went out and hit the trails on Saturday to fulfill their obligation
to the folks that gave them pledges along the way. |
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Snowmobile Bridge
Vandalized in Marquette County |
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By
Stephen King |
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Once again I am writing about an issue in which some
person or persons that does not like the idea of snowmobiling has taken
the issue into their own hands. Once again, there has been a case of
arson in which a snowmobile bridge was severely damaged by arson. In
this case, it was a bridge over the Carp River in Marquette County,
about four miles east of Negaunee.
Personally, I have ridden over this bridge many
times. It is a very pretty little bridge over a nice piece of water that
is very photogenic in the winter. But, as pretty as this bridge is, to
somebody it was just a good chance to make a statement. For them, it was
an opportunity to send a message that they do not want a bridge on that
trail. Or, most likely, they do not want that trail at all. (I have
heard that there are some local issues that may have provoked the
arsonist.) |
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The North American Snow
Festival |
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By
Andy Twork |
AI can’t help but think back, back maybe 10 years or
so ago I remember my wife Rose and I taking our friends Jeff and Lori
Parmer along with us to go to Cadillac Michigan for a weekend of
snowmobiling and fun at the North American Snowmobile festival. Back at
that time, Bill Oliver still owned his famous Caberfae Motor inn and of
course they use to have that wonderful buffet dinner on Saturday nights
that people drove hundreds of miles for sometimes.
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Times have changed, Bill’s not in that business
anymore and the hotel is still there and it’s still a good place for
snowmobilers to stay, being immediately next to the trail right along
next to the Cadillac Sands and some of those other places that you can
snowmobile off down the trail right from your room.
Other things have changed about the festival as well, now it is referred
to as the North American Snow Festival and as it is a snow festival it
has all different kinds of snow and snowmobiling activities associated
with it. The festival kicks off during the week, the Cadillac Armory
plays host to a chili cook off, as well as a nightly beverage tent, at
the armory, that every person for miles around seems to attend. |
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Kujawa Construction Takes The Win At The
Cedarville Blizzard |
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By
Stephen King |
This past winter, one of the coolest stops on the
1-Lunger circuit known as GLASS, the Great Lakes Antique Snowmobile
Series, was the stop in Cedarville. This race is called the Cedarville
Blizzard, but it could be called one cool storm of vintage racing at its
best.
The race itself is held in an old gravel pit just north of Cedarville.
And, right here, I have to point out a couple of things. First, it is
one of the most fan friendly places on the whole circuit. It is an old
gravel pit. The race is held at more or less what is the bottom. Fans
can park their vehicles around and above the track and get some
excellent viewing right from the comfort of your own car or truck. You
can stay all warm and comfy and watch some quality snowmobile racing.
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Another thing I want to mention is that this race
is kind of a community effort. After the race some of the people
involved told me about the Ladies Registration Team and the Gate Team
and the Pit Team and the Breakfast Team and a lot of other teams. And
then, the local Boy Scouts do the clean up. Sounds like just about
everybody in town is on some team or another, Which is just great. I
love going to a race that the community is completely behind. This is a
race that the community is completely behind. |
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