Monthly Archives: January 2026

A Beautiful Saturday in Frederic

Another perfect day for riding in northern michigan. Temp has made it to 25 and sled traffic has been steady. The Swamp has been busy all day and its saturday and that makes me think about Frederic Inn prime rib. … Continue reading

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Perfect conditions

The daytime temps have been running 12 to 16 degrees all week and are gonna raise a bit next week but the great part is there is no melting going on and trails are good most everywhere. This has been … Continue reading

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Sunny 17 degree thursday in Frederic

It was a great start to the day in Frederic on tuesday morning. Wertz Warriors were in town at the Swamp for their annual stop and fund raiser for Special Olympics. Julie put out a great breakfast srpead for all … Continue reading

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21 degrees monday at 2

Thats kind of warm compared to what it has been. Sled traffic was slow on sunday but most riders I talked to said trails were decent. Hoping to go for a ride tommorow and make it to Lewiston for lunch … Continue reading

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Quiet Saturday

Its been a pretty quiet saturday, started out at about zero and is up to 16 at 3 p.m. Its really been a pretty nice day with no wind. Sleds out and about and trails seem to have held up … Continue reading

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Friday afternoon at noon

Well got this page up and running again thanks to Rebecca again. I have never had trouble in all these years untill this season. I am going to paste in here. Pics are of OSSA group that stopped by yesterday. … Continue reading

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Wednesday

Had a great 160 mile ride yesterday. Started out riding to Frederic from home and then to Starvation Lake, Alba, Jordan Valley Trail, D & K formally Larrys in Elmira, up the Chandler HIlls trail until I lost the trail … Continue reading

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It doesnt get better than this

Conditions are A plus times ten. Rode to Lovells last night and then home, left home this morning and rode towards Starvation Lake and then down to Frederic, conditions on trails nice and fluffy and smooth. Happy to say that … Continue reading

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MLK Day and Happy Birthday to Me

Well its MLK day and there have only been a few sleds around today. I thought it would be busy but thats not happening. I am getting suited up and gonna go ride with some friends. Its been snowing and … Continue reading

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Noon Sunday with fresh snow in the air

I would say we had another 5 inches during saturday, sleds came thru in waves and its been a slow start this morning. Sounds like more snow coming in the next couple days. NWS says only another inch today but … Continue reading

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