The following is an email that we received from a group on the way through. At the end of the email is a link to a small power point presentation. If you don't have power point, or the power point viewer you can download the viewer by clicking this link.

Diana,

Greetings from Milwaukee – we made it back from both of our snowmobiling adventures! I’m copying your web designer since you wanted me to send you pictures and text from our snowmobiling trips. Feel free to use any of the photos and text on the PowerPoint, I used PP because it was easy to explain the photos.

 4-Day backpacking weekend from Antigo to Newberry: The coldest weekend in history, I think.

 We headed out from Antigo carrying all our gear on our sleds, looking to go to Newberry and back. We met some nice people along the way, but none better than you Diane. You helped us get out of Dunbar at night and on our way to our next hotel in Escanaba. Each stop along the way, we heard the same thing – “You’re going to ESCANABA???!!! That’s at least 100miles away!” As we got closer to our destination, the distance people told us grew larger. It was kind of funny. The temperature was dropping too. By the time we stopped for a break in Norway, it had reached -40F with wind chill. I don’t have any photos of this trip because our cameras were frozen. The sleds were getting hard to turn, and a wolf crossed the trail. It was quite a night. Some areas were deserted, no sign of life for 30 miles. We made it though! We looped through the UP, not quite reaching Newberry due to some time lost in Escanaba. We had difficulty navigating through there since they close some key trails due to open water. The trails led us back down through Iron Mountain, and on into Crandon. Luck was on our side the entire trip as the ONLY motel operator answering the phone after 10pm stayed late to give us a room at the Four Season’s Motel. It was the best motel room ever. We made it back to Antigo earlier than expected, with plenty of time to trailer up and share the stories from the weekend adventure. And to thaw out. One thing is for sure, if it wasn’t for Diane we would never have made it to our destination that night.

6-Day Adventure to the Arctic Edge.

 Looking to end the snowmobiling season right, we found an adventure tour in Ontario that would take us from the great lakes to the arctic edge and back. All total, 1100 miles of beautiful trails! Beginning in Elliot Lake, we headed through small native towns like Cochrane, Timmins, Fraserdale, Moosonee, and James Bay with a small group of people on a tour with R&S Tours. The experiences are just too vast to recount here. We had 150 mile days as well as 200 – 300 mile days, some trails were vast and open with others being gorgeous windy woods. Gas was scarce in some areas (and about 8$ per gallon). You had to be sure your sled would go 100 miles without fueling up. The landscape was too much for a modest photo to convey. You have to experience it first hand. Once in Cochrane, we boarded the Snow Train and rode 5 hours north. There are no roads, no trails, no other sources of everyday items except what the train brings up. Lunch stops were sometimes soup only, and if you’re lucky you get a choice of two. From Moosonee, we rode the river up to the Arctic Edge with our native guide William, and his brother. The edge of the circle was vast and so quiet. Very cool to see. On the way back, we carved about 60+ miles of trail along the train tracks. It was quite the workout keeping the sleds from sinking in the 5-6’+ of snow, and some sleds did get stuck along the way. We met so many wonderful people, both in our tour group and in the small towns. The lodging was modern, and the nightlife was great. I highly recommend this adventure to anyone who loves to snowmobile! We are definitely hooked on Canada, and are looking forward to a trip next year!

 Thanks again for your help and the support from the folks in your tavern. Dunbar has a great group of people living there. The North Country Inn is definitely on our favorite list of stops. If ever we head out on another adventure, I’ll be sure to send you some stories and pictures!

 Sheri, Sheri, and Kris