Executive Director’s Desk

Here We Go Again

January 2019 If you have been a follower of the Michigan snowmobile budget, I mean the state budget that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) pigeon holes our snowmobile permit funds into; you know that this is the second time funds have been left...

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What Has MSA Done For Me, You, and Organized Snowmobiling?

October 2018- In today's ever-changing, fast paced world, it's common for those being sought to join any organization to ask -- what's in it for me? Recreation dollars are tight and all membership-based organizations are seeing a decline in numbers and seeking new...

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Lobbying Efforts Begin to Show a Return on Investment

January/February 2018 In the past issues of the Michigan Snowmobile News, we talked about snowmobiling's Return on Investment (ROI) in terms of what snowmobilers pay to recreate and the return the state receives in tourism dollars. We talked about the fact that...

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Public or Private? Where You Can & Can’t Ride

Shared by the American Council of Snowmobile Associations, with permission from SnowTech SnowTech Magazine, September, 2017 Kevin Beilke, Editor             In the Spring issue of SnowTech Magazine we discussed the growing problem of snowmobilers trespassing on...

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A Look at Last Year’s Snowmobile Season!

September 2017 Last year the headline of this column read, "A Look at Last Year's Dismal Season!" In terms of snow, this season was yet another dismal year. However, those who did ride purchased trail permits, helping to maintain funding for our Michigan Snowmobile...

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