Category Archives: Snowmobile Issues

Issues about snowmobiling, funding and regulations

Trail Grooming Report – March 21, 2013

We received at least a foot of snow on all trails. Last night the Jo Mary Riders groomed the following trails: 109 Connector Black Pond PP X-over 111 Connector B Pond Gauntlet Falls Yoke Ponds Wildwoods Millinocket “Suspension Bridge” We … Continue reading

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Good News for Jo Mary Snowmobilers

We received two really good pieces of news on March 14th. First, the Snowmobile Program notified us that due to a substantial increase in both resident and non-resident registrations (over the same time frame last year) we would see the … Continue reading

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Trail Grooming Report – March 13, 2013

Well the rain didn’t hurt us as badly as predicted – only about 1/2″ here at South Twin Lake. We will have all three groomers out Thursday night once the temperatures drop. We anticipate that there will be some “thin” … Continue reading

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People just LOVE the Jo Mary trails!

People just LOVE the Jo Mary trails! Got another $455 in cash donations this morning! Getting good reports from people riding our trails, one rider came over and gave us a $70 donation and said "I can't believe what you … Continue reading

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Trail Grooming Report – February 1, 2013

The following trails have been or are in the process of being groomed right now: West End of the Millinocket Suspension Bridge trail. Trail is in very good condition. Watch out for a couple of icy corners. B Pond trail … Continue reading

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Suspension Bridge Trail Update

On Tuesday, January 29, the Millinocket Town Manager called to see if the Jo Mary Riders would be willing to make a presentation to the Town Council at their regularly scheduled meeting on February 14. There were two stipulations: We … Continue reading

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Does Millinocket Want Snowmobiling Visitors?

We are being asked why the Jo Mary Riders Snowmobile Club is no longer grooming the trail between South Twin Lake and the West end of the Suspension Bridge trail. The answer lies with the Millinocket Town Council! Here’s why… … Continue reading

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Jo Mary Riders Monthly MSA Report – February 2013

by Pat Catell, Club Treasurer/Secretary It is January 14th and the temperature reached 52 degrees today, but by the time you read this article in the February newsletter the January thaw will have passed and we should be back into … Continue reading

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Trail Funding Legislation Proposals

Posted at the Bangor Daily News on January 1, 2013: Snowmobile clubs to push for higher registration fees By Nick Sambides Jr. Maine’s largest snowmobiling organization hopes to propose the creation of a two-tiered snowmobile registration system to alleviate the … Continue reading

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New Snowmobile Bridge over Cooper Brook

The three photos show the new bridge over Cooper Brook (ITS-109, Katahdin Loop) in two different stages of construction. Construction cost was about $11,000. The bridge that we built in 2001 from reclaimed “boom logs” had just about had it. … Continue reading

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