As part of our ORV Trail Improvement Grant, we keep the trails clear and passable. One aspect is brushing, which for the 50″ trails means keeping the branches trimmed back and fallen trees/limbs removed. The minimum specification is 50 inches … Continue reading
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One of our trail improvement projects for 2023 was to shore up several slopes on the snowmobile trail south of Atlanta. We had local contractor Team Elmers deliver 26 tons of aggregate to a location near the trail which we … Continue reading
GLDS has been an active trail grader on the Geels ORV Trail system since 2016. This is an 50″ ORV Trail. In Michigan, anything wider than 50″ is considered a Route, not a Trail, for the ORV Program. We run … Continue reading
In 2023 GLDS has started grading ORV Routes. Specifically we’ve added the Atlanta and Indian River ORV Routes to our ORV Grant for grading during the 2023 season. Part of the reason for this is to help grow the ORV … Continue reading
For the 22-23 snowmobile season, GLDS has signed up as a grant sponsor with the Snowmobile Program. We are now maintaining ~65 miles of snowmobile trail in the Atlanta area. Canada Creek Ranch Snowmobile Club had been the grant sponsor … Continue reading
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve and maintain the Geels ORV Trail, GLDS continued fixing areas of the trail that have degraded over the years. Similar to our project in previous years, the Club worked to stabilize, and … Continue reading
GLDS maintains the Geels ORV Trail as part of a grant from the MI DNR. We brush and sign the trail; also we grade the trail as an additional part of the grant. In 2018 we added a “special maintenance” … Continue reading
Yamaha awards the Great Lakes Dual Sporters a grant for our Trail Bed Restoration Project. The grant was part of Yamaha’s Outdoor Access Initiative GRANT program. GLDS will be using these funds to create a trail-grading rig. It will be … Continue reading
Our AMA National Dual Sport, the Whiskey Creek Classic, held at Whiskey Creek Resort was recently featured on a segment of Michigan Out of Doors. We’re about at the 10 minute mark. http://michiganoutofdoorstv.com/shows.cfm?VideoID=198 … Continue reading