The things you find on the trail when grading… Grading this fall had our machine snag a couple of whoppers and barely give the operator any notice. Usually a big snag will get your attention in a hurry. Below are … Continue reading
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We’ve had big plans for the Holder C 9.72H tractor we picked up a couple years ago. This 2002 vintage unit is less than 50 inches wide, allowing it to fit down the ORV Trails and with the 72 horse … Continue reading
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
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