ORV Trail Grading
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 →
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GLDS Takes on ORV Route Grading
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 →
GLDS takes on Snowmobile Trails
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 →
GLDS Continues Improvements on Geels ORV Trail
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 Completes Trail Bed Restoration on Geels ORV Trail
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 →
GLDS receives grant from Yamaha
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 →
The Trail Back to Friendship, Fun and Excitement
The trail back to fun, friendship and excitement. By Steve Rauscher Ten years without riding, never again! I almost forgot how much fun riding is. Years ago, I rode single track with guys who were much faster then I, so … Continue reading →
Da Yoopers Weekend
Da Yooper’s Weekend By John Bunker, December 2005 As most stories start at the beginning, this one starts about 1969, when my brother and I got our first motorcycles. We were 14 years old and thought of nothing but them. … Continue reading →
UP Dual Sport Safari 2005
1236 miles, 4 days – The Michigan U.P. Safari By Chad Berger Earlier this spring at the Wabeno Dual Sport ride I met Bryan, who was there by himself, just like me. We rode together there and also rode together … Continue reading →
Kentucky DS Ride
Kentucky DS Ride by Terry Nestrick I have composed a ride report for a Williamsburg, KY DS ride completed 28 to 30DEC06 by Terry Nestrick [Toxic], Dan Djokovic [Indy] and Neal O’Brien [2big4akdx] … we basically rode a variety of … Continue reading →