UP-COMING
EVENTS
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Annual
Season End Groomer & Landowner Appreciation BBQ
Saturday May 3rd at the
Pinecone
Monthly Meeting 11am – Annual BBQ to Follow Meeting
To attend members MUST make a reservation prior to
April 19th!!
Please call Deanna at 315-384-3114
***50/50
Club Raffle Winners Drawn April 5th***
1st Prize Lorie Lewis, 2nd
Prize Mike Wheaton, 3rd Prize Mary Lou Agel
Congratulations!!
Thanks to all who support the club through
ticket purchases!
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Winterfest 2008 – President’s
Day Weekend Feb 15th, 16th & 17th
Friday Feb 15th:
Backwoods Inn – Family Fun with a bon-fire & snow tubing
for the kids! $2. off Fried Haddock
Dinner (5pm-9pm) if register for Saturday’s Poker Run followed by DJ til
Midnight!
Cranberry Lake Lodge – Drink Specials & Prizes!
Ralphie’s – DJ Dance Party!
Stone Manor – “Midnight Prime Rib Breakfast”
served Midnight to 3AM
Saturday Feb 16th:
Windfall hosts it’s first annual sledders
poker run from Noon to 5pm. Register at any of the 5 stops, Ralphies, The
Lodge, The Pinecone , Backwoods Inn & The Windfall. $5. Registration
& get one card at each stop. Two top hands win! Winning hands announced at
the Windfall at 6pm with a Chicken
BBQ, Giveaways, DJ Dance Party with Harmony Entertainment. Polaris Sleds from Fun Unlimited
Cranberry Lake Lodge
Stone Manor - “Midnight Prime Rib Breakfast” served Midnight to 3AM
Sunday Feb 17th:
Cranberry Lake Lodge – Drink Specials & Prizes!
Backwoods Inn – Family Fun – Bring the kids &
sleds! Also $2. off Italian Dinner Feast
for those who participated in yesterdays Poker Run!
The Pinecone - “World
Famous” Chili Cook Off !
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****Local
Business’s ’07 – ‘08 Events/News****
Backwoods Inn (formerly Hams Inn) has been totally renovated &
re-opened under new ownership – Food & Spirits & rooms! J
Cranberry Lake Lodge has re-opened after extensive renovations & with
trail into town re-opened, you can ride to their door for food, drinks &
overnight accomodations! J
Fletchers Motel on east side of Star Lake has rooms & trailer
parking J
Newton Falls Hotel had re-opened but then closed again L
Nice & Easy in Star Lake has gas & provisions ! J
Pinecone Restaurant in Wanakena still serving their famous burgers J
Ralphie’s is still putting out great wings! J
Stone Manor Diner’s breakfasts shouldn’t be missed, not to mention
lunch & dinner specials, and rooms for the night! J
Twin Lakes great food & spirits are accessible by trail! J
Windfall Bar & Grill now has accomodations for overnight stays. J
Gas Station (Lakeside Grocery) in Cranberry is CLOSED for the winter, so closest gas
is Star Lake, Nice & Easy or Ham’s at Sevey’s Corners L However, a local Cranberry Lake business is in the
process of getting gas for sledders & we will update this site, once same
is up & running !! J
See Accomodations-Local Lodging,
Food & Gas page for more info on local businesses including hours,
telephone #’s & websites.
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Snowmobile
Safety Course
Was
held Saturday, January 12, 2008 8am – 4pm @ the Cranberry Lake Fire Dept
& was a great success!! There was no charge for this class & lunch will
be provided by our club through the Stone Manor Diner. Many thanks to the
instructors, Dick Dowling & Tricia Snyder, along with Mary Zuhlsdorf for putting
on an excellent class with almost 20 students in attendance. Thanks also to the
two DEC reps who gave an very good presentation on the law & sled
registration (& to Bob Barstow for arranging for them to help make this
class most rewarding!!)
Youth ages
14 through 17 years old may operate a snowmobile without adult or other
supervision if they have completed a snowmobile safety training course
recognized by the State of New York. Youth ages 10 through 13 may operate a
snowmobile, on lands upon which snowmobiling is allowed, if they have completed
a snowmobile safety training course recognized by the State of New York and are
accompanied by (within 500 feet of) a person who is at least 18 years of age.
Children under 10 years old or under age 14
without a safety certificate may operate a snowmobile only on lands owned or
leased by their parent or guardian.
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Congratulations
to Heiden Harris, of Fine, who with the winning raffle ticket # 963 on
12/22/07, won the Polaris 120 Kid’s snowmobile generously donated by Bill
& Jan Lutz of Fun Unlimited – thanks to all who helped this important
fundraiser for our & Long Ponds Snowmobile Clubs benefit!!!
Congratulations to our member Ralph Collins
for winning NYS Snowmobile Association’s “2007 Groomer of
the Year Award” & to the all the Cranberry Lake Mountaineers Snowmobile Club volunteers who won NYS Snowmobile Association’s
“2007 Snowmobile Club of the Year” Award, for maintaining
some of the best trails in New York !!
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The St. Lawrence County Snowmobile Association meets
the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7p.m. at St. Patrick's Church
Meeting Hall Rt. 56 Colton, New York – All members encouraged to attend!
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May 12, 2007 Annual Groomer & Landowner Appreciation Barbeque
at The Pinecone was a great success with over 70 in attendance ...
special thanks to all who made it a hit!
(For current Trail Condition details see our Trails Conditions
page)
Season Long 50/50 Raffle Tickets
$2.00 EACH
1st Prize – 25%
2nd Prize 15% 3rd
Prize 10%
Congratulations to our ’06-’07 50/50 Raffle
Winners:
1st Chris Kent $550. Ticket #2126 bought @
Pinecone, Chris is a member of Cranberry Lake
2nd Sean Farrell $330. Ticket #021 bought @
Stone Manor Diner, on a ride from Tupper Lake to Cranberry Lake, Sean’s a
member of Mystery Lake Trailriders Snowmobile Club!
3rd Gary Madlin $220. Ticket #1612 bought from our club, Gary Cranberry Lake
Thank you to all who contributed!
DON'T
FORGET TO BUY YOUR WINTER
FUN BUTTON - $ 1.00 EACH
New
Buttons for 2008 are now available at the local
business’s!
2005 Winter Fun Button Limited # of 2001 to 2005 Buttons Still Available!
Raffle Tickets & Buttons available at local business’s & via e-mail request to:
billslakeside@westelcom.com
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Your support through the purchase of Raffle Tickets & Buttons all
goes back into our Club’s efforts in maintaining our great trail
system! We are a 100% volunteer club. We sincerely appreciate all of your
support! |
