2024 MICHCANSKA MEETING DATES

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SATURDAY, MAY 4TH, 2024
ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS

BOD & GM MEETINGS
WHERE: FORREST TOWNSHIP FIRE HALL
       111 KURTZ STREET
       OTISVILLE, MI
TIMES: 10:30 AM BOD
       1:00 PM GM

THERE ARE 4 BOD POSITIONS AVAILABLE:
PRESIDENT:    DON LIPINSKI
SCERETARY:    RANDY BELLIEL
BOD MEMBER:   DEE RUGGLES
BOD MEMBER AT LARGE (APPOINTED):
              DAVE UPTHEGROVE

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE POSITIONS,
PLEASE LET DON OR ANOTHER BOD MEMBER KNOW.
WE WILL HAVE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS AT THIS 
MEETING.
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ANNUAL CLUB PICNIC & MEETINGS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2024
HARRISON PARK
905 W. SPRUCE ST.
HARRISON, MI 48625
BOD & GM MEETINGS
TIMES:  10:30 AM - BOD
        1:00 PM - GM
PICNIC: AFTER THE MEETINGS, 3 PM
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024
BOD & GM MEETINGS
WHERE: RANCH RANDALL
       6623 W. PIERCE RD.
       MARION, MI
TIMES: 10:30 AM BOD
       1:00 PM GM
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2025
NEWBERRY MEETINGS & RIDES
BOD & GM MEETINGS
WHERE: QUALITY INN
       NEWBERRY, MI
TIMES: BOD - 1 PM
       GM - 3 PM
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MICHCANSKA FUTURE RIDES

Please note the following rides are being assessed and have been tentatively approved by our Board of Directors. The schedule below reflects what the BOD is currently considering. All 2024 Rides have been approved and planned.

2025

  • West Yellowstone – December 29, 2024 – January 4, 2025
  • Newberry MI – Loop Rides & meetings – January 25-30, 2025
  • Minnesota, Lake of the Woods, Ontario – February 14-22, 2025
  • MI U.P. Loop Rides – Marquette, MI – March 2-8, 2025
  • Iceland – TBD

Please note that our club uses these rides to raise money for our Diabetic Charity Partners. To participate in these rides you must agree to all of the following:

1. Be or become a member of MichCanSka 3 months prior to any ride,

2. Agree to pay the registration fees to ride,

3. Agree to donate or raise the minimum amount of dollars to one of our partner charities as set by MichCanSka for each ride,

4. Agree to all of the terms, conditions and rules of the ride set by Michcanska, including any required screening of a riders ability and qualifications. Some of these rides are extreme rides and member/rider/group safety is paramount,

5. Agree to MichCanSka’s ZERO TOLERANCE Alcohol & Drug Policy, along with other terms and conditions set by MichCanSka as well as it’s By-Laws. Non Club members interested in any of the trips listed can go to the “Join” page on this website, download the application and mail the form with payment to the address on the form to become members or contact us at rjbelliel@comcast.net.

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2023 Newberry Rides

Our Newberry Rides are complete. We had 11 participants who participated in Loop rides out and back to Newberry. MichcanSka also helps their January meetings at the Quality Inn at newberry.

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2023 MichCanSka Rides Will Commence Soon

Below are the scheduled rides for this year. Please support the riders and their fundraising efforts on this website. Go to the homepage and click the “Donate Now” button.

2023 Rides:

  • Newberry MI – Loops & Meetings – Jan. 21-26, 2023
  • Bathurst New Brunswick/Gaspe Quebec – Feb. 6-19, 2023
    • Riders
    • Hugh Cummins
    • Mike Ferrell
    • Dave Gentry
    • Joe Palombo
    • Tyler Pattullo
    • Pete Pattullo
    • George Pattullo
    • Floyd Payne
    • Grant Poll
    • Dan Poll
    • Steve Weiller
    • Dee Ruggles
    • Diann Shaffer
    • Jim Leone
    • Linda Leone
    • Don Lipinski
    • Pat Lipinski
    • Ed Maas
  • Lake Gogebic MI – Feb. 26 – March 3, 2023
    • Riders
      • Bill Bradfield
      • Hugh Cummins
      • Dave Gentry
      • Ralph Gordon
      • David Low
      • Don Lipinski
      • Jim Thornton
      • Tom Murray
      • Joe Palombo
      • Floyd Payne
      • Dee Ruggles
      • Diann Schaffer
      • Vicki McHugh
      • Dave Upthegrove
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2021 YOOPER LOOPER RIDE

2021 Yooper Loopers – Dave Gentry, Dee Ruggles, Garry & Betty Randall, Dave Upthegrove, Floyd Payne, Joe Palombo, Tom & Sandy Pitsch. Not pictured: Don Lipinski, Kristy Worrell

MichCanSka’s main fundraising ride is off to a great start. The group will do a “loop” ride daily (out and back) to the Holiday Inn Hotel in Marquette MI. Monday’s ride took the group to Big Bay and back. Tuesday’s ride took the group on the famous #8 Trail though Gwinn, Chatham, Munising, Shingleton, Christmas and back to home base. Wednesday’s ride included Gwinn, Republic, Ishpeming and back to the hotel. The group will be riding through Friday raising money for our Club’s designated diabetes charities: JDRF, ADA (American Diabetes Association) and DC (Diabetes Canada). We wish them safe travels and congratulate them on being able to put together this ride given the Covid challenges we have been enduring. MichCanSka members have collectively ridden over 500,000 miles and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for our charities since 2010. We are proud to continue that tradition this year in spite of our challenges. THANK YOU RIDERS!

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Maine-N. Brunswick Riders Successfully Tested The New UCLEAR Communicator.

We have already reported how successful this ride was. Part of that success involved the new UCLEAR Communicator that several of our riders tested out. Please click on the link below to our blog to read the full review.

UCLEARhttp://michcanska2011.wordpress.com/

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MICHCANSKA 11TH ANNIVERSARY RIDE WAS COMPLETED THIS WEEKEND

We successfully and safely completed the 8 day adventure through northern Maine and New Brunswick, Canada. We did have challenges with the support truck breaking down, and two sleds needed repairs. With this type of adventure, navigating can be difficult at times, but we never got lost. We had to back-track more than a mile (once). We did have two close calls with Pete and Floyd, but fortunately no injuries or sled damage. Check back as we will be posting more pics, video’s and more over the next couple of days…. Thanks for everyone’s support and there’s still time to donate to your favorite Diabetes charity!

The Rider List is as follows:

Please support these riders as they loop from Maine – New Brunswick and back to Maine. You can click on our link on the homepage above the DONATE Button, “2020 MichCanSka ME- New Brunswick Adventure” to see this years adventure.

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MICHCANSKA MI UP LOOP HAS CONCLUDED

Our first 2020 MichCanSka charity ride was successfully completed today, February 15, 2020. We had 17 riders participating. The ride began on Feb. 8 in Newberry, MI. The ride was 8 days long and traveled over 1000 miles. This ride left Newberry and traveled through the following cities: Marquette, Houghton, Copper Harbor, Sidnaw, Munising, Drummond Island, Sault Saint Marie and back to Newberry, MI. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE RIDERS FOR COMPLETING THIS CHALLENGE AND RAISING FUNDS TO HELP CURE DIABETES. Please visit our homepage at www.michcanska.com and support these individuals.Those who participated in this ride were:

  • Dave Upthegrove
  • Don Lipinski
  • Floyd Payne
  • Tom Murray
  • Joe Palombo
  • Dave Gentry
  • Dave Green
  • Hugh Cummins
  • Garry Randall
  • Betty Randall
  • Ed Maas
  • Mike Ferell
  • Ralph gordon
  • Vickie McHugh
  • Dee Ruggles
  • Jim Leone
  • Linda Leone

Thanks to all of our friends & family who support these people. And a special thanks goes out to our Support Driver, Ralph Gordon!

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MICHCANSKA 2019 CHARITY RIDES ARE COMPLETED!

ONCE AGAIN MICHCANSKA HAS ORGANIZED SNOWMOBILE RIDES TO BENEFIT OUR DIABETES CHARITY PARTNERS. THERE WERE TWO MAIN FUNDRAISING RIDES THIS WINTER.

THE WEST YELLOWSTONE IS NOW COMPLETE. THERE WERE 11 PARTICIPANTS ON THIS RIDE. THE RIDE WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS. IT TOOK PLACE DURING ONE OF THE BIG SNOWSTORMS THAT SWEPT ACROSS THE MIDWEST. THE RIDERS ENCOUNTERED PLENTY OF SNOW AND ADVENTURE OUT IN WEST YELLOWSTONE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT SAME BLIZZARD PREVENTED SOME OF OUR SCHEDULED PARTICIPANTS TO REACH THERE DESTINATION. THE RANDALLS AND LIPINSKIS WERE FORCED TO COME BACK TO MICHIGAN AS THE ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE. THEY COMPLETED THEIR TREK IN THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. THANKS TO ALL OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS AND THE MONEY THEY RAISED TO FIND A CURE FOR DIABETES.

THE SECOND RIDE WAS AN ONTARIO CANADA LOOP RIDE WHICH BEGAN FEBRUARY 23 AND ENDED ON MARCH 1, 2019. THIS RIDE HAD 17 RIDERS AND 2 SUPPORT DRIVERS AND VEHICLES. RIDERS TRAVELED A LOOP BEGINNING IN WAWA AND TRAVELED THROUGH THE CITIES OF CHAPLEAU, TIMMINS, COCHRANE, SMOOTH ROCK, HEARST, HORNEPAYNE, DUBREUILVILLE, AND BACK TO WAWA. TO FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS (CLICK HERE)

BOTH OF THESE RIDES ARE TO RAISE MONEY FOR A CURE FOR DIABETES, OUR 3 PARTNER CHARITIES INCLUDE THE ADA, JDRF AND DIABETES CANADA. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR RIDERS BY CLICKING ON THE ‘OUR CHARITIES’ TAB ON OUR HOME PAGE. SELECT THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR TEAM PAGES WHERE YOU CAN DONATE ON BEHALF OF A TEAM MEMBER TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.

ALL DONATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO THE CHARITIES. ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDES ARE PAID FOR BY THE RIDERS THEMSELVES. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR RIDES AND HELP US FIND A CURE. TO FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS (CLICK HERE). FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK TOO!

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MICHCANSKA 2018 SUMMER PICNIC A SUCCESS

MICHCANSKA HELD THEIR ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC AND MEETINGS ON SATURDAY JULY 28. A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL. THE GROUP LAID OUT PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR THEIR UPCOMING TRIPS:

 
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