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Happy Holidays from MECCA

12/26/2021

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Only 45 days until the live Winterfest races on February 5th! But you can virtually “race for time” in three events plus snowshoe at your own pace (untimed) until February 18th. The rest of this newsletter will update you on what the MECCA team has been doing to make the event a success.

Photo copyright by Jeff Richter

MECCA Trail Report
MECCA Trails received 4-5″ of powder snow on Tuesday. The grooming team combed the trails and set tracks Wednesday. Skiing conditions are marginal with thin spots throughout the trail system. Snowshoe trails are open. The groomers are out and ready for more snow to get the trails in top condition. Keep checking meccatrails.com and skinnyski.com for the latest conditions.

Participation and Awards

All participants will receive a specially designed long sleeve t-shirt and swag bag including a one-day lift ticket to Indianhead or Blackjack courtesy of Big Snow Resort. Additionally, a stylish ski hat will be presented to the top three finishers in each age group for the Flowage 15K classic and skate for both the virtual and live events. For the Turtle River Pursuit team event, the top three teams will also receive the stylish ski hat. Plus, awards will be given to the top 3 finishers in the Claire d’Loon 5K. Big Snow Resort is also offering a season pass ticket as a door prize on February 5th, so don’t miss your chance to win!

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Sponsorship

Sponsors make the event possible through their generosity. Aspirus has returned as our Platinum Sponsor this year, as have our Gold Sponsors: Stormy Kromer, Big Snow Resort, and the Mercer Chamber of Commerce. Our Silver Sponsors this year include Schmidt and Sons, Pitlik and Wick and the Kiwanis Club.

Check them out!

Stormy Kromer: https://www.stormykromer.com/
Big Snow Resort: Big Snow Resort | Home
Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce: https://mercercc.com/
Schmidt & Sons: https://www.facebook.com/schmidtandsonsplumbing
Pitlik & Wick: https://www.pitlikandwick.com/
Kiwanis Club of Ironwood: https://www.facebook.com/kiwanisironwood/

We’ll publish a complete list of sponsors in our next newsletter and ask you to make sure to thank them.

This year, MECCA will be earmarking sponsorship donations from the Mercer Leos, Kiwanis Club or Ironwood, Ironwood & Hurley Rotary Club, and an anonymous charitable foundation to reduce the registration fees for students to $10 for any of the events.

We are pleased to include three media partners as sponsors: Silent Sports Magazine, WPR and WXPR. MECCA Trails is featured in the December issue of Silent Sports, a regional aerobic sports magazine. The article describes MECCA’s successes at collaboration with state, county and township authorities. It’s an informative read and as a bonus, there are pictures of the trail’s new boardwalks and the bridge crossing the Turtle River taken by local photographer, Jeff Richter.

Tune in to Wisconsin Public Radio or WXPR and you’ll hear spots for Winterfest from now until February.

Other Events in the Area

Winter Celebrations

December 27 – Miners Memorial Candlelight Snowshoe & Ski
January 7-9 – SISU Ski Fest
January 29 – North Lakeland Discovery Center Interpretive Snowshoe at MECCA
January 29 – MECCA Candlelight Ski Shoe Hike
February 5-26 – Wolverine Winter Challenge
February 5 – MECCA TRAILS WINTERFEST
February 12 – ABR to Ramsey Relay
February 12 – Introduction to Fat Tire Biking Clinic at WinMan
February 18 – North Lakeland Discovery Center Moonshoe at MECCA
February 19 – S herman Snowshoe Shuffle at Sherman Town Hall
February 26 – Hygge Hike
March 12 – North Lakeland Discovery Center Owl Prowl at MECCA

Gogebic Range Health Foundation collaborations include:

Aspirus Masquerade Ball – April 30, 2022
Copper Peak Trails Fest – September 10, 2022
Bridges and Bluffs Half Marathon – September 24, 2022

For more information go to: https://gogebicrangehf.org/get-involved/
Donations to the foundation go to collaborations and grant making in Iron County Wisconsin and Gogebic County Michigan. To donate go to: https://gogebicrangehf.org/donate/