Time to start......

Is it July Yet?

hate to hear you aint making it Pate,, sure there is no way possible ??

Yank and 1 other will be there. Little Tree Cabins. 1/2 mile from the Big Bay Motel.

No you can't get the rex for the week

cajuncoot wrote:

No you can't get the rex for the week

I'll be rollin on the King Coot.

Excellent to hear that you and Bob(?) are coming up to ride the UP!
Now if I could just figure a way to get Jimbo up there and back home so he could make his school classes..( wonder what kind of lunch box he is going to use) .....but I am still working on that, have not given up yet!

sweet ride marty !!

Just a quick heads up......we can get our ORV stickers right at Crams General Store right there in Big Bay.....I called and spoke with Joe and told him that I was not sure how many we need but he said no problem.

Foxfire wrote:

Just a quick heads up......we can get our ORV stickers right at Crams General Store right there in Big Bay.....I called and spoke with Joe and told him that I was not sure how many we need but he said no problem.

Are we there yet?

I am still on the fence, trying to get it worked out.

69 more days

Our campsites are ohsresq---site #4 Big-D site 3 coot----site#2 We have the three sites 2-3-4

60 more days

Found this info , thought I would pass along.

While it has been in the 'works' for a long time, it was with the work of the UP ORV TDA and all those that were in attendance of our March 19th Meeting at Northern Michigan University, that Rep Matt Huuki has introduced 4 new ORV Legislative bills. They are HB 5612, HB 5613, HB 5614, and HB 5615.

While it is GREAT that the new legislation has been introduced, this is just the FIRST STEP in a long process of getting the legislation into law. It is now in committee, and for all of these bills to move past the committee, we need the committee to SUPPORT them.

This is where we need you to not only send an e-mail in support of all 4 pieces of the legislation, we NEED you to get the word out ASAP and get OTHERS to PLEASE send an e-mail in support of the legislation.

Here is a 'overview' of the legislation, provided by Dick Ranney, who helped us with this legislation.


HB 5612:

Proposes that a county, township or municipality shall not charge a fee for ORV operation on it’s roadways under PA 240.
Proposes that a County Commission may open “M” roads to serve as connectors between ORV area’s, Routes or Trails designated by the DNR. Also to provide access to Tourist Attractions, Food service establishments, Fuel, or other services within a reasonable distance from an approved ORV Route or Trail.

Proposes that an operating headlight and taillight are not required from sunrise to sunset in an organized event.

Language cleanup by the bill drafter.


HB 5613:

Proposes that the Department (DNR) waive the event fee for those events with less than 75 ORV’s participating. Any group with more than 20 shall notify the Department as to prevent conflicts in the area being used.

Language cleanup by the bill drafter.





HB 5614:

Proposes that 10% of the annual generation of monies of the Recreational Improvement Fund ( RIF ) be directly deposited in the DNR Off-Road vehicle account.

Taken directly from snowmobile statue, a proposal allowing a County Sheriff to hire an ORV officer with basic certification.

A proposal to insert an AG opinion defining “Other Route”.

Language cleanup by the bill drafter.


HB 5615:

Proposal taken from snowmobile statue providing some liability protection for grant sponsors.

Proposal establishing a minimum fine of $50. for not wearing a helmet while operating an ORV. Maximum remains at $500.

Language cleanup by the bill drafter.



You can view the bills in their entirety as follows:

http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2012-HB-5612

http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2012-HB-5613

http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2012-HB-5614

http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2012-HB-5615

Attached, you will find a sample letter to those House members on the Committee of Natural Resources, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation. Please
fwd. to all your ORVing friends.


Here is a copy of a 'support' letter with the addresses of those that we need the letters to be sent too.



E-MAIL SUPPORT LETTERS


E-mail support letters are very vital in the passage of any legislation. The following is a sample of what you may use in e-mailing all 11 members of the
House Committee of Natural Resources, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation.

Dear Representative___________________

After reading or having HB 5612, HB 5613, 5614 and HB 5615 explained to me, I fully support their content and strongly urge you to vote in favor of the bills.

John Q. ORVUSER
12131415 Mystreet
Mytown, Michigan



Rep. Frank Foster, (R) D-107, Chair, Pellston, frankfoster@house.mi.gov

Rep. Matt Huuki, (R) D-110, Vice-Chair, Atlantic Mine, matthuuki@house.mi.gov

Rep. Wayne Schmidt, (R) D-104, Traverse City, wayneschmidt@house.mi.gov

Rep. Kurt Damrow, (R) D-84, Port Austin, kurtdamrow@house.mi.gov

Rep. Holly Hughes, (R) D-91, Montague, hollyhuges@house.mi.gov

Rep. Joel Johnson, (R) D-97, Clare, joeljohnson@house.mi.gov

Rep. Pete Pettalia, (R) D-106, Presque Isle, petepettalia@house.mi.gov

Rep. Harold Haugh, (D) D-42, M-VC Roseville , haroldhaugh@house.mi.gov

Rep. Tim Bledsoe, (D), D-1, Grosse Pointe, timebledsoe@house.mi.gov

Rep. Maureen Stapleton, (D), D-4, maureenstapleton@house.mi.gov

Rep. Diane Slavens, (D), D-21 Canton Township , dianeslavens@house.mi.gov


Time is of the essence, the end of this session of legislature is closer than we would like and it’s vital that we all take action immediately.

Coot, BigD and anyone else coming up from the south....after you cross the bridge (Mac) take the St Ignas exit, west on US 2. This will give you a good look at Lake Michigan....you will be traveling along side it.......@ M117 trun right (north) up to US 28....turn left (west) toward Marquette.
A little more to see this way. Also.....just before the bridge there is a Michigan Welcome Center.....easy off and easy back on to I 75.......it has a nice sized rest area with plenty of parking for long vehicles. This is like at the southern foot of the bridge.

thanks Mr Fox ! right now bub and jerry are kinda on the fence about coming ,,,personal stuff i wont post ,,but call and i will fill ya in ,,might just be me and the ol goat in the motor home ?? yea in my dreams !!

Thanks Fox ,,I hear Rt 2 is the worth drive, we are waiting to cross the bridge till daylight Saturday morning. that should put us in the campground around 1-2 in the afternoon. Christy wants to have steaks Saturday night!!!!!!

Ya im planning on crossing in the daylight so i can let Kristy have the enjoyment of crossing the The Bridge. Oh by the way she hates bridges! So i may have to blind fold her And she would like steak sat night.

With reguard to Firepup's post.....

In a utv, no helmet is needed provided said utv has a hard roof. I have been riding up there for 6 years now and have come across a DNR officer.......asked me about my sticker and that was it. I looked up the ORV rules on michigan.org and that what I read....hard roof, no helmet.

Just posting this because of some confusion.

Thats cool, ya never know about them DNR rules.

Sad day for folks in the UP.

http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/

That's just up the road from the nursery I've been working with for the past 10 weeks. Michigan needs to look into "Controlled Burns".....but they are broke, so I guess that's out.

46 more days! I can't wait great friends new machine this will be awesome

I can't wait.. Rzr is dirty, but ready..
Picked up new truck to make the trip..