9269-R1_MSA_February2026_Newsletter

MSA Club News

Lakers, and a huge thank-you to Chad and his family for coming to Portage and giving us a night full of fun and laughter. Saturday March 7 th is our Annual Club Ride/Hot Dog Roast to Carr Pond hosted by Steve and Karen Brochu. We will be leaving the Groomer Shed at 10:00 am. Thank you, Steve and Karen, for having us! If you want to become a member of the Por tage Lakers aka “the Fun Club,” send us an email at portagelakersmembership@gmail. com, follow us on Facebook at Portage Lakers or check out our website at portagelakers.org You can become a member online! Monthly meetings/Potluck Dinners are the first Friday of the month at 6:30 at the groomer shed. All are welcome. Remember, respect landowners, fol low signs, and stay on marked trails. And as always, Ride Safe, Ride Right, and Be Courteous. Don’t forget to do a snow dance! See you on the trails, Tammy Kenney Club Secretary Portage Lakers Snowmobile Club Greetings from Molunkus Valley Sno-Drifters As I sit and write this it’s a whopping 18 degrees and windy. We have about 8 to 10 inches of snow on the ground some fields don’t have that. It’s been a tough start for all area clubs reroutes, waterholes, down trees but we are Blessed with the Team we have we say the word and they appear to get things done. Stay Positive we will get Snow! It’s com ing, it has been brutally cold but at our January meeting and potluck there were 41 in atten dance, always great food, fun and conserva tion while getting things done. We Appreciate you all! The Club where there are No Strang ers only Friends you haven’t met. Feb 7 th we have a potluck at 5 pm and reg ular meeting at 6 pm. New members always welcome! Poker Run on the 21st lots of prizes and a great meal if you can come join us. Reg istration starts at 9 am Public meal at 5pm. Thank you to all our area businesses that sup port this event. We appreciate you all! Always check the Molunkus Valley Sno Drifters Face book page to see what’s happening. If you would like a membership just send us a message and we will get you. Also, there are Pink Donation Trail Boxes Out at Taylors Citgo, Brenda’s Restaurant, and Circle K. The money goes back into trails Thank you Snow Much for your generosity! Keep on Keeping On! Until next time, Deb Long (Club President) Wow, December has quickly come and gone. Enthusiastic snowmobilers are showing up in the Gash! Groomer operators keep biting at the bit to get out and lay the white carpet. Our club is super pumped and excited about this season. We’ve been working diligently on plans and hopes for a much-needed groomer garage in 2026! We recently drew the name of our club mas cot and Spruce the Moose it is. We were extremely fortunate to get some early snow with a bit of freezing rain which helped us to establish a great base for our trail system. Our signs were put up early, blow downed trees and limbs taken care of and the groomer was out panning the trails just before the New Year. We are also fortunate this season (that as of right now) our trail system should not be affected by any logging operations. We did do a short reroute on the ITS 92 Allagash to Escourt due to scheduled spring logging on the Fall Brook Road. Mother Nature has not dumped us a ton of snow but every inch, is much better then freezing rain. Our trailside business banner is close to being completed. Look for it on the trail at the end of AK 31 where ITS 92 meets up with the 120 Connector. We are extremely appreciative to all our mem bers and businesses who support us. We will be having our winter fundraiser on Sat. Feb 14 th . What better way to spend Valen tine’s Day with Moosetown Riders. This event will take place at the Allagash Community MOLUNKUS VALLEY SNO-DRIFTERS Sherman, ME MOOSETOWN RIDERS Allagash, ME

Center. We will be serving Chicken Stew, rolls, bottled water, and sweets. Serving will begin at 11:00 am until sold out. We will also have a guided group scenic ride prior to lunch for anyone who wanting to join, meet at Two Riv ers Lunch at 8am on Sat. 2/14/26. Follow us on Facebook for more updated info. Please join a club or two, your generosity goes a long way. Good snowy afternoon to everyone! January 15th today and it’s a snowy one. The groomers have been at it since December 15th. We got some snow, lost it, got some more, lost a little of that, got more than we lost. We could use a more but we are in good health with our trails. We have been busy at the lodge, last week being our first week of hot meals being served at the lodge. We started out with a crowd favorite, Kristen’s chicken stew, awesome rolls, and lots of sweets. This week will be lasagna, and we intend on having a hot meal every weekend until snow melts, (not for a long time, we hope). February 21 st will be our 3rd annual pig roast, put this on your calendar! Always a great event you don’t want to miss! In between we have many great cooks who will keep you warm and fed. The river has frozen up quite wonderful this year and a few brave souls have ridden from Fort Kent to Allagash creating a snowmobile trail replicating travel as it has been for centu ries, on the river. Nature grooms this one! She provides the snow and the trails. Wide open riding from bank to bank! Come North! We offer an unparalleled scenic vista unlike any other area! Travel the trails that are being raved about, dine at our restaurants, enjoy our area! We enjoy having you here! Kim Ouellette Secretary St. Francis Sno Angels CENTRAL REGION ST. FRANCIS SNO ANGELS St. Francis, ME We resumed grooming after Christmas only to lose most of it for the second time this sea son but came away with a thin hard base to build on. We are 6 hours into the Jan 25 snow storm with about 3 inches on the ground. We will see what the next 24 hours brings! We are healthy equipment-wise with all four groomers available to handle a good dumping of the white stuff. With four new operators and three experienced operators we have a great bench. The lakes are frozen with a cold spell in the works so riding should start to shape up. Get out and enjoy the central Maine lakes and trails. Stay up to date by following our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/RomeRuf fRiders/ and use our online application to join the club. The regional C4 map will be available from participating clubs and at the Rome Town Hall. The map is centered on the Readfield-Bel grade-Manchester area and covers 25 different clubs. Our meetings are the second Tuesday of the month September to April, 7:00 PM at the Rome Town Hall. All are welcome. Hello Snowmobilers, As I am writing this, we are getting a whop per of a snowstorm. It is my hope, as you read this, that the snow has stayed and we have been able to do some riding. So far, the rid ing has been minimal, but with 12-18 inches expected followed by continued frigid weather this should stick around. As you go out and hit the trails, please make sure you have checked that your sled is in good working order, you have necessary supplies, and you ride safely. Hopefully, we will be able to organize some local club rides, which haven’t happened in the past few years. As far as club business goes, it is close to election time. This year, in January and Feb ruary we open the floor to nominations of all positions except Vice President, and Treasurer, COCHNEWAGAN TRAILBLAZERS Monmouth, ME ROME RUFF RIDERS Rome, ME

as they are two-year positions along with Pres ident and Secretary but are staggered to avoid a possible total turnover in officers. Then we have elections in March. Also, our trailmaster and assistant trailmaster have asked the club to approve the purchase of a sled for dragging to replace the Bearcat we are retiring. The club voted to approve an amount to be used to purchase and since our January meeting a sled has been found and the majority of the exec utive board met to look at it and try it out and approved the purchase. Always something happening within our club! Happy Sledding, Roberta Kemp President We are happy to report we have a new Tucker groomer (used but new to us). With this new groomer, we should be able to pro vide smooth trails in Madison for everyone to enjoy. We also purchased a new drag with brush cutting bar. Connector trail 48 which connects ITS 87 to the rail trail in Madison by the mill is in good condition. Abnaki Sno-Riders Madison, ME

at work keeping our trails groomed. Depending on trail conditions in March our trails will be open as will the club house on the weekends for fuel (for sleds and bodies). We will be hosting a game night on March 7 th . Bring a snack and let the games begin! Our regular club meeting will be held on March 11 at 6pm. We will also be having a meeting on March 28 th at 5 pm followed by a pot luck supper. There will be a Maple Sunday Breakfast at Carrabec School on March 22 nd @ 8 am. Weather and conditions permitting, there will also be a club ride with the date and time to be determined. For these and any other upcoming events, please check out our Facebook page. Happy (and snowy) Trails! Katie Grant COASTAL REGION Greeting from the Wiscasset Sno-Goers, Writing this article this morning while watch ing the news and seeing a solid path of 12-18” of that white gold! Suspect if you’re reading this, that gets you as excited as it does us! Some updates from the Sno-Goers. Trail work continues and all of the Sno-goer trail system has been opened up and all of the bridges and trail system has been updated to accommodate the new SxS and groomer. Pretty cool stuff! WISCASSET SNO-GOERS Wiscasset, ME

LEXINGTON HIGHLANDERS sc Lexington Twp, ME

Greetings All! Hope everyone is out enjoying the trails safely this season. We have had snow and cold temperatures this new year. A huge thanks to the gang that has been hard

In addition to the trail work, our Memo rial trail sign has been installed. The memo rial trail honors and recognizes members of the Sno-Goer family who we have lost. Huge thank you to all who helped with this milestone. The Sno-goers meet on the 2nd Thursday of each Month beginning in October and run ning through April. The meetings are held at the FD training facility next door to the club house with the meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. with a pot luck. Always fun to have guests and new members are always welcomed! Trail work continues on Sunday mornings, meeting at the club house at 8:00 a.m. (ish). The new WSTSV should be a fun and great asset to trail work this year! As always, a very appreciative “Thank you” to all of our landowners who allow access for our trail system. Jeff Robertson Wiscasset Sno-Goers CROOKED RIVER sc Casco, ME Like us on Facebook or message us at CrookedRiverSnowmobileClub@gmail.com

Hello from Casco, ME. We have some exciting and not so exciting things happen ing this year. We are pleased to announce the MSA Regional Directors Meeting will be held at our clubhouse this coming fall. We are very proud of our building and cannot wait to host this meeting and other events. We have a great facility and are happy to share it with our com

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