Stokely Creek sold to logging company

Folks,
Stokely Creek, generaly considered the best single cross country ski
trail system in the midwest has been sold to a logging company.
The Stokely Creek employees will be let go April 1st.

The Wabos Loppet will be held this Saturday. The final dinner of the
season will be this Saturday at the lodge. Nobody knows if the logging
company has any interest in allowing cross country skiing to continue on
the 8,000 acres.

Cheers,
Bruce Freeburger

Bruce Freeburger wrote:
Folks,
Stokely Creek, generaly considered the best single cross country ski
trail system in the midwest has been sold to a logging company.
The Stokely Creek employees will be let go April 1st.

The Wabos Loppet will be held this Saturday. The final dinner of the
season will be this Saturday at the lodge. Nobody knows if the logging
company has any interest in allowing cross country skiing to continue on
the 8,000 acres.


SAD.

But that's how civilizations go, I suppose: lowest common denominator
makes a clean sweep. I'm recollecting there were estate issues here
which tends to mean a mad family scramble for cash. And there's your
LCD of our world. I mean, why even stand in the way---let em pave it
all---then they'll die---then there might be a comeback.

On the brighter side, aren't paper companies at any rate typically
very lenient about public use of their lands? I've seen this be the
case in the U.P. I wonder if logging and paper outfits operate
somewhat similarly. Hope so!

--JP

Folks,
I have been told by a person who is VERY deep in negotiations to
continue cross county skiing at Stokely Creek, to basically keep my
mouth shut.
Let's just say it ain't over until it's over!


wrote:
Bruce Freeburger wrote:

Folks,
Stokely Creek, generaly considered the best single cross country ski
trail system in the midwest has been sold to a logging company.
The Stokely Creek employees will be let go April 1st.

The Wabos Loppet will be held this Saturday. The final dinner of the
season will be this Saturday at the lodge. Nobody knows if the logging
company has any interest in allowing cross country skiing to continue on
the 8,000 acres.



SAD.

But that's how civilizations go, I suppose: lowest common denominator
makes a clean sweep. I'm recollecting there were estate issues here
which tends to mean a mad family scramble for cash. And there's your
LCD of our world. I mean, why even stand in the way---let em pave it
all---then they'll die---then there might be a comeback.

On the brighter side, aren't paper companies at any rate typically
very lenient about public use of their lands? I've seen this be the
case in the U.P. I wonder if logging and paper outfits operate
somewhat similarly. Hope so!

--JP

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news...ryNumber=23184


Bruce Freeburger wrote:

Folks,
I have been told by a person who is VERY deep in negotiations to
continue cross county skiing at Stokely Creek, to basically keep my
mouth shut.
Let's just say it ain't over until it's over!


wrote:
Bruce Freeburger wrote:

Folks,
Stokely Creek, generaly considered the best single cross country
ski
trail system in the midwest has been sold to a logging company.
The Stokely Creek employees will be let go April 1st.

The Wabos Loppet will be held this Saturday. The final dinner of
the
season will be this Saturday at the lodge. Nobody knows if the
logging company has any interest in allowing cross country skiing to
continue on the 8,000 acres.



SAD.

But that's how civilizations go, I suppose: lowest common denominator
makes a clean sweep. I'm recollecting there were estate issues here
which tends to mean a mad family scramble for cash. And there's your
LCD of our world. I mean, why even stand in the way---let em pave it
all---then they'll die---then there might be a comeback.

On the brighter side, aren't paper companies at any rate typically
very lenient about public use of their lands? I've seen this be the
case in the U.P. I wonder if logging and paper outfits operate
somewhat similarly. Hope so!

--JP

One of the reasons they allow access in the UP is that they get a tax break
if they open their lands to public use. Not sure if the same is the case in
Canada.

DMK
wrote in message
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Bruce Freeburger wrote:
Folks,
Stokely Creek, generaly considered the best single cross country ski
trail system in the midwest has been sold to a logging company.
The Stokely Creek employees will be let go April 1st.

The Wabos Loppet will be held this Saturday. The final dinner of the
season will be this Saturday at the lodge. Nobody knows if the logging
company has any interest in allowing cross country skiing to continue on
the 8,000 acres.


SAD.

But that's how civilizations go, I suppose: lowest common denominator
makes a clean sweep. I'm recollecting there were estate issues here
which tends to mean a mad family scramble for cash. And there's your
LCD of our world. I mean, why even stand in the way---let em pave it
all---then they'll die---then there might be a comeback.

On the brighter side, aren't paper companies at any rate typically
very lenient about public use of their lands? I've seen this be the
case in the U.P. I wonder if logging and paper outfits operate
somewhat similarly. Hope so!

--JP

"Bruce Freeburger" wrote in message
news:LISdnYKUoK4EEWXYnZ2dnUVZ_vCknZ2d@wideopenwest .com...
Folks,
Stokely Creek, generaly considered the best single cross country ski
trail system in the midwest has been sold to a logging company.
The Stokely Creek employees will be let go April 1st.

The Wabos Loppet will be held this Saturday. The final dinner of the
season will be this Saturday at the lodge. Nobody knows if the logging
company has any interest in allowing cross country skiing to continue on
the 8,000 acres.

Cheers,
Bruce Freeburger


I'm sorry to hear it. Is there a partition you can sign to convince the
logging company to allow skiing?

Bruce Freeburger wrote:
Folks,
Stokely Creek, generaly considered the best single cross country ski
trail system in the midwest has been sold to a logging company.


Wow. What is it with the Soo and their constant ski area soap operas?
First it was Searchmont, then the Hiawatha Highlands and now Stokley
Creek. It seems like every skiing facility up there is always on the
verge of collapse. The good news is that the locals always manage to
pull it together in time.

The Stokely Creek employees will be let go April 1st.

Aren't they normally laid off around then anyway?

//Walt

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:43:51 GMT, "Bellsouth Ijit 2.0"
wrote:

Is there a partition you can sign to convince the
logging company to allow skiing?

Why would a petition by skiers influence a logging company?

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On 15/3/07 7:10 AM, in article , "Dave
M-K" wrote:

One of the reasons they allow access in the UP is that they get a tax break
if they open their lands to public use. Not sure if the same is the case in
Canada.

Public right-of-ways have some (I really am not sure on this though) in
Canada as a common law country. Is it possible that any trails could be used
on that basis regardless of ownership. If so I would think that people
continuing to ski (run and MTB too) there after the transfer of ownership
might be useful. Note that all of this is based on a very marginal knowledge
of the law on this issue.

Thinking about it however, if they were ruled to be public right-of-ways,
then I don't see how ATVs/skidoos could be kept off of the trails.

Of course a reasonable compromise with the new owners would be the best bet.
Logging (depending on the sort) and skiing can coexist. XC skiers could be
seen as free security services for the company.

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