Links

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[Adventure Racing] [Backpacking] [Bicycling] [Cross Country Skiing] [Miscellaneous] [Paddlesports] [Running] [Snowshoeing]

Adventure Racing

www.MNWolfAR.com
Minnesota Wolf Adventure Racing

www.soar-adventures.com
SOAR-Adventures.com

www.wisconsinadventureracing.com
Wisconsin Adventure Racing

www.adventureracing.net
Mid-America Xtreme

http://teamhighprofile.tripod.com/
The High Profile Adventure Racing Team.

Backpacking

http://www.americanhiking.org/index.html
American Hiking Society is the national organization for those who like to hike and backpack any time of the year.

http://www.iceagetrail.org/
The Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation is a non-profit, volunteer- and member-based organization based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin who supports the Ice Age Trail

http://www.northcountrytrail.org/
The North Country Trail Association is the nationwide nonprofit organization that works in partnership with the National Park Service to build, maintain, and promote the North Country National Scenic Trail. The trail stretches more than 4,000 miles to link communities and wilderness areas across seven northern states.

http://www.northcountrytrail.org/pwf/
The Peter Wolf Chapter of the North Country Trail Association offers great insight into the segment of the trail that includes most of the western portion of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from the east side of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park to eastern Baraga County.

http://www.shta.org/
The Superior Hiking Trail Association is a member supported non-profit organization with a mission to provide the human and financial resources to build, promote, maintain, protect and preserve a hiking trail along the ridgeline of the North Shore of Lake Superior.

http://www.backpacker.com/
Backpacker Magazine website mission is to provide accurate, useful, in-depth, and engaging content about wilderness travel, primarily foot-based and in North America.

http://www.hikingandbackpacking.com/index.html
Hiking and Backpacking.com offers lots of information on the sports as well as links to some good shopping sites.

http://www.thebackpacker.com/
Backpacker.com provides some good backpacking references and trail information nationally and locally.

http://www.backpacking.net/
The Lightweight Backpacker website has grown to include a vast repository of wisdom - useful to all who travel in the backcountry. It is also a proven resource for researching and purchasing quality hiking & backpacking equipment.

http://www.hikercentral.com/backpacking/
Hikercentral.com-Backpacking offers a variety of how-to information and shopping information for backpacking enthusiasts.

Bicycling

http://thesimplesecrets.com/Lapham/
'The Lapham Peak Friends' Spring Bike Swap is coming up on Saturday, March 25th (2007) at Cushing School in Delafield, Wisconsin.

ChainReactionBicycleClub.com
Chain Reaction is an established bicycling club located in Dubuque and drawing an active membership of approximately 200 people from the Tri-State area. Chain Reaction was originally formed with a primary interest in mountain biking and has evolved to encompass both road and mountain biking with an emphasis on training and racing. Locally, it is an active part of our mission to promote safe and enthusiastic enjoyment of our sport. Racing members range in age from 9 to 60+ and represent the Club within our entire region; from north of Colesburg, to south of Bellevue and west of Dyersville to east of Galena.

www.RumRiverCycling.com
The Rum River Cycling Team offers cycling programs for youth & adults. Headquartered in Princeton, Minnesota, The Rum River Cycling Team Specializes in Mountain Bike & Cyclo-cross.  Members:  International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) , Minnesota Off Road Cyclists (MORC), United States Cycling Federation (USCF), National Off Road Cycling Association (NORBA), Minnesota Cycling Federation (MCF)Presented by: Community Education-Princeton Schools

http://paulbunyancyclists.com/
The Paul Bunyan Cyclists are a group of Minnesota Brainerd Lakes Area enthusiasts with a wide range of cycling interests.

www.chaindrive.org
Website for the Keweenaw Chain Drive Mountain Bike Festival in Houghton/Hancock, MI. Events include 16 & 32 mile point to point races, tour, Junior Chain Drive and technical time trial. Always Father's Day Weekend.

http://www.wemseries.com/
The Wisconsin Endurance Mountain Bike Series is a 12 hour morning to evening and six hour afternoon to evening bike relay event. Teams consist of two or four riders. There is a men's class, a women's class and a co-ed class. A solo event is also available for men and women. There is also a three hour solo event, which starts in the afternoon. Funds raised at these event are used to develop new trails and/or maintain the trails already in use.

www.wors.org
The Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) is the largest state based Mountain Bike Series. WORS hosts an off-road MTB series that travels throughout Wisconsin, enjoying a varying terrain that provides different challenges at every race. WORS is also now sanctioned with NORBA to further improve the overall quality of the series.

www.oretoshore.com
Website for the annual Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic in Marquette, MI.

www.GoodCyclist.org
The Internet's largest database of cycling events that benefit charitable
organizations.

www.trailsfromrails.com/
A good online source for rail-trails in the Midwest and across the country.

www.wisport.org
The Wisport Series Calendar is the longest running citizens cycling series in the nation.

www.firehouse50.org
The official site of the Firehouse 50 citizen's bicycle race

www.morcmtb.org
Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists (MORC): Minnesota's largest mountain bike advocacy group.

http://www.bayshorebikeclub.org/
The web page for the Bay Shore Bike Club of Green Bay, Wis.

www.mnsbac.org
The Minnesota State Bicycle Advisory Committee advocate for safe and effective cycling in Minnesota- and can be found at

www.mrcride.com
Spokes and Folks Bicycle Club located in Marinette, Wis. and Menominee, Mich., sponsors the Menominee River Century Bicycle Ride, better routes for riders, and fun/educational rides for all throughout the year.

INDIANACYCLINGCLUB.HOMESTEAD.COM
The Indiana Cycling Club is a family oriented club dedicated to the promotion of cycling in Indiana County, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas.

www.lmb.org
The League of Michigan Bicyclists sponsors the Shoreline Bicycle Tours with four weeklong routes abd ODRAM (One Day Ride Across Michigan), 158 miles, which appeals to the marathon cyclists.

www.mtborah.com
Mt. Borah Designs, is an active outdoor apparel manufacturer based out of la Crosse, Wisconsin. Borah manufactures bicycling shorts, jerseys, jackets, tights, and many other accessories.

www.hostelshoppe.com
For recumbent bicycles see the Hostel Shoppe

www.bfw.org
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin's home page.

www.danenet.wicip.org/bcp/
Perhaps the best bicycling-related web page in the Midwest. Madison-based, this site offers solid, timely information on all facets of bicycling and includes a great links section.

www.biketcbc.com
The Twin Cities Bicycle Club

www.upmtb.com/
U.P. Mountain Biking Online has rides, races and more dedicated to off-roading in Yooper Land.

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Cross Country Skiing

Lodi XC Nordic Ski Club
The Lodi Area XC Ski Club was formed in November, 2005 with the mission of providing local cross-country skiing. The Lodi Golf Club and the City of Lodi have generously allowed the club to groom the golf course for skiing. We have a 2 kilometer easy trail and a 3.5 difficult trail. All grooming is done by volunteers on a shoe-string budget so donations would be much appreciated.

http://thesimplesecrets.com/Lapham/
'The Lapham Peak Friends' Spring Bike Swap is coming up on Saturday, March 25th (2007) at Cushing School in Delafield, Wisconsin.

www.skimwp.org
We invite you to make Minocqua Winter Park your ski area of choice this winter! We offer 75 km of professionally groomed cross-country ski trails for all levels and abilities. Whether you're an avid racer or a recreational skier, Winter Park has a trail to meet your needs.

www.duluthxc.com
Duluth Cross Country Ski Club

www.skifire.com
August Nordic ski trips to Argentina.

http://www.nordicskiracer.com/micup.asp
The Michigan Cup website has Michigan Cup series of race and information about cross country skiing in Michigan, along with a calendar of XC races in Michigan and links to sites with reports on ski trail conditions.

http://www.skinordic.org/
Great Lakes Nordic Ski Council provides information about xc sking in
Michigan.

http://www.centurytel.net/bluehills/
Website for the Blue Hills Trail in northwest Wisconsin.

www.zre.com
The home page for Infinity ski poles.

www.afterglowresort.com
Winter getaway with 11 miles of cross country skiing, seven miles of snowshoe trails, tubing, skating and more. 715/545-2560

http://wamxc.org
A group of like minded Women And Men who cross country ski, thus WAM-XC, dedicated to Long Slow Distance training in spring, summer and fall. A variety of fitness levels are accommodated for pole hiking, road/mountain biking, roller and snow skiing. Training venues are generally in Minneapolis-St. Paul or Western Wisconsin.

www.gglbbs.com/iwsc
Iola Winter Sports Club: 15 km groomed for classical and skating, with four miles of lighted trails for night skiing, in central Wisconsin.

www.skigaard.com
A new website for a small cross-country ski day area (20K) located four miles south of Maplewood State Park in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grb/data/product.php?site=grb&product=data/MKX/HYDMKX&format =ci
Over 100 sites all over Wisconsin that report total snow depth and amount of new snow (daily postings about 8 a.m.).

iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/mi/public.html
Upper Peninsula snow reports on a 12 hour cycle (twice/day).

www.vasa.org
North American Vasa  website will include information on upcoming races, map, trail conditions, possibly local Traverse City, Michigan weather conditions, links to sponsors, previous years results, and the ability to register for events.

http://rideandglide.bizland.com
A club devoted to connecting the skiing and cycling communities through instruction and workouts in the Twin Cities.

www.north-stars.org
The North Stars cross country ski club in the Twin Cities. This website has daily ski trail reports from a network of over 15 people who regularly provide trail reports from the Midwest Region.

www.norwiski.com
For information on cross country skiing in northwestern Wisconsin

danenet.wicip.org/madnord
The Madison Nordic Ski Club has local information and race and trip calendars, members of the club post their various ski trip reports on a regular basis, and the Madnorski page has one of the best cross country skiing link sections anywhere.

www.skinnyski.com
Adelsman's Page has a race calendar, race results, ski trail conditions and reports, plus the weather forecast. The page covers Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and Northern Iowa.

www.xcski.org
The Cross Country Ski Areas Association offers ski trail conditons, a member resort directory, equipment, XC publications, racing, classifieds and adventure travel information.

www.skiracing.com
Ski Racing's site covers the US and World Cup nordic scene to some extent.

www.usskiteam.com
The US Ski Team.

canada.x-c.com
Cross Country Canada has info about the Canadian Ski Team and links to the three Canadian National Training Centers and member clubs, as well as training articles and coaching information.

www.skiworldcup.org
The FIS web site has World Cup information.

www.uwasa.fi/~hkn/WC-Skiing
The Unofficial World Cup Page usually has results posted a few hours after an event, and a World Cup news section with links to various national teams and Scandinavian cross country skiing related pages.

www.jenex.com
The Jenex page has information on the World Cup stars. Vladimir Smirnov and the Swedish skiers are featured on a regular basis, as are the U.S. Ski Team members.

www.birkie.com
The American Birkebeiner site has everything you need to know regarding the event, including registration, lodging, news and results.

www.worldloppet.com
The Worldloppet page has links to all of the member races.

www.vasaloppet.org
Minnesota's Mora Vasaloppet page has information to register and race results.

www.xcskiworld.com
Cross Country Ski World has World Cup and U.S. Ski Team news, coaching information, ski camp listings, product reviews, workout suggestions, athlete interviews and ski trip stories.

www.masterskier.com/
The Master Skier serves the needs of skiers over age 30. They cover nutrition, technique, race results and general masters information.

www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/skiing.htm
The GORP page (Great Outdoor Recreation Pages) is a good resource for general XC info. The site has excellent links to many cross country skiing pages.

members.tripod.com/~metro_nordic/index.html
Metro Nordic is the unofficial page of the unofficial 50K Club based in Saint Paul and offers local race results fairly fast.

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Miscellaneous

http://quietnorth.blogspot.com/
Mark Haag is a silent sports enthusiast in Vilas County, Wisconsin. His blog, QuietNorth, promotes nonmotorized recreation. He also keeps tabs on the encroachment of ATVs in the county where a large majority of voters, in 2004, said "no" to off-road vehicles."

http://www.lnt.org/
Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor recreation through education, research and partnerships.

www.midwestsportsevents.com
This is a  non-profit organization that creates endurance events throughout numerous communities in the Midwest. It has a strong educational component to teach the public how to be fit and healthy including all skill levels, ages, and abilities with the emphasis on participating in sporting events throughout the year.

www.travelwisconsin.com
The official tourism site for the state of Wisconsin has a wealth of information on current and future happenings, recreational events, adventure vacations, etc. It is updated on a weekly, sometimes daily, basis.

www.Fitnessanalyst.com
A huge database with over 1,000 of pages of information dedicated to
improving every aspect of physical sports performance.

http://www.pickatrail.com
Offers a variety of interactive trail-maps, GPS waypoints, trail-side
photographs, travel information and more.

www.backstreetinline.com
Back Street Inline: The best prices on inline skates.

www.battlelakeoutdoors.com
A Minnesota manufacturer of backpacks, bags, bike bags, B.O.B. bags, etc.

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Paddlesports

MIZIZAKKAYAK
MI ZI ZAK KAYAKS located in the Blue Diamond Vacation Area in northern Wisconsin is a paddle sports business offering kayak & canoe rentals, sales, instructional clinics, outfitting and unique eco tours!

www.DoorCountyKayakTours.com
Are you a beginner or one that has never kayaked? Have you been waiting to kayak to interesting locations along the shoreline of Green Bay or Lake Michigan? Or are you looking for a Door County Activity? Make this summer vacation your opportunity.

www.wausauwhitewater.org
Wausau Kayak/Canoe Corporation, an educational resource for whitewater kayak and canoe enthusiasts and a premier venue for paddle sport related activities in local communities and internationally.

http://www.canoesportoutfitters.com/
CanoeSport OutfittersWhere Paddling Is A Priority

www.rivers-end.org/mcc/mcc.html
Mackinaw Canoe Club of Central Illinois is a not-for-profit organization of amateur canoeists and kayakers whose sole purpose is to promote the safe and responsible recreational use of our navigable waters throughout Illinois and neighboring states. A Paddling Links page contains more than 200 separate links to paddlesports related web sites, listed by category; a Trip Reports pages list trip reports and archives for the past four years, as well as photos; a FAQ page answers many common questions a beginner has. Theres also Tips on Selecting a Canoe or Kayak and a Marketplace page.

www.jammerboats.com
A canoe company with an extensive set of paddlesport links.

www.canoe-kayak.org
Paddlers will find many events that will interest them, and read
articles ranging from paddling technique to building to humor at the
Minnesota Canoe Association site.

www.openwater.com
A great place for those interested in getting started rowing to look for
information and advice.

www.sierraclub.org/chapters/wi/rts
A link to the Wisconsin Sierra Club River Touring Section

www.c1pursuit.com
The site for the Burlington, Wis. C-1 (canoe - 1 person) race.

www.paddling.net
A weath of information on all things paddling can be found here.

www.geocities.com/yosemite/falls/1922
The Mad City Paddlers is a group dedicated to paddling, whether it's whitewater or sea kayaking, racing or recreational canoeing with member-led trips throughout the year for all abilities and interests.

Running

www.revelinrunning.com/warc.htm
Wausau Area Runners Club Promotes
running and fitness for runers of all ages and abilities through fellowship, education, and running events.

www.marathonplanet.com
MarathonPlanet.com

www.madcitymarathon.com
The site for information on the Mad City Marathon in Madison, Wis.

http://highspeedrun.com
International running website celebrating speed, stamina, adrenaline and fun. Focuses on how to have fun, make new friends in the running community and make a swap-apartment when you do your international marathons.

www.foxcitiesmarathon.org
The website gives a potential entrant all the info they need: cost, transportation, event specifics, course specifics with map, prize money, sponsors, chip timing, pacing teams, and printable and online entry forms.

www.greenbaymarathon.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Green Bay Marathon.

www.runningnetwork.com/
The Running Network is an excellent resource for running nationally and in the area.

www.runningzone.com/
Concentrates on running in the state of Wisconsin and the communities that border the state. An excellent running resource.

www.badgerlandstriders.org/
Badgerland StridersBadgerland Striders is Wisconsin's largest running club with over 1,600 members. The club's primary purpose is the promotion and encouragement of running as a sport and as a means of healthy exercise.

www.pacesettersrun.com
Pacesetters of the Fox Cities, Wisconsin is an organization that affirms individual health and wellness for all ages and abilities. The club goals are met through the social, educational, and informational functions of the club.

www.raceberryjam.com
The Minnesota Distance Running Association page is problaby the best running resource in Minnesota. An excellent calendar of events.

Snowshoeing

http://www.snowshoeracing.com
The United States Snowshoe Association is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting outdoor winter safety in conjunction with recreational snowshoeing. The USSSA also serves as a lead governing body for the sport of Snowshoe Racing in the USA.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/cool/snowshoeing.htm
Environmental Education for Kids (EEK) Snowshoe website identifies many places in Wisconsin where you can rent snowshoes and hit the trails for winter fun. It is brought to you by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/trails/snowshoe.html
Snowshoe Trails in Wisconsin State Parks and Forests provides a comprehensive list by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

http://www.wintertrails.org/index.php
Winter Trails is a sponsored by several corporate sponsors, USSSA and the American Hiking Society, providing valuable information about snowshoeing and the annual Winter Trails events.

http://www.hikercentral.com/snowshoe/
Hikercentral.com-Snowshoeing offers a variety of how-to information and shopping information for snowshoe enthusiasts.

http://northernlites.com/
Northern Lites Snowshoe Company is a Wisconsin manufacturer of aluminum-framed snowshoes