North American Snowmobile Championships!

NORTH AMERICAN SNOWMOBILE CHAMPIONSHIPS

MUNISING, MICHIGAN, early part of 1960's

Munising Michigan, Elm Avenue, Weiland's Grill, the original Alger County Courthouse....all of it is here in this exciting compilation of Wally Ahlborn's 8mm home movies taken in a blinding blizzard!

If you lived in Munising in the early 60's, and stood on Elm Avenue watching those antique snow machines for the first "North American Snowmobile Championship" chances are pretty good that ole Scoop took film of YOU!

They started down at the dock, made their way up Elm---there is Zank, directing traffic---and reconnoitered at the old Courthouse. Ban...they're off! Down Elm avenue in a cloud of snow!!! See all the old snow machines as they roared past Mather High School....past Putvins corner, the Candy Kitchen, all those old places!

See the old road graders clearing the streets...and watch em all disappear into the blizzard as they headed out to Grand Island in the worst white-out in recorder history.....

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• Munising Michigan
• Elm Avenue
• Weiland's Grill
• Alger County Courthouse
• Upper Michigan
• 1960 Snowmobile
• Bombardier
• Skidoo

[johnnievogler57]

Great video, thanks for sharing!!!! Looks like the winter of 1966 / 1967 ?????

[sogoradus]

@johnnievogler57 You're welcome...could very well be. Seems "everything" happened in Munising in 1966 and 1967. :)

[munisinghick]

wonder why we dont have races no more

[sogoradus]

I think the interest just dwindled over the years...I'm sure you could ask some of the "60s" people about it. Zank will tell you for sure. :)

[rattlinurcage3]

This is the coolest footage Ive found yet !! Thanks for the upload

[coolriff747]

Great Video - So Many Are Gone ! My Favorite "Teddy Belfry" Lol - Kenny McNally - Orginizer For Munising Ice Drags 2010

[MultiSkidoo]

Vintage races happen all the time ,join a clud web site ,and you will see them listed.

Cheers

[joelhhall]

way cool, love those old skidoos joel in marquette up mi saw a ski daddler in there. munising

[BIGTRUCKBALLIN420]

sogoradus that is very,very,very cool.thanks for posting that piece of history.