Steve Hamilton has been waiting four years for this moment.
“It was pretty emotional. We’re pretty passionate about trails up here in our area and finally getting that access that we’ve talked with them about for so many years. It was one of the brighter days we’ve had as a club, that’s for sure,” said Hamilton.
As President of the Gogebic Range Trail Authority Snowmobile and ORV Club, Hamilton’s been working with Keweenaw Land Association, the Michigan DNR, and other partners to secure the land need for motorized trails in the Upper Peninsula.
That work paid off last week when he got the news Keweenaw Land Association had finalized the sale of land easement for 53 miles of trails to the DNR. Michigan paid nearly $833,000 for the land use.