East Isles Donates Snowmobile for Trails

Pictured, left to right: Mike Erlandson, East Isles president; Robert Ibler, Loppet Foundation trails and operations director, Mike Bono, grooming volunteer, Jim Van Iwaarden, grooming volunteer, Josh Kent, grooming volunteer, Meg Forney, Minneapolis Park Board president; Brian Milavitz, grooming volunteer and EINA board member; Martin Richmond , grooming volunteer; Claire Wilson, Loppet Foundation executive director.

The Loppet Foundation, the Minneapolis Park Board, and the East Isles Neighborhood Association (EINA) recently celebrated the arrival of a new new snowmobile donated by EINA for grooming ski trails and adjacent walking/biking trails. The popular trails on Bde Maka Ska, Lake of the Isles, Cedar Lake, Brownie Lake and connecting channels are all groomed by a Loppet volunteer crew made up of primarily neighborhood cross country skiers. The trails are maintained throughout the winter as long as conditions are favorable and connect to the extensive Wirth Park ski trail system. The snowmobile replaces another that was nearing its end.