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outlandish AWF Admin 
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The Fall Convention is September 15-17, 2006 in Silver Bay, MN, hosted by North Shore ATV Club. If you have not registered yet there is still time to take advantage of the discounted pricing. Registration forms are available on-line http://www.atvam.org/convention.html, scroll down to bottom of page or mail in the form that is in the Minnesota Off Road paper. On Saturday evening, during the auction, we will be drawing the winning raffle ticket for the 2007 Can/AM – BRP Outlander XT 400 ATV. Tickets will be available for purchase at the convention. Tentative Schedule Of Events: Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 10 AM – 9 PM Registration at Reunion Hall Noon – 8 PM Vendor’s Row 6 PM - 9 PM Social Hour at the Lounge Saturday, Sept 16, 2006 8:30 AM - 10 AM General Session Meeting at Reunion Hall 9 AM – NOON Registration at Re-Union Hall 10 AM - 5 PM Guided Trail Rides provided by Silver Trail Riders ATV Club 10 AM – 6 PM Vendor’s Row 10 AM – 6 PM Geo-Cache (GPS) Event 5 PM - 7 PM Dinner at Reunion Hall 7 PM - 8 PM ATV News & Updates 8 PM - 11 PM Famous ATVAM Auction at Reunion Hall Sunday, Sept 17, 2006 9 AM - 11:30 AM Board Meeting at Reunion Hall 9 AM – 12 PM Trail Rides & Vendor’s Row http://www.atvam.org "Ride as if everyone is watching; Talk as if everyone is listening . . ."
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cementhead1 Member 
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anybody going to this???????????
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outlandish AWF Admin
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Too many wheelers for my liking. They had over 800 bikes when they had the convention here
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The big, knobby ATV tires leave money trail BY LEE BLOOMQUIST NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER SILVER BAY - As all-terrain vehicle riders traveled along a rocky, dusty trail on the edge of Silver Bay on Friday, they passed signs pointing to the city's AmericInn Lodge & Suites, a restaurant and other lodging. Placement of the commercial signs among tall pine and birch trees might seem odd. But ATV recreation is big business. Nearly 300 ATV riders are expected in Silver Bay this weekend for the All-Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota fall convention. As of Friday, more than 230 were pre-registered. The three-day event is aimed at celebrating the organization's membership, showcasing North Shore recreational trails, and underlining the economic impact of ATV riding, ATVAM President Phil Morud said. It's also a sign that the sport's popularity isn't about to slow down. "These machines are so versatile," said Morud, who works for Arctic Cat, a Thief River Falls, Minn.-based ATV and snowmobile manufacturer. "What's making them so popular is that you can use them to clean up leaves and sticks in your yard, and then use them on the trail in the afternoon." Despite facing issues of trail development and forest use, the sport's popularity is running at top speed. ATV registrations in Minnesota number about 270,000, up dramatically from about 19,000 in 1988. Studies show that in 10 years, registrations could hit 1 million, said Len Hardy of Nashwauk, ATVAM's first vice president. "They're not like a snowmobile," said Hardy. "If you don't have any snow, you can use these year-round. They're economical to run, and the attachments they have for them now, like cultivators, snowblowers and plows mean you can use them for a lot of things." According to a February 2006 state Department of Employment and Economic Development analysis survey, Minnesotans in 2005 spent $641.9 million on ATV-related expenditures, of which $260.3 million was spent at riding destinations and $311.8 million at home and en route. The survey states the industry employs 1,477 people in retail stores, indirectly contributes to 8,756 jobs that pay $224.6 million in wages and pumps about $85.2 million into state and local tax accounts. But there's more to ATVing than money. Enthusiasts who took a VIP ride Friday near Silver Bay say the activity is about making friends, educating new riders on protecting the environment and enjoying the outdoors. "It's a social thing," said Sandi Irish of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., an ATV safety and education instructor. "There's a few bad apples, but they're the ones who always get the press. ATVers are really great people, and we're not out to destroy the earth. "We'd really like to see Minnesota realize the economic value of it, especially on the (Cuyuna) Iron Range where we have a cabin. The iron mining is gone there, but the hotels, restaurants and gas stations all benefit from it." "We are motorized environmentalists," Morud said. "When ATV people are out in the woods, they know how to take care of the environment. They don't need to be told." About 1,000 miles of grant-in-aid trails, maintained by local clubs with financial help from the state, exist across the state, said Ron Potter, Department of Natural Resources Off-Highway Vehicle program supervisor. Still, land conflict issues remain. The DNR is mapping about 50 of the state's 58 forests to determine the future of existing trails in those forests. So far, 12 of the forests have been mapped, closing about half of the existing trails in those forests not deemed suitable to sustain off-highway riding. Another 15 forests should be mapped by year's end, said Potter. Maps of the forests -- and where ATVs can be ridden -- are available on the DNR Web site, he said. Considering growth of the sport, Hardy says ATV riders need about 20,000 miles of trails across the state. He said registrations are expected to increase by 251 percent in the next decade. "What we'd like to do is get a trail system like the snowmobilers."
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