Noquemanon Race Saturday! 
Friday, January 25, 2008
by Michaeleen O'Sullivan, UPfirst feature writer
Photos by Todd Carter, UPfirst photographer

Marquette County, MI--Racers ready!  Tonight nearly 1200 cross-country ski racers are getting ready to fly across remote Upper Peninsula wilderness in the 10th Anniversary Subaru Noquemanon Ski Marathon and mBank Half Noque Saturday.

Special Feature
2008 Noquemanon Photos
Saturday, January 26, 2008 

Noquemanon racers in Forestville Location, 2001

   
Groomer entrance to the Noquemanon Trail Thursday from Forestville Basin Trail
Noque Trail stretches across Little Cranberry Lake (on the north side of the tracks)
and winds uphill a bit, then downhill to Lake Superior

The 51K marathon begins early Saturday in Ishpeming, the birthplace of organized skiing and home to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame.  The 25K race begins at County Road 510.

Racers finish at Marquette’s Superior Dome on the shores of Lake Superior.

Noque racers coming across Little Cranberry Lake, Forestville, 2001

A lead Noque racer, 2000, Forestville location

If you're not skiing tomorrow, venture to the trail and give a hoot for the Noque athletes.  Every racer in the 10th Anniversary Noquemanon Ski Marathon deserves a winning cheer.

Our community owes a big debt of gratitude to all of the organizers and sponsors of the Noquemanon Ski Marathon.  It takes a ton of work to make it all happen.

Remember the warm winter--we think it was 2000--when the groomer went through the ice on Little Cranberry Lake?  It didn't come out easy, either.  Many workers struggled for days to retrieve it.

It's tough work at times, but the race always goes on, thanks to the Superiorland Ski Club and the Noquemanon Trail Network.

Special thanks to friend and dedicated trail-keeper Richard Burkman; to Noque pioneer Craig Stein; and to all of the organizers, volunteers, sponsors, and racers.

Groomer mishap during a warm winter 2000
Little Cranberry, Three Lakes, Forestville

Subaru Noquemanon Ski Marathon and mBank Half Noque

Superiorland Ski Club
Parent Organization of the Noquemanon Ski Marathon

Noquemanon Trail Network

WLUC-TV6 Noquemanon News

Go racers!

Special Feature
2008 Noquemanon Photos
Saturday, January 26, 2008

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Noquemanon Racers, Forestville Location, 2001

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