Watonwan County SNOHAWKS

04/28/2026

License plate update.

03/25/2026

There have been Facebook posts prompting many questions, some confusion, and concerns about MN Senate File 1245. We love questions from members and are grateful for member engagement. However, Senate File 1245 poses no threat to our trails. In fact, the bill has no impact on snowmobiling.

Christian and I have been following this bill since its introduction. We to were alarmed by its title. But remember that the title of a statute has no legal effect. Upon reading the bill, it became clear that the bill is not about snowmobile trails. Rather, the bill is about regulating ATVs.

I think much of the confusion is that the bill addresses “off-highway vehicles.” As a matter of law, a snowmobile is not an off-highway vehicle. We have a separate and distinct statute defining a snowmobile.

Again, none of the language of the bill relates to our trails.

Christian and I have met with the Chairman of the committee and the bill’s author, Senator McEwen (Duluth). Sen. McEwen agrees with our interpretation of her bill and will state for the record in committee that her bill does not impact our sport or our trails. She told us that she “loves her snowmobilers”.

We will continue to follow this bill and watch out for any amendments that impact our sport.

Finally, thank you. We are at our best when you get involved.

Doug and Christian Franzen
MnUSA lobbyists.

03/24/2026

Hello everyone…There is an outfit called Lincoln Marketing contacting our great supporters to be on a map. This is not your local club! This is a professional marketing campaign scamming local dollars the club needs to survive. Please don’t spend money on their advertising. Keep it local. Thanks to everyone who continues to support our local club!

03/09/2026

Meeting Wednesday March 11th at Madelia Legion Post 19 at 7:00 pm

02/26/2026

This is NOT ok! A lot of volunteers put in a lot of hours to get trails rideable.

Good Morning Everybody (well not really so good):

We need your help.

Last nite while grooming the Iron Ore Trail, we encountered three sleds riding off trail on private property so they were asked to stay on the trail. The response was to curse the operator and harass the groomer, buzzing it a number of times and spinning debris on it and damaging the windshield. We are reporting this to Law Enforcement.

The sleds were: a black Ski Doo Summit with Bush Lite stickers on the hood and a white Ski Doo Summit with flames on the hood. One had Wisconsin registration.

If you have any information about these unique sleds or their riders, please let us know in a comment or DM.

Need less to say, this is disappointing. Any help you as the riding community can provide will be greatly appreciated. We need to police our own to protect the sport.

Thanks everybody and have a great day.

02/22/2026

Club meeting Wednesday, Feb 25th at Lewisville Legion 7:00 pm

02/11/2026

Club meeting Wednesday, Feb 11th at Village Inn, LaSalle. 7:00

02/08/2026

We would like to thank everyone who made our annual Snohawks banquet a success last night:
* Landowners who give our club the privileges to use their land for our trails
*All who attended the banquet and supported our club with the purchase of the meal and raffle tickets
*All the businesses who supported us with MANY door prizes and prizes for raffles
*The people at Central Catering in Hawarden, IA for the amazing food
*The Blue Ringers for the awesome entertainment
*American Legion St James for providing the facility and bar
*All of the club members who put in the work to make the banquet happen
*If I missed anyone, my sincere apologies...we appreciate all of the efforts of all the individuals and businesses who help support our club each year!

The winners of our CASH raffle this year:

$3000 = Nancy Grausman
$1000 = Brian Schultz
$1000 = Wade Stensrude
$500 = Jay Christensen
$500 = Jay Christensen
$500 = Luke Zinniel
$500 = Michelle Cyphers

Have a safe and amazing 2026!

(P.S. Apparently we were too busy enjoying the fun last night and forgot to take pictures earlier in the evening...maybe next year we'll do better! 🤦‍♀️ Enjoy the few pictures we did get!)

02/03/2026

We could certainly use some help with this winter!

Don’t forget, our banquet is Saturday night at the Legion in St James! Happy hour at 5, meal at 6 and the Blue Ringers for entertainment!