Trail closures and winter events wrap up with strong visitor activity, EDC told
March 11, 2026 | Sawyer County, Wisconsin
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An alliance representative reported to the Sawyer County Economic Development Commission that trails were closed to motorized use on March 6 for spring to protect conditions and to enable earlier re-opening with the thaw.
From December 28 till approximately February 15, business was booming in the Sawyer County area, the representative said, and listed several club events including the Brookie weekend, vintage-snow-ride fundraisers and a snowmobile poker run. The alliance representative said counters will provide more solid usage numbers for April.
A separate recap of race events described a busy February weekend with a record-fast course time, about 13,000 racers at one event, a 600-bike "fat Brookie" participation and 150 youth in Nordic programs. The board discussed the difficulty of moving people on Main Street during large events and noted the economic lift such events bring to local businesses.
The commission also encouraged purchasing tickets for the upcoming Lumberjack World Championship and discussed trail maintenance and landowner appreciation efforts.
From December 28 till approximately February 15, business was booming in the Sawyer County area, the representative said, and listed several club events including the Brookie weekend, vintage-snow-ride fundraisers and a snowmobile poker run. The alliance representative said counters will provide more solid usage numbers for April.
A separate recap of race events described a busy February weekend with a record-fast course time, about 13,000 racers at one event, a 600-bike "fat Brookie" participation and 150 youth in Nordic programs. The board discussed the difficulty of moving people on Main Street during large events and noted the economic lift such events bring to local businesses.
The commission also encouraged purchasing tickets for the upcoming Lumberjack World Championship and discussed trail maintenance and landowner appreciation efforts.
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