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SNOWMOBILING

The “3 Old Guys” completed the trek Wednesday evening, April 12, more than five weeks and 5,000 miles after leaving Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on March 6.
He escaped serious injury after being thrown clear of the snowmobile. A 13-year-old boy was driving.
On their attempted trip from Minnesota to Moscow, they ran Moto-Ski snowmobiles, a now-defunct brand manufactured in Quebec that ceased production in 1985.
If all goes according to plan, the trio will complete their 4,000-mile adventure in about a month

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Becky Sletto of Alexandria, Minnesota, lost 6 units of blood after severing her femoral vein. A bystander, who happened to be a nurse, is credited for saving her life.
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Paul Dick, Rob Hallstrom and Rex Hibbert snowmobiled from Grand Rapids, Minn., to Churchill, Manitoba, in 2019. Now, they're about to launch a 4,000-mile trek from Grand Rapids to Fairbanks, Alaska.
At least nine snowmobile fatalities have now been recorded in Minnesota this winter.
DNR officers urge riders to slow down, avoid alcohol and stay off potentially thin ice.
Rescue crews were called to Otter Tail Lake on the report of 2 snowmobiles, 1 ATV in the water
Conservation officers report dangerous, difficult conditions.

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But in some cases, more white stuff meant fewer customers
Cross-country circuit will be in Duluth this weekend.
Seth Trobec, of Coleraine, said he wasn't hurt when he jumped out of the fast-moving fish house.

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