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Why you Should Attend the 1st Annual Duluth Traverse Gala
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1st Annual Duluth Traverse Gala at Northland Country Club on May 19th: A Fundraiser for A Shared Trail Vision.
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COGGS Trails Open
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Ladies Bike Night at Ski Hut, Monday April 2
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Cuyuna Ride and Work Weekend!
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National Bike Summit Summary
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City of Duluth trails closed to public use due to wet conditions
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May 19, 2012, 5:00 pm -
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Why you Should Attend the 1st Annual Duluth Traverse Gala
COGGS
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
COGGS purpose for the Duluth Traverse Gala is to increase the overall funds and their liquidity for the Duluth Traverse. As most people know, the City of Duluth won a $250,000 State Legacy grant to fund this project. While being a huge financial stimulus to the project, this amount is about 1/8 of the total Duluth Traverse projected cost. Also, as it is State money, there are many strings attached and the process of getting approval to spend the money is long and burdensome. If COGGS individual DT account has significant funds (we currently have $40,000) we can directly hire pro builders and designers of our choice for key projects and aspects of design. This increases the speed at which we can move forward and always allows us to be building the best trail possible. Also, we are hopeful of winning other large State and Federal grants, all of which need match money. For the State grant we raised $25,000 and have $250,000 to spend on trails. We want to keep multiplying our fundraising efforts, but we need match money to do that.
Here are the details for the Gala:
5 pm - Happy hour with a free keg of Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale
6 pm - Dinner (choice of pork, walleye or vegan vegetables and risotto)
7 pm - Presentations by Mayor Don Ness, IMBA Midwest Regional Director Hansi Johnson and COGGS Chair Adam Sundberg
8 pm - Silent Auction bidding ends and live music by the Ander Peterson Quartet
We have dozens of amazing silent auction items that can be bid on which include:
- Adirondak Chair and Ottoman from Loll
- Epicurian cutting board package
- Original photography from Hansi Johnson, Ryan Marshik and Paul Sundberg
- Original art from Adam Swanson and Teri Sanders
- Trek Livestrong FX commuter bike donated by Chris White of the Ski Hut
- iGrill from Bernicks
- Skis and poles from Ski Hut
- Brewer for a Day and Growler a Month programs from Thirsty Pagan
- 3 hour flight in a Cirrus plane
- Tree Care Package from Levy Tree Care
We also have a raffle for a Cannondale Trail SL 29'er 3 from Continental Ski & Bike.
Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased at this site: http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Duluth-Traverse-Gala-2012-1
The registration deadline is May 11th, this Friday! Please register by then and tell as many of your friends as possible to do the same. This is going to be a tremendously fun night and one that supports the outdoor recreation that we all love and get to experience every single day.
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1st Annual Duluth Traverse Gala at Northland Country Club on May 19th: A Fundraiser for A Shared Trail Vision.
COGGS
Saturday, April 7, 2012
On Saturday, May 19th, COGGS will be putting on the First Annual Duluth Traverse Gala: A Fundraiser for a Shared Trail Vision at Northland Country Club. To register for this event, you can go here. This event is to raise funds for the construction of the Duluth Traverse, a multi-use, human-powered singletrack trail system that will stretch from Lester Park to Jay Cooke State Park. This trail system will be built by professional trail building contractors and will be purpose built for mountain biking but open to all human-powered recreation, including hiking, trail running and snowshoeing. The Gala will consist of a dinner, presentations about the Duluth Traverse and it's progress, silent auction and live jazz music. Please attend and help support this amazing project that will improve the quality of life for all citizens of the Twin Ports and our visitors.
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Posted by: Adam on 05-08-2012
kathy,
You definitely can. Please contact Suzy at suzysanders@hotmail.com to find out how. Thanks for asking!
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Posted by: Kathy Shopa on 05-01-2012
Hello,
I am secretary of the Duluth Area Horse Trail Alliance. We too, are working on developing the DWP part of the Traverse trail for horseback riding. I was wondering if we could help with the Gala. |
COGGS Trails Open
COGGS
Friday, April 6, 2012
With the unseasonably warm and dry weather the COGGS trails are now dry enough to ride. Hartley, Lester and Piedmont are all in fine shape and open for the season. Mont du Lac should be opening in a couple weeks. Pokegama should be open soon as well.
As we may get some wet weather this weekend, please stay off after a rain. With lower temperatures than in summer, the trails will stay wet longer after a rain, so please don't for a couple days after a rain.
Now get out there and ride!
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Ladies Bike Night at Ski Hut, Monday April 2
COGGS
Friday, March 30, 2012
Ski Hut is hosting a Ladies Bike Night on Monday, April 2nd at 7 pm. There you can learn from experts about bike fit, maintenance, clothing and nutrition. Wine will be served and you can call to RSVP at 724-8525. Spread the word to all those ladies out there who are interested in doing some biking this year.
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Cuyuna Ride and Work Weekend!
COGGS
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Calling all Riders,
Dying to ride that new bike you got for Christmas, spend every hour daydreaming of dry trails to ride, or just want help out??? Well wait no longer, the date has been set, Saturday March 31, 2012 COGGS will round up the hearty souls that love to get their hands dirty building/maintaining great Mt bike trails and head over to Crosby, MN to help the Cuyuna trail care workers repair/maintain some of their trails. We will be putting in a few hours (9:00-1:00) of trail work in the morning consisting of finishing up small projects around the entire trail system getting it ready for peak ride season. No experience building trail is necessary. COGGS and Cuyuna will provide tools and the knowhow, just bring work gloves and some water.
All work and no play is not what we are about, so after lunch we will put down our tools, throw a leg over your favorite bike and enjoy some early season riding. The Cuyuna trail crew will show us their favorite trails and we will be free to roam about the trail system till the sun goes down. If you have not ridden the Cuyuna system there really is something for everyone, fast and flowy, technical, or just learning what Mt. biking is all about, these are great trails for everyone. There will be riders and bikes of all levels and speeds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8exJZIz_GaQ
Did I forgot to mention that the DNR is opening the camp ground for all trail workers. That’s right, the Portsmouth Campground will be open for overnight camping, free of charge, only to visiting and local Trail Care workers who are lending a hand. The campground will be open to those volunteers the afternoon of March 30 until the afternoon of April 1. So bring your tent, your camp stove, and a cooler.
This may be short notice but this is a great opportunity to show other clubs that, COGGS is all about supporting mt bike groups that is building/maintaining sustainable quality trails in and around the area. Even if you just come for the day, you are helping build a network of amazing trails and friendships across the state. It’s spring lets take advantage of that and do what we love to do, build and ride great trails.
Please e-mail Kit Grayson at kgrayon@barr.com if you plan on going at all, one day, two days, or heading over Friday afternoon and camping all weekend. All are welcome!!!
Thanks
COGGS
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