Bergland Bay Bar

Weather: Cold till Saturday.

Trail conditions: Better. 

If you find a Polaris rear seat bag on South Boundry Road I have the guys info to get it back to him.

Not sure what all trails got groomed so far but 102,1 North and 8 east are in a lot better shape. Traffic has slowed way down and that will help also. Want a last ride? Get your asses up here before the weekend. Traffic will probably determine how long trails hold up. We are going into the higher 40’s by Sunday. At least that is what is forecasted right now. The Fat Lady may be on the horizon.

We are now the new official home of the Fukowee Tribe.

Weather: Taking a turn for the better.

Trail conditions: Hopefully taking a turn for the better. 

If you find a Polaris rear seat bag on South Boundry Road I have the guys info to get it back to him.

We will have to wait and see, conditions are better, colder and snowing now. I’m not saying shit till I hear it from riders.

The Legend and Otis want to give a shout out to Don Lupinski, “Dumb Ass”

I was supposed to give another shout out the other day. It was on a napkin and I lost it. (Think I blew my nose in it actually) Email me and I will still do it.

Since Valentine’s Day is for a Christian saint and Little Thelma comes home from first grade and tells her father that they learned about the history of Valentine’s Day.

 

We’re Jewish,” she asks, “Will God get mad at me for giving someone a valentine? 

 
Thelma’s father thinks a bit then says “No, I don’t think God would get mad. Who do you want to give a valentine to?”
“The whole Isis group,” she says. 
  
“Why them,” her father asks in shock?
  
“Well,” she says, “I thought that if a little American Jewish girl could have enough love to give them a valentine, they might start to think that maybe we’re not all bad, and maybe start loving people a little bit.  And if other kids saw what I did and then they sent valentines to them, they’d love everyone a lot.  And then they’d start going all over the place telling everyone how much they loved them and how they didn’t hate anyone anymore.”

 

Her father’s heart swells and he looks at his daughter with new found pride. “Thelma, that’s the most wonderful thing I’ve ever heard. ”

“I know,” Thelma says, “and once that gets them out in the open, the Marines could blow the shit out of them.”

 

Weather: Shitty.

Trail conditions: Shitty. 

If you find a Polaris rear seat bag on South Boundry Road I have the guys info to get it back to him.

Everything around here is junk according to riders. I can’t predict what conditions are going to be. I have been wrong this year more than I have been right. Don’t know what else to say.

Weather: Warm up tomorrow.

Trail conditions: Better. 

Update: 1:30pm Trails are not any better, gonna get worse before Sunday.

Richard Read, I got your check yesterday and I gave the cask to Nick for Snowball Cancer. Thank you very much sir.

Sorry about closing early last night to those of you that stopped by. Becker was not feeling good and I was running on 3 hours sleep.

Riders were reporting better conditions out there last night. I heard they have another groomer going so we should be in a lot better shape today. But look out tomorrow, temps may get close to 50. Traffic is heavier than I thought too. If traffic is heavy tomorrow things are going to get ugly. Temps next week are looking pretty good though, and we even have snow in the forecast Sunday and Monday. It could turn out to be the best conditions we have all year next week. The second week of March, we will just have to wait and see.

Some people have taken the letter I received a lot differently than I did. I appreciate that person taking the time to do so. And I know I have blown trail reports this year. Sometimes things just didn’t work out like I thought they would. Guess I was trying to be an Optimist.

Weather: Warm up for the weekend.

Trail conditions: Ours are Poor.

The lost wallet I put on the web site yesterday was returned, the guy who found it even picked up the money that was scattered all over the Lake. Pretty awesome of somebody to do that. 

I received the letter below in the mail today. This was only the first page. The second page basically said every other trail they rode was a lot better than Lake Gogebic’s Trails. What bothered me the most is they took the time to write a hand written letter and quote what I said on those days. I go by what I am told in the bar, and sometimes it is hard sifting through what I am told. I also take for granted at times that with temps getting colder our groomers will be out and improving conditions. Sometimes I blow it, and by this person taking the time to mail me a hand written letter and looking back on my web site and quoting what I said, I can’t believe anything but I totally blew it. The letter was dated 1-31-16 and I just opened it today. I apologize for not seeing it sooner, I been a little busy. Please do not see this as an excuse, it is totally my fault. You wrote that I will not go out of business by you and your friends not returning to our area. Although that may be true, I take what you wrote very seriously, and I thank you for taking the time. Your letter did not fall on deaf ears. Hopefully you will give us another chance some day.

If anyone else would like to share their riding experience this year email me at tom@berglandbaybar.com

With that said temps for the weekend do not look good. 46 degrees for a high Saturday is going to suck. Next week has 20’s for highs and in the teens at night.

 

Weather: Warm up for the weekend.

Trail conditions: POOR TO GOOD.

The lost wallet I put on the web site yesterday was returned, the guy who found it even picked up the money that was scattered all over the Lake. Pretty awesome of somebody to do that. 

I fell out yesterday and came home and went to bed. Sorry but I did not talk to any riders about trail conditions. I talked to Becker this morning and asked her what she heard, but now I am more confused than ever what to write. My best guess is we are not in too good of shape. The cold temps we were supposed to have are warming up for the weekend, early next week we have snow forecasted. Hopefully temps will stay down and we have a few weeks left. Just have to wait and see.

Reminder: People you can not ride M-28 with your sleds, cops were giving tickets to those riding the highway. Also loud pipes are going to get you a ticket. We have lost trails do to excessive noise from sleds, the DNR is serious about ticketing for noise.

Weather: Colder temps after today.

Trail conditions: POOR TO GOOD.

The lost wallet I put on the web site yesterday was returned, the guy who found it even picked up the money that was scattered all over the Lake. Pretty awesome of somebody to do that. 

Riders reported poor conditions around Lake Gogebic yesterday, I heard we may have a few groomers down. Head over to Watersmeet/Sidnaw area, they are being reported as very good condition. Ontonagon trails were also in good shape according to riders.

Reminder: People you can not ride M-28 with your sleds, cops were giving tickets to those riding the highway. Also loud pipes are going to get you a ticket. We have lost trails do to excessive noise from sleds, the DNR is serious about ticketing for noise.

MY  PRIVATE PART DIED An old man, Mr.. Wallace, was living in a nursing home. One day he appeared to be very sad and depressed.   Nurse Tracy asked him if there was anything wrong. ‘Yes, Nurse  Tracy ,’ said Mr. Wallace.   ‘My Private Part died today, and I am very sad.’   Knowing her patients were a little forgetful and sometimes a little crazy, she replied, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry, Mr. Wallace. Please accept my condolences.’   The following day, Mr. Wallace was walking down the hall with his Private Part hanging out of his pajamas.   He met Nurse Tracy. ‘Mr. Wallace,’ she said, ‘You shouldn’t be walking down the hall like that.  Please put your Private Part back inside your pajamas.’   ‘But, Nurse Tracy I can’t,’ replied Mr.. Wallace. ‘I told you yesterday that my Private Part died.’   ‘Yes,’ said Nurse Tracy , ‘you did tell me that, but why is it hanging out of your pajamas?’   (You’ve gotta love this.)   ‘Well,’ he replied, ‘Today is the viewing.’

Weather: Colder temps.

Trail conditions: Getting better.

Lost wallet between Bergland and Ironwood, Ben from Beaver Dam Wi. If found please call the bar and I will put you in touch with him.

Are the groomers on strike?, Do they groom around here any more? Can I get money back on my trail sticker? Lots of comments yesterday on trail conditions. High temps, rain and heavy traffic are not a good combination. The groomers were not able to go out for a couple days because it was too warm. Sorry folks but you need to understand, we cannot control the weather. When the temps get into the high 30’s the groomers will do more harm than good. I am the last one to make excuses for conditions, but last weekend was beyond our control.

The good news, temps are back down and groomers are back out. Today’s conditions should be a lot better. The rest of the week (except for Tuesday) temps are all below freezing with a chance of an inch or so here and there. Trail conditions should be good this week and heading into the first week of March.

Reminder: People you can not ride M-28 with your sleds, cops were giving tickets yesterday to those riding the highway. Also loud pipes are going to get you a ticket. We have lost trails do to excessive noise from sleds, the DNR is serious about ticketing for noise.

LAST WEEK WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND I DIDN’T FEEL VERY WELL WAKING UP THAT MORNING. I WENT DOWNSTAIRS FOR BREAKFAST HOPING MY WIFE WOULD BE PLEASANT AND SAY, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”, AND POSSIBLY HAVE A PRESENT FOR ME. AS IT TURNED OUT, SHE BARELY SAID GOOD MORNING, LET ALONE “HAPPY BIRTHDAY.” I THOUGHT… WELL, THAT’S MARRIAGE FOR YOU, BUT THE KIDS WILL REMEMBER. MY KIDS CAME INTO BREAKFAST AND DIDN’T SAY A WORD, SO WHEN I LEFT FOR THE OFFICE, I WAS FEELING PRETTY LOW AND SOMEWHAT DESPONDENT. AS I WALKED INTO MY OFFICE, MY SECRETARY, JANE SAID, “GOOD MORNING, BOSS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” IT FELT A LITTLE BETTER THAT AT LEAST SOMEONE HAD REMEMBERED. I WORKED UNTIL ONE O’CLOCKAND THEN JANE KNOCKED ON MY DOOR AND SAID, “YOU KNOW, IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE, AND IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY, LET’S GO OUT TO LUNCH, JUST YOU AND ME.” I SAID, “THANKS JANE, THAT’S THE GREATEST TH ING I’VE HEARD ALL DAY. LET’S GO!” WE WENT TO LUNCH. BUT WE DIDN’T GO WHERE WE NORMALLY WOULD GO. WE DINED INSTEAD AT A LITTLE PLACE WITH A PRIVATE TABLE. WE HAD TWO MARTINIS EACH AND I ENJOYED THE MEAL TREMENDOUSLY. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE, JANE SAID, “YOU KNOW, IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY… WE DON’T NEED TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE, DO WE?” I RESPONDED, “I GUESS NOT. WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?” SHE SAID, “LET’S GO TO MY APARTMENT.” AFTER ARRIVING AT HER APARTMENT JANE TURNED TO ME AND SAID, “BOSS, IF YOU DON’T MIND, I’M GOING TO STEP INTO THE BEDROOM FOR A MOMENT. I’LL BE RIGHT BACK.” “OK.” I NERVOUSLY REPLIED. SHE WENT INTO THE BEDROOM AND, AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, SHE CAME OUT CARRYING A HUGE BIRTHDAY CAKE… FOLLOWED BY MY WIFE, KIDS, AND DOZENS OF MY FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS, ALL SINGING “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”. AND I JUST SAT THERE… ON THE COUCH… NAKED.

Weather: Below freezing and snow flurries.

Trail conditions: Probably Poor.

Trails sucked yesterday but that didn’t stop riders. It was a grin and bare it kind of day I guess. Today it is back below freezing and snow flurries are coming down as I write. Nothing in the forecast for snow until Tuesday, but we can hope. I know one of the groomers was going to try and go out after midnight last night, they should be out today trying to smooth things back out. By the end of this week lows are back into the single digits, winter is not over yet folks.

Reminder: People you can not ride M-28 with your sleds, cops were giving tickets yesterday to those riding the highway. Also loud pipes are going to get you a ticket. We have lost trails do to excessive noise from sleds, the DNR is serious about ticketing for noise.

A middle-aged frumpy couple return to a Mercedes dealership where the salesman has just sold the car they were interested in to a beautiful, leggy, busty blonde.

“I thought you said you would hold that car till we raised the $75,000 asking price,” said the man. “Yet I just heard you close the deal for $65, 000 to the lovely young lady there. You insisted there could be no discount on this model.”

“Well, what can I tell you? She had the ready cash and, just look at her, how could I resist?” replied the grinning salesman.

Just then the young woman approached the middle-aged couple and gave them the keys.

“There you go,” she said. “I told you I would get the dope to reduce it. See you later, dad.”

Never mess with the old ones!

Weather: Temps cooling off tonight.

Trail conditions: Need cold and snow.

Well we survived the rain, now bring on the cold. Or at least cooler temps. Temps will cool down later tonight and we even have a chance for a little snow. Be careful out there, it is going to be icy if you are on a sled or just walking.

Reminder: People you can not ride M-28 with your sleds, cops were giving tickets yesterday to those riding the highway. Also loud pipes are going to get you a ticket. We have lost trails do to excessive noise from sleds, the DNR is serious about ticketing for noise.