715 542- 4HOF (4463)
P.O. Box 720
St. Germain, WI 54558
ALL SNOWMOBILE HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM OPERATIONS
ARE AT:
8481 WEST HWY 70
at Sled World Blvd
(1 mile west of the Chamber office
& one mile East of the Whitetail Inn)
LOCATION MAP
OFF SEASON HOURS
Thursday-Friday 10-5 Sat 10-3
Call for appointments for possible
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| Days open will increase after trails open |
Pictured above is the new trail entrance to the SHOF.
The attractive new sign and sled parking area in
front of the museum was necessary as there was
a re-route of the main trail along Hy 70 West
The Board of Directors of the SNOWMOBLE HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM is happy to announce that we have moved into our new expanded facility. The new Warning Gallery has added 5,000 feet to our exhibit space. All SHOF operations are now located in one location for the first time since our establishment in 1983.
The facilities are located at the beautiful twenty acre HALL OF FAME campus nestled in the tall pines on St. Germain's west side. When traveling down Hwy 70 from east or west, you will know you have arrived when you get to the "s" curves ("S" as in Sleds!)
Stop in and see historic race sleds, trophies, clothing and the Ramstad Photo Collection. View racing videos in our theater. Visit our well stocked gift shop... great ideas for the race and recreational snowmobile enthusiast!
Championship sleds on display include oval, enduro, hill-climb, cross country, water-cross, snow-cross & drag sleds raced by championship drivers such as Karpik, Wicht, Musselman, Coltom, Hayes, Elsner, Solem, Bernat, Frandsen, Nelson, Bender, Maki, Hibbert, Morgan and Vincent.
The SHOF does not have a sno-cam but these are just down the road here in
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DONATE TO SHOF
Thirty year SHOF History Video can be ordered from the office.....call 715 542-4463
30 Year History Video
-1982, an idea is born, Loren Anderson now living in Minocqua, WI, ponders why no Hall of Fame for Snowmobiling, 31 years ago
-1983, first organizational meeting held in Minocqua, Mike Trapp, C J Ramstad and Larry Bosacki join as founders, 30 years ago,
-1984, first Ride With The Champs, leaving from Bosacki's Boathouse, 29 years ago
-1986, Incorporated as a non-profit, 501(C)(3)
-1988, Held first induction ceremony, Eagle River, 25 years ago
-1989, opened first museum in rented space, Eagle River
-1993, relocated museum to rented space downtown Minocqua
-1994, relocated museum to rented space on east side of St. Germain
-2000, relocated museum to Anderson Bldgs, west side of St. Germain
-2008, Grand Opening of our own new facility on Sled World Blvd, St. Germain
-2012, begin the celebration of 30 years, Sharing the passion....keeping the dream alive ! |
Make your plans today..............click on Roundup page
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| Order your copy of our two hour video from the 30th annual RIDE WITH THE CHAMPS sponsored by Modine HOTDAWG Garage Heaters. This great footage of the daylong event including riding with Blair Morgan and Tucker Hibbert along with interviews and the Induction Banquet. Call the office to get yours. 715 542-4HOF (4463) or email Jamie at info@snowmobilehalloffame.com $15.00 plus shipping and handling. |
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30th Annual RIDE WITH THE CHAMPS
Sponsored by Modine HotDawg Garage Heaters, was a huge success with record numbers on the 4 rider groups and record attendance at the Induction Banquet. |
Blair and his team manager, Jamie Ansenew pose in front of the sleds they
made famous, both the Cat and the Ski-Doo won ESPN Winter x-games gold
medals.
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Blair Morgan and his kids pose for a shot with their famous father by his
sleds in the HOF display.
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Tucker Hibbert, Blair
and Jamie line up on Lake Minocqua in front of the Thirsty Whale lunch stop
with their former team crew members around them. |
The second vintage rider group in front of HOF ready to head out on their
ride. This group rode about 80 miles while the VINTAGE CHALLENGE gang did
the 150 mile round trip to Lake Gogibic in the UP for lunch at Fish Tales.
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2013 Inductees Announced
CLICK HERE TO READ INDUCTEES BIOS
Norman Ball III |
Bob Bracey |
Blair Morgan |
John Zeglin |
St. Germain, WI...........The board of directors of the Snowmobile Hall of Fame (SHOF) in St. Germain, WI, is happy to announce the 2013 Inductees. They are BLAIR MORGAN of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, JOHN ZEGLIN of Delano, MN, NORMAN BALL III of Menominee Fall, WI and BOB BRACEY(p) of Almont, MI.
Induction ceremonies will take place on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Whitetail Inn in St. Germain as the evening event of the day long RIDE WITH THE CHAMPS (RWTC) sponsored by Modine HotDawg Garage Heaters. This will be the 30th annual RIDE WITH THE CHAMPS and the 26th annual induction ceremonies. The RWTC begins with 7:00 am registration and will feature five rider groups. Two will be vintage riders and two late model. Another will be those heading for Eagle River for a lap around the Derby Track. One of the vintage groups will be the now infamous VINTAGE CHALLENGE riders making the 150 miles trip to Fish Tales Restaurant on Lake Gogebic in the UP of Michigan................a real challenge for the old iron. The $140 RWTC fee includes three meals, a souvenir bib, a cap and many great memories ! Dinner tickets for the Induction Banquet alone are available on a first come basis for $40.00. The autograph session begins at 6 pm at the Whitetail Inn. CLICK HERE TO READ INDUCTEES BIOS |
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A tribute to John Alward, Walt Goldsworthy, Sparky Meyer the founders and the Eagle River Lions Club and the Decker Family
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE
EAGLE RIVER DERBY
Exhibit runs through June............. |
Team Midnight Blue Express reunited for first time in 34 yYears. The Polaris sleds of Jerry Bunke, Steve Thorsen (winner of ER) and
Brad Hulings now in the SHOF in St. Germain.
Jim Dimmerman's 1984
winning sled, the Neilsen Phantom joins the exhibit.
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The first sled inside the museum is now the 1936 Eliason driven by Ray
Kielcheski that won the open class at the first Derby on Dollar Lake and
behind it are the 1964 Polaris driven by Charles Robinson of Crandon, WI in the
first Derby as well. Behind these two historic sleds is Duane Frandsen's
1967 Ski-Doo 494, winner of the 1967 Derby after the event had moved to the
site on Hwy 45 N.
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More Championship arrivals at the SHOF 50th Exhibit include the 2005 and
2007 Cats driven by Gary Moyle to of his WC Championships and in front is
one of P J Wandershied's Cats from his 4 Derby wins. Rumors have it Jim
Dimmerman's 1984 Nielsen Phantom arrives Monday..................stop by and
see this historic exhibit.
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Duane Frandsen's 1967 Ski-Doo World Championship sled is now on display in the 50th Derby Exhibit
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P J Wandersheid's 2003 Arctic Cat World Championship sled and trophy is now on display. Shown is his repeat sled driven when he won his second championship after also winning in 2002
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Brad Huling's World Championship trophy and flag arrive for the 50th Derby Exhibit. Brad won on his factory Scorpion that year and in 1983 repeated on his Ski-Doo twin-track. |
Jim Bernat's 1975 World Championship Polaris 750 free-air triple arrived Oct. 16th and will be on display for the Derby 50th Exhibition. Next expected arrivals include Dimmerma's Nielsen Phantom Special from 1984 win and Nick VanStrydonk's 2012 Polaris, last year's winner of the World Championship. |
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Another great piece of World Championship history arrived at the Snowmobile
Hall of Fame for the special Derby Exhibit. BOBBY DONAHUE delivered and set
up this beautiful display including his leathers, helmet, WC trophy and
featuring his original PEPSI SKI-DOO Twin-track World Championship sled.
Bobby also won the Formula I series championship in 1988 and was driver of
the year. More sleds are arriving weekly.
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