Once the snow starts falling and Christmas inches closer, nostalgia has a way of creeping in. And when it does, vintage sleds are one of the things that give us those warm, fuzzy, wintery feelings.
The Flexible Flyer sled, famously part of the classic film "A Christmas Story," was first manufactured by Pennsylvania Quakers in the late 1800s. The inventor, Samuel Leeds Allen, a farm implement ...
Balmy temperatures in the 40s on Feb. 8 meant that no actual sledding took place during the Finnish sledding day festival, at Canterbury’s Finnish American Heritage Society. But that didn’t stop folks ...
In the ’60s and ’70s, snowmobiles were pretty rudimentary machines, with single-cylinder engines and simple, accessible engine blocks that were easy to work on, if not the most reliable. For ...
WACONIA, Minn. (WCCO --At certain times of the year, you will see groups of hot rods cruising down the boulevard. But a lot of Minnesotans enjoy a different type of vintage vehicle. They're into the ...
We all have our allegiances: Coke or Pepsi, Big Mac or Whopper, Chevy or Ford, Vikings or Packers. The list could go on. A friendship between two area snowmobilers that has spanned the last five ...
WANAMINGO — Wanamingo firefighters are gearing up for the third annual Wanamingo Firefighters Vintage Ride and Show on Saturday. The fundraiser will be held at the fire hall on Main Street. Organizer ...
MACKINAW CITY, MI - More than 100 antique sleds - some red, pink, baby blue and even one ridden by someone in a Big Bird costume - put on a show as they made their way across the Mackinac Bridge on ...
The snow that fell Saturday outside the Blue Moose in East Grand Forks provided a perfect setting for the collection of wintry, North Country nostalgia displayed outside the bar and restaurant. Don ...
OCONTO COUNTY -- Snowmobiling season is in full swing and riders in Oconto County hit the trails on some vintage sleds on Friday, March 1. According to a report from WLUK, riders gathered in Mountain ...
OCONTO COUNTY (WLUK) -- It's being called "A Blast From the Past." About a half dozen vintage snowmobiles hit the trails in Oconto County Friday morning. The event is part of a weekend celebration in ...