MnUSA Recognizes Snowmobilers for Their Achievements

Each year at the MnUSA Winter Rendezvous, Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association holds it's award banquet and gives special recognition to members that went to exceptional lengths to support MnUSA and snowmobiling in Minnesota. The Minnesota DNR Enforcement also presents its Snowmobile Safety Instructor of the Year award. Award recipients are: Snowmobile Dealer of the Year – Northway Sports, East Bethel, MN; Snowmobile Family of the Year – Gordon Gudvangen Family, Fertile; Young Snowmobilers of the Year – Emma Kirtz, Adams, MN and Joseph Hinsley, Pine City, MN; and Snowmobile Safety Instructor of the Year - David Bartylla, Motley, MN.

This year the Minnesota DNR also presented its Commissioner's Certificate of Recognition Award to Rod Seibel of Bemidji, MN in recognition of his dedicated service to the snowmobile trails community.