Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club to host moonlight bonfire and ski TONIGHT, Jan. 11

Grooming Maasto Hiihto River Trail on Jan. 5. (Photos © and courtesy Arlyn and Sandy Aronson. Reprinted from The Trail Mutt Reports with permission.)

HANCOCK -- Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club will host their monthly moonlight bonfire down in Swedetown gorge TONIGHT, Saturday, Jan. 11. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the chalet in Hancock and ski down Sisu hill. The fire is just upstream from there on the River Trail. (You may ski in from any trail head -- the chalet is the closest.)

On New Year's Eve Gromit the Trail Mutt and Sandy Aronson check out the "covered" bridges on Maasto Hiihto. Here they are on the Middle Bridge over Swedetown Creek.

Come on by any time between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Hot dog roasting should be in full procession. And Mother Nature is even going to help out a little!

Click here for more photos of Gromit the Trail Mutt's skiing adventures and more.

Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club to hold moonlight ski and bonfire Dec. 3

Gromit the Trail Dog posted this 2010 photo of the KNSC moonlight ski and bonfire. "I'm in my glory...in the middle of all the kids!" she says. The event will happen again this Saturday, Dec. 3, despite lack of snow. (Photo courtesy Gromit, from her Trail Mutt Reports blog)

HANCOCK -- Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club's moonlight ski and bonfire will take place as scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. Because of lack of snow, the event will be moved to the Chalet, located at the Houghton County Fair Grounds/Hancock Driving Park. KNSC will provide refreshments and a light meal to say "thanks" to the numerous trail supporters and volunteers.

For the evening's special entertainment, all skiers will perform the Heikki Lunta dance so trail grooming and skiing can commence soon. And, of course, a fire will be going.

"Woof!" says Gromit. "We had so much fun (last year), we're doing it again!"

If anyone would care to see how to train your very own trail mutt, a quick demonstration will precede the dancing. This event is open to the public, but RSVP by email or phone is required. You can RSVP or ask questions by emailing arlyn@superiortandem.com or by calling Arlyn and Sandy Aronson at 906-370-2911 (work) or 906-487-9229 (home).

Gromit did most photos from past moonlight bonfires on her adventure blog. She also reports on trail work and improvements and fun in the snow. See her trail mutt reports at http://trailmuttreports.blogspot.com/.