Welcome to the Woodtick Wheelers website!

Celebrating our 15th Anniversary in 2024, the club has 300 members!  Have a question about the club, our DNR Trail Ambassador Program, ATV Youth Safety Classes, Search & Rescue Team, ATV rules, regs or where to ride? Go to "Contact" and shoot us an email. We are glad to answer any and all questions.  If you are an active member and are not receiving our monthly e-newsletter, go to the contact us page and send us your name, address and current email address...thanks!

2024 Club Schedule

 

NOTE - Please check back for updates.

 

January

 

February

 24 - Board meeting – 9:30 am at The HUB Hackensack, MN.  Committee reports, ride planning, and spring membership drive.

 

March

23 - Woodtick Wheeler Trail Ambassador Meeting - Woodtick Wheelers Trail Ambassador Meeting 9:00 am at The HUB in Hackensack.  All club members that are Volunteer Trail Ambassadors are invited to attend. Any Woodtick Wheelers ATV Club members that are interested in becoming a MNDNR Volunteer Trail Ambassador are welcome to attend and find out how to get involved in the program.  Club TA Grant Manager Chris Emerson b174894@gmail.com

 

April

27 - Spring Meeting & Pancake Breakfast 9am, The Hub, 213 1st St S, Hackensack. Short team reports, opportunity to renew membership, club gear for sale.  Great deals, high quality gear.

 

May

1-15 - State ATV Trails open. Before you go, check open/closed status on MNDNR website for trails and state forest roads.

4 - ATV Safety Field Day Class. 1:00 to 4:00pm Walker Area Community Center.  Pre-Registration Required: Copy & paste the URL below into your internet browser – or – Scan the QR code to access the online pre-registration form and fill out for a class of your preference and then submit. You will receive an email with sign-up confirmation after preregistering. https://forms.gle/G1QocTD8TKdM24GVA

11 - MN Fishing Opener

12 - Mother’s Day

18 - Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup 10 am. Meet at Anderson’s South Shore Resort in Whipholt. We need 8-12 volunteers, takes about an hour, with free lunch at Andersons for all volunteers. Hi-vis vests, bags and pickup tools provided. Bring gloves. Prize for best find in the ditch. To reserve your spot, please contact Scott Agre: scottagre01@gmail.com 

18 - ATV MN Ride & Roast

27 - Memorial Day

 

June

1 - Club Ride, Paul Bunyan State Forest, Round River Trail System, Meet in Stompin’ Grounds parking lot for a ride start time of 9:00am, ride for 3.5-4 hours, then end up at the Stompin’ Grounds for lunch on you own.  Ride leader Paul Vashro pavashro@gmail.com.

8 - ATV Safety Field Day Class.  2 classes scheduled, 9:00 – 12:00, 1:00 – 4:00pm.  Walker Area Community Center. Lead Safety instructor Craig Wadzink. Pre-Registration Required: Copy & paste the URL below into your internet browser – or – Scan the QR code to access the online pre-registration form and fill out for a class of your preference and then submit. You will receive an email with sign-up confirmation after preregistering. https://forms.gle/G1QocTD8TKdM24GVA

16 - Father’s Day

22 - Club Ride, UPM Blandin Trail - Ride cancelled due to trail closure!  Ride start time 9:00am, Lunch in Hill City on your own. Then return to trail head parking. Ride leader Dave Shaw dshaw821@arvig.net

  

July

4 - Longville Parade. We ride our decorated ATVs, with club trailer, lots of fun, details to come.

13 - Club Ride, Blind Lake Trail - Soo Line North parking in Swatara. Ride the trails until lunch at the Blind Lake shelter.  Pack your own lunch.  Ride Leader Brian Markely, brianmarkley57@gmail.com

20 – Woodtick Wheelers Club Annual Meeting.  At the HUB Hackensack MN.  Board member elections, possible ride to Backus for lunch. Ride leader Paul Vashro. 763-420-8147 pavashro@gmail.com

 

 August

6 - Volunteer opportunity. National Nite Out, Hackensack Community Center, Club ATV Safety Ed trailer there, TAs and members visit with public, pass out maps, reg books, answer questions. Deputies there with display and military RZR.

10 - Harvest Fest Parade Remer followed by ride to Swatara. Parking at Emerson’s. Ride leader Chris Emerson. b174894@gmail.com

22 Through Labor Day - Minnesota State Fair -MN DNR Trail Ambassador volunteer opportunity

  

September

2 - Labor Day

7 - Club Ride, Paul Bunyan State Forest, Round River Trail System, Meet in Stompin’ Grounds parking lot for a ride start time of 9:00am, ride for 3.5 – 4 hours then end up at the Stompin’ Grounds for lunch on your own. Ride leader David Kane. snorp66@gmail.com

18 - MID WEEK RIDE!!!!, Emily Outing Trail, Parking in Outing in ATV parking area (Do Not Park at Boat Launch!).  Ride leaders David and Linda Kane. snorp66@gmail.com

??  ATV MN State Convention Ride & Rally.

28 - Volunteer Opportunity - Hackensack Chainsaw Event. The club trailer will be parked at the HUB, distributing DNR Trail Atlases and Regulation Books to community members.

 

October

5 - Possible ride Bigfork MN.9:00 am start. New trails? New restaurants? Details pending.

31 - Halloween

 

November

28 - Thanksgiving

 

December

25 - Christmas

The Cass County Sheriff's Office coordinated search and rescue training near Outing on 10/12/24.  Cass County Sheriff’s Office (Including the Volunteer Response Unit (VRU) which includes several Woodtick Wheelers) participated in the training.  The training consisted of a mock search for a missing hunter using ATV's, GPS, radio, and drone.

Woodtick Wheelers fall color ride on the Bigfork Trail.  Fun, and dusty, ride on October 5th.

Great representation by the Woodtick Wheelers at the Longville July 4th parade!

Woodtick Wheelers, along with the Cass County Sheriff's Dept, completed youth ATV safety training on 6/8/24 in Walker.  Woodtick Wheeler Craig Wadzink led the training that certified 32 riders over 2 sessions.  The training included both classroom instruction and an obstacle course where the riders demonstrated their ability to control their machines safely.  Thanks to all the volunteers who came out to help!

Thanks to all the Woodtick Wheelers who volunteered to pick up trash along Hwy 200 near Whipholt on May 18!  

The Cass County Sheriff's Office coordinated search and rescue training on 10/28/23.  Cass County

Sheriff’s Office (Including the Volunteer Response Unit (VRU) which includes several Woodtick Wheelers), Hackensack First Responders, North Memorial Ambulance, and Aircare participated in the training.

Great September day for a ride on the Schoolcraft trail!

Perfect July day for a ride on the Bigfork Balsam Trail and lunch at the Antler Lodge!  

In May, Woodtick Wheeler volunteers picked up 18 bags of trash along Hwy 200 near Whipholt.

Great turnout for our pancake breakfast on 4/29/23!  Note - Photo may not be representative of actual turnout due to the amount of camo in the room.

Woodtick Wheeler Search and Rescue and the Cass County Sheriff's Dept participated in S&R training on April 28.

Woodtick Wheelers ATV Club

MN DNR Trail Ambassador Program

 

Craig Wadzink and Dave Halsey on the Moose River Trail system. Located in the Land O' Lakes State Forest, the Moose River Trail follows gently-rolling terrain through dense woods and around small lakes and ponds.

This ride will complete the 2022 TA ride season for the Woodtick Wheelers ATV Club.

 

Photos by Dave Halsey

Craig Wadzink removing an obstruction from the trail while on a TA ride.

 

 

On the ATVMN Ride and Rally Presidents Ride,

a Woodtick Wheeler Rescues Eric and Family, Members of the CCRiders ATV Club from Carlton County, MN.

Some of the Cass County Search and Rescue Team Members Talked with curious attendees at the ATVMN Ride and Rally Fair

 

Junior Woodtick Wheeler Member dances the Wodrow dance for Fair attendees, 2022 ATVMN Ride and Rally Fair

Half of our 350 members live in the area, including Hackensack, Longville, Remer, Backus and Walker. The other half live across Minnesota and Iowa, and have seasonal cabins in the area. It's a great group of people from all walks of life, from 8 to 80!
Half of our 350 members live in the area, including Hackensack, Longville, Remer, Backus and Walker. The other half live across Minnesota and Iowa, and have seasonal cabins in the area. It's a great group of people from all walks of life, from 8 to 80!
We partnered with the Cass County Sheriff's Dept to create a Search & Rescue ATV Team, assisting deputies with searches and at community events, and serving as Trail Ambassadors to monitor the Soo Line North ATV Trail near Remer.
We partnered with the Cass County Sheriff's Dept to create a Search & Rescue ATV Team, assisting deputies with searches and at community events, and serving as Trail Ambassadors to monitor the Soo Line North ATV Trail near Remer.
Our club volunteers to help other ATV clubs with trail projects. We helped the Over The Hills Gang ATV Club build 90 bridge sections for the new Emily-Outing Trail.
Our club volunteers to help other ATV clubs with trail projects. We helped the Over The Hills Gang ATV Club build 90 bridge sections for the new Emily-Outing Trail.
Twenty volunteer, DNR-certified Trail Ambassadors monitor State ATV Trails from May through October, visiting with riders, passing out reg books and maps, and keeping the trails safe for the riding public.
Twenty volunteer, DNR-certified Trail Ambassadors monitor State ATV Trails from May through October, visiting with riders, passing out reg books and maps, and keeping the trails safe for the riding public.
Our club attends many community events, with an ATV Safety Education Trailer filled with helpful information for parents and their kids who ride, and youth vehicles to introduce youths to off-highway vehicle riding.
Our club attends many community events, with an ATV Safety Education Trailer filled with helpful information for parents and their kids who ride, and youth vehicles to introduce youths to off-highway vehicle riding.
This is where it all started, in the fall of 2008, when residents and cabin owners discovered the Woodtick Trail had been closed to OHVs. Today the club has 350 members! Now as then, our rally cry remains: OPEN THE WOODTICK!
This is where it all started, in the fall of 2008, when residents and cabin owners discovered the Woodtick Trail had been closed to OHVs. Today the club has 350 members! Now as then, our rally cry remains: OPEN THE WOODTICK!

Woodtick Wheelers ATV Club

P.O. Box 83

Hackensack, MN 56452

 

Thanks to a Polaris Trails grant, the Woodtick Wheelers were able to purchase a Polaris Sportsman 110 EFI to be used for youth safety training. 

Our club's ATV Safety Education Trailer was purchased with a $10,000 grant from the Polaris TRAILS program. Thousands of people have visited it at community events, where we passed out over 5,000 ATV maps, reg books and safety handouts. Thanks Polaris!
Our club's ATV Safety Education Trailer was purchased with a $10,000 grant from the Polaris TRAILS program. Thousands of people have visited it at community events, where we passed out over 5,000 ATV maps, reg books and safety handouts. Thanks Polaris!
Every new member gets free club logo stickers for their ATVs and off-highway motorcycles. Extra logos: $1 Also available in an embroidered patch to sew on your favorite gear. $3 each.
Every new member gets free club logo stickers for their ATVs and off-highway motorcycles. Extra logos: $1 Also available in an embroidered patch to sew on your favorite gear. $3 each.