Saturday, May 16th at Norway Ridge Pathway, AHS instructor, Andrew Wolfgang and his Environmental Club students hosted a nature walk. Andrew and his students helped identify birds, their calls, emerging fauna and flowers. We even aged a few of the large white pine trees. One tree was 175 years old! What an awesome , interesting and educational way to start out the day. Thank you Andrew and students for hosting!

Hello winter trail users! We were recently asked by the Alpena Golf Course to share an important update: the course will be closed for winter use for the remainder of the season due to damage from the 2026 ice storm. At this time, the DNR is assessing conditions at Chippewa Hills and Norway. As a result, we will be holding off on any future trail grooming until further notice. Despite the challenges brought on by the ice storm, it has truly been a great winter for outdoor rec

Alpena Golf Course has good tracks and firm skate deck. Chippewa Hills has loops A, B, C groomed. Loop D to South parking lot is not groomed due to mechanical issues with groomer. Hoping to get the machine back online before more snow comes. Norway Ridge was groomed on Monday and is in good shape.

Meet Eric and Patti. These two skiers stay active in winter by Cross Country skiing almost every day at the Alpena Golf Course ski trails. As the frequent groomer of the Golf Course trails, I have seen them for many winters using the trails. Both Eric and Patti met while cross country skiing, raised their family with a love of the sport and now their older children and grandchildren love the winter sport as well. Eric is originally from Norway, so cross country skiing and lov