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 hand-painted or stenciled wooden sleds that delighted children at Christmas a century ago now are appreciated and collected as an art form that can cost thousands of dollars. The commercial ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 21—Last Saturday, Haugan looked as though snowmobiles were the only mode of transportation as Winterfest rolled into town.
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 ...
About 200 vintage and antique models entered the 4th Annual Pine Stump Vintage Snowmobile Show.
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 ...
WILLMAR -- In the early 1990's, Harlan Rohner could have been seen as a visionary. He opened the first-ever snowmobile museum, located south of Willmar. People flocked to see the sleds, at first. But ...
They may not be as pretty or go as fast as their younger counterparts, but vintage sled heads love their old machines. Count Jim Saurdiff among them. Known as Doc Jim in the vintage snowmobile world, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Spectators at the Pro Vintage Racing Snowmobile Races at Lake Neshonoc might recognize a few of the models from their childhood, but organizer Adam Degenhardt said they shouldn’t expect the ...