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More good news for Upper
Peninsula ATV enthusiasts
At an early August Luce County Board of
Commissioners meeting in Newberry, Michigan,
commissioners voted unanimously to open up all
Luce County roads for the use of off-road
vehicles. As a result the claim that Luce County
is a “four wheelers paradise”, can truly be
proven.
Since 1989 the State of Michigan has expanded
and regulated the ORV trail experience by
developing a series of specifically designed
trails, many of which criss-cross the most
scenic areas of the Tahquamenon river and falls
areas located in Luce County. This unique system
included single-track trails for motorcycles, as
well as wider ones for both ATV’s and
motorcycles.
Attached to the commissioners okay were the
following stipulations: ORV users must obey all
the standard rules and regulations, such as
riding in single file and no faster then 25mph,
yielding to all pedestrian and motor traffic,
having one headlight and one taillight in
operational use and riding on the outer five
feet of the right side of the road.
Yet three of the county’s roads will remain
off-limits to ORV users: Industrial Park Road
#392, Luce County Park #478 and Pretty Lake Road
#439. As an asterisk: Any township within the
county has the ability to restrict ORV use on
county roads within its boundaries and the hours
of operation remain in place with riding
restricted to one hour prior to sunrise through
one hour after sunset.
With this decision and the hard work of
Newberry groups like SORVA (SPORTSMEN OFF-ROAD
VEHICLE ASSOCIATION) located in Luce County, the
ultimate goal of having 250-300 miles of
designated trails will become a reality.
(Source Newberry News.)
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