Good intentions
Team 3 Riders: Justin Elder, John Konrad, and Kyle SwartoutSupport Driver: Matt Stepanek For CEM team 3, the morning was full of promise and hope. The…
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Tail Winds -n- Wheel Spins
Today would be a travel/transition day, so we grabbed a quick breakfast and hit the trail early toward Eveleth. After a couple of loops around…
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Why are you in Aurora?
We woke to another beautiful morning, sun shining and already warming at Sherwood Forest Campground in Gilbert. Our morning was leisurely and relaxed as we…
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Searching for Virginia
The Leg 2 group of riders Kathy Kelly and Dennis Hill, along with support drivers Ann and Doug Gurholt, arrived Friday evening to take…
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Wrapping up Leg 1
Friday marked the final day riding for the Leg 1 team, and the arrival of the Leg 2 riders Dennis Hill, Kathy Kelly, John…
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Towns along the ride
Thursday marked the Leg 1 riders’ second day riding, and the last day on the Heartland/Paul Bunyan Trails. At the end of Thursday’s ride the…
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First day on the trails
Wednesday broke cool but clear for the team’s first day on the trails. Jay made sure everyone was fueled for the ride with a breakfast…
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Traveling to kick-off the 2022 ride
The Leg 1 riders for this year’s CEM 900 gathered on Tuesday, May 31, to travel to Akeley, Minnesota, where they begin the first…
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Another successful CEM 900
Despite covid in 2020 and 2021, the ride has gone on! This year’s 16th Annual Merchants Bank Christian Elder Memorial 900 (CEM 900) charity…
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Riding to the Finish
Wednesday marked the final 62-mile ride for the 2019 CEM900, and like each of the preceding five days, it promised to be another perfect…
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Jim Won’t Quit
Tuesday morning began with the aroma of Jay’s breakfast being made, a medley of fried eggs and sliced potatoes with toast and jelly. It also…
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Surprised on the Trail
Monday marked the beginning of the final three-day leg of the 2019 CEM900. It promised to be another perfect day, sunny and cool in the…
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