2024 Grant Recipients

Ironwood Area Schools - $1000 to expand their youth xc ski program and to participate in the 2025 Barnebirkie in Hayward, WI.
The Sisu Endurance Race Team - $1000 for roller skis.
Mercer Cross Country Ski Club and Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts (ICORE) - $1000 for Mercer and Hurley School students to receive ski instruction, to ski and snowshoe on the MECCA trails.
Wolverine Nordic Ski Club - $1000 to clear the landing area of the historic Wolverine ski jump for better visibility and to provide a place to sled, build snow structures, and play in the snow.
Penokee Rangers Trails Corp - $500 towards the replacement of an aging UTV used for grooming with an electric vehicle and new track assemblies. Montreal and Uller Ski Trails are free and open to the public.
The Erwin Township Historical Society - $500 for their outdoor recreation fund - to improve the nature trail and construct a children's playground and pickle ball court at the Heritage Park.

2023 Grant Recipients

Sisu Endurance Team Race Squad - $1,500 to purchase four sets of skis, boots, and poles.
Hurley School District - $1,500 towards the purchase of a side-by-side groomer with tracks that will allow them to expand their current one mile cross country ski trail to three miles. The trail will be open to the school and community during the ski season. 
Wakefield Marenisco School District PE Dept - $1500 for additional skis for high school students to participate in cross-country skiing through the PE curriculum.
Bessemer Area School District PE Dept - $1500 for snowshoes to expand the PE program. Students will be able to experience snowshoeing in Bluff Valley Park right behind the school.
Ironwood Area Schools PE Department - $1,000 to allow up to 50 students in grades 2-5 to participate in the Barnebirkie youth ski event in Hayward, Wisconsin, in February 2024.
Mercer School District - $1000 to purchase a ski and snowshoe wall storage system.   
The Friends of the Miners Memorial Heritage Park - $1000 for signage in the park that identifies and describes notable historical features.

2022 Grant Recipients

Ironwood Area Schools - $1,000 for cross country ski equipment for their second grade ski program.
Sisu Endurance Team - $1,000 for equipment to expand their youth XC ski racing team.
Wakefield-Marenisco Schools - $1,000 for cross country ski equipment for their high school physical education programs.
Mercer Schools - $1,000 to purchase snowshoes to enhance their winter physical education programs.
Team Z Racing - $1,000 for slalom gates suitable for younger racers involved in their Alpine ski racing and training program.
Gogebic Community College - $1,000 – to purchase two mountain bikes for students to rent for free as part of the Samson Outfitter Program.
Protect Our Winters - $1,000 to the local climate change awareness organization. POW will partner with SISU Ski Fest to promote climate awareness.
Erwin Township Historical Society - $1,000 to install a bike station at the Erwin Heritage Park.

2021 Grant Recipients

Iron County 4-H - $1000 to maintain and expand cross country ski gear for the Sisu Endurance Team. The purpose of the program is to get young people in the region outside and enjoying the activities our community offers.
Wakefield-Marenisco School District - $1000 to purchase cross country ski equipment for older students. They currently have gear for grades 2-5. This money will enable them to include youth 6th grade and up.
906 Adventure Team. - $1000 towards the purchase of a trailer to transport gear to group activities.
Mercer School District - $1000 to purchase equipment for 6th to 12th graders so they can be part of the school’s cross country ski program.
Friends of the Miners Memorial Heritage Park - $1000 toward their Equipment Building Project, to house and maintain their trail maintenance and grooming equipment.
Gogebic Community College - $500 to assist in their project to replace two bridges on their trail system near the college and Mt. Zion. These trails will be open to students and the community alike.
Penokee Rangers - $500 for their project to construct two portals to the Montreal Trails. These portals will replicate the unique timber structures used for safety underground in the Montreal Mine.

2020 Grant Recipients

Bay Cliff Health Camp - $1,000 for ski equipment for Bay Cliff winter camp participants, staff, and other area groups in Big Bay, MI.
Wolverine Nordic Trails - $1,000 for signage on the biking, hiking, and snowshoe trails maintained by Wolverine Ski Club and SISU Dirt Crew.

2019 Grant Recipients

Ironwood Area Schools - $1,000 towards their cross country ski program.
906 Adventure Team - $1,000 for new local chapter of this youth mountain biking club.
Gogebic Ontonagon School District - $1,000 for winter outdoor equipment for special ed program.
Friends of the Iron Belle Trail - $1,000 towards purchase of a duet bike.
MECCA Ski Trials - $1,000 for the MECCA Experience Fund to bring Seniors, youth and families to the trails.

2018 Grant Recipient

SISU Endurance Team - $1,000 - to purchase equipment for their new youth ski program.The SISU Endurance Team is a youth program open to youth in Gogebic County, MI and Iron County, WI in grades 2-12 and all skill levels are welcome. This program is sponsored by the Iron County 4-H program and the University of Wisconsin Extension and is made possible by the contribution of the volunteer coaches, assistant coaches, parent volunteers, and collaboration with the ABR Ski Trails.

2017 Grant Recipients

Red Devil Soccer - $1,000 for maintenance of the soccer field for the youth soccer club.
Ironwood's Middle School Ski Program - $1,000 for their learn to ski program that is now in its 10th year.
Wakefield-Marenisco School District - $750 for a groomer for their elementary Nordic skiing program.
Hurley Nordic Ski Club - $750 to further expand their Nordic Ski Program to the 9th grade. Hurley has been a leader in learn-to-ski programming within the local school systems. Students from 2nd to 9th grade now receive cross country skiing instruction as part of their physical education programming. Hurley National Honor Society students volunteer at our bag drop every year. What a super bunch they are!
Wolverine Nordic Trails - $500 for trail rerouting and reopening the Ottawa Loop, a single track skiing/snowshoe trail that has been closed due to wetlands issues.

2016 Grant Recipients

CXC Nordic Rocks Ski Program - $1000 purchased ski equipment and provided lessons for elementary school youth to learn how to cross country ski. Wakefield-Marenisco School benefited from the Nordic Rocks program in 2017.
Ironwood High School Cross Country Running Program - $1000 for team warm up jackets and a tent shelter for use at cross country meets.
Hurley School District Nordic Ski Program - $600 expanded their cross country ski program to middle school age kids.
Ironwood Parks and Recreation Department - $400 towards building materials for a handicap accessible observation platform at the top of Mt. Zion Ski Hill and look out area.