Border To Border Touring/ORV Route

21/03/2023

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0344&ssn=0&y=2023&keyword_type=all&keyword=silver+bay

21/03/2023

I am not sure if there will be any changes to the Route. Let’s hope that this is the last go around. Sadly Cook County will not be taking part in this great opportunity.

Information about the planning and development of a new "adventure route" that will connect 800 miles of rugged backroads across Northern Minnesota, from the North Dakota border to the shores of Lake Superior, for OHV riding.

01/04/2019

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/input/mgmtplans/touring/index.html

Fall landscape along a road. Border-to-Border Touring RouteNew "adventure route" will connect rugged backroads across Northern MinnesotaSince 1992, Minnesota has had a system of Scenic Byways made up of roads that take drivers to some of the state’s most significant natural, cultural and historic ...

31/12/2018

http://m.startribune.com/plan-for-n-minn-back-roads-adventure-prompts-dust-up/487572561/

Opposition to the proposed Border to Border Touring Route has mushroomed in places.

31/12/2018

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.mprnews.org/story/2018/06/25/border-to-border-driving-route

The Border to Border Touring Route would lead drivers from Lake Superior to the North Dakota border. But the project is sparking controversy with some nearby residents.

15/09/2018

http://www.startribune.com/proposed-back-road-route-hits-bumps-in-northern-minnesota/490640411/

A deep divide over motorized vehicles in the wilderness is erupting anew over the proposed "Border-to-Border Touring Route."

14/08/2018

13/08/2018

13/08/2018

Stay tuned......St Louis county section and Lake, Cook county section tomorrow. Won't get a chance to do the entirety of both but I'll get some pictures up!

12/08/2018

http://m.startribune.com/proposed-back-road-route-hits-bumps-in-northern-minnesota/490640411/

A deep divide over motorized vehicles in the wilderness is erupting anew over the proposed "Border-to-Border Touring Route."

27/06/2018

There is an opposition growing against the B2B trail system in Cook county. We need your support, spread the word!

https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/b2b-route-cook-county/?source=search

I just signed a petition to Cook County Board of Commisioners: This petition is to show support for the B2B Tour Route that the MnDnr wishes to promote.

27/04/2018

Not a ton of new information coming out from the listening sessions. On a few opposition points. Anyone planning to run it this summer comment and post pictures!

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/input/mgmtplans/ohv/plans/border_to_border_trail.html

Border to Border Touring Routel is a partnership four-wheel-drive enthusiasts with over 400 miles of trail from the shores of Lake Superior to the North Dakota.

14/04/2018

Older article but has good info on the stage of planning last year.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/4209841-planning-begins-minnesotas-first-road-vehicle-trail%3famp

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, off-road vehicle (ORV) enthusiasts, 4x4 clubs, environmentalists and concerned citizens collided at a "listening session" Jan. 26 in Park Rapids.About 35 people attended the public meeting where DNR sought feedback "about suitable or unsu...

25/03/2018

https://www.page1publications.com/2018/03/15/back-road-touring-route-collecting-input/

Back road touring route collecting input By Editor | March 15, 2018 | 0 Plans are underway for a back road touring route, spanning northern Minnesota. The goal is to create a “back country scenic byway” for highway licensed vehicles to travel from one end of the state to the other on existing ro...

25/03/2018

http://www.off-road.com/blog/2018/03/20/minnesota-lawmakers-introduce-off-road-bill/

A group of lawmakers in Minnesota are fighting for new off-road trails.

12/03/2018

No new news that we have seen. Has anyone been to the meetings and can comment on the public input?

28/02/2018

Some more good news for Minnesota. Many of us will take the B2B while headed up and back from the National Forest and BWCA.

http://m.startribune.com/congressional-action-will-help-revive-tattered-national-parks-system/475053923/

A backlog of repairs in five Minnesota sites alone now will cost more than $20 million; the bill nationally is in the billions.

23/02/2018

http://www.nohvcc.org/Resources/nms/b2b-faq

This page shows frequently asked questions regarding the Minnesota Off-Road Vehicle Border to Border trail project

20/02/2018

http://www.wtip.org/dnr-hosts-open-house-border-border-4x4-route

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Parks and Trails Division, in conjunction with the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council and the Minnesota 4-Wheel Drive Association, will hold a series of listening sessions across the northern counties of Minnesota about the Border to ...

09/02/2018

The proposed route is posted and available for public comment!

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/input/mgmtplans/ohv/plans/border_to_border_trail.html

05/02/2018

For more information about Border to Border Touring Route planning, contact:

Mary Straka
Division of Parks and Trails
651-259-5644
[email protected]

Ron Potter
NOHVCC Management Solutions
[email protected]

05/02/2018

This is the grant being utilized it's partially funded through a very small amount of the gas tax all Minnesotans pay.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/recreation/gia_ohv.html

Information about the Minnesota State Parks and Trails off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid (GIA) program, including information about the program purpose, history, priorities, assistance level, and application instructions.

04/02/2018

http://www.nohvcc.org/Resources/nms/b2b

This page give information regarding the Minnesota Off-Road Vehicle Border to Border trail project

04/02/2018

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/input/mgmtplans/ohv/plans/border_to_border_trail.html

04/02/2018

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/08/02/off-road-trail-northern-minnesota-border

An adventure touring trail that could span as many as 500 miles may open as soon as next summer, but local officials are less than enthusiastic.