With your tax-deductible donations you can support  VASSA and help build two NEW Featured Vilas Area Trails. Mail your check today!

Three-Eagle Trail   Eagle River Segment

PO Box 297

Three Lakes, WI 54562

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Great Wisconsin Headwaters Trail System

Conover-Phelps Trail

P.O. Box 609

Eagle River, WI 54521

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Vilas Area Silent Sports Association

P. O. Box 912

Eagle River WI 54521

THANK YOU!!!!

Minutes/Agenda In PDF Format

Jan. 11, 2012 Agenda

Nov. 1, 2011 Minutes

Sept. 14, 2011 Minutes

July 14, 2011 Minutes

Mar. 9, 2011 Minutes

Feb. 9, 2011 Minutes

Map To the Latest VASSA Meeting

Meeting Schedule

6:00 PM  Wednesday. Feb 15, 2012

Trees For Tomorrow

Education Building (East Side of Loop)

519 Sheridan Street

Eagle River Wi 54521

VASSA was founded in Sept. 2009. In that short period it has accomplished a number of objectives and is actively engaged in several new initiatives:

1. •Drafted Bylaws & Incorporated as a 501(c)(3)  non-profit
   

2. •Recruited a board with diverse range of skills
   

3. •Expanding the board geographically through Vilas County
   

4. •Worked with NCWRPC to develop the Regional Alternative Transportation Plan
   

5. •Promoted VASSA with presentations to regional agencies and organizations
   

6. •Created a significant website - VASSA-Trails.org
   

7. •Promoted Vilas to nearly 500 GRABAAWR Cyclists and provided 25th Anniversary cake and coffee
   

8. •Held a successful 2nd annual meeting
   

9. •Created and approved a budget and raised baseline operating funds
   

10. •Helped raise funds for two local trail organizations
    

11. •Continue to investigate alternate sources of trail funding and volunteer labor
    

12. •Initiated and continue to work on a silent sports economic Impact study for Vilas County.
    

13. •Continue to forge partnerships with regional silent sport groups, Chambers of Commerce, and economic development groups
    

14. •Created a committee to develop fundraising events to benefit regional silent sport groups and the community
    

15. •Volunteer trail maintenance initiative
    

16. •VASSA networking and participating  in a broader range of silent sport promotion and workshops state-wide
    

17. •Created a physical “home” for VASSA by partnering with Trees for Tomorrow.
    

The Vilas County Alternative Transportation (Bike\Ped) Plan is the centerpiece of VASSA’s activities. The Plan was created by the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission with input from VASSA and other Vilas trail organizations. The plan was adopted by the Vilas County Board on Sept. 20, 2011. As the Plan is an evolving document, VASSA seeks to engage municipalities, trail groups, and citizens in it’s continued development.

Links to the adopted Plan’s map and narrative can be found on the Maps page or more directly by using the links below. These are large files from 2-5 MB. and will take some time to open or download on slower connections:

MAP                                  NARRATIVE

Great Wisconsin Headwaters Trail System Foundation (GHT)

Help Build The Trails  - Become A Charter Member

Now on Facebook as GHTrails

Download Membership Form (PDF)

www.3eagletrail.com

Blaze The Trail!!!

VASSA’s 2nd annual meeting saw changes in the makeup of the board as Director Alan Piel of Wilderness Lakes Trails relinquished his seat after a year of service. VASSA thanks Alan for his service and honors his commitment to trail creation in the Northeastern Vilas - Michigan borderlands area.

To VASSA’s good fortune, Vilas County Tourism and Publicity Director Cindy Burzinski expressed interest in serving. Whith Alan’s seat still warm, the board moved to adopt Cindy as a director at it’s Jan. 11, 2012 meeting. Thank you, Cindy, and welcome aboard!

As of Sept. 9, 2011 we are removing the both the NewsCycle blog and the Events Calendar from the website. This is in an effort to reduce the amount of website maintenance and updates. The change will allow us to focus our efforts on other priorities more directly related to trail development. We apologize if you enjoyed or made use of those features. Any timely announcements or other news will now be found in this space. Information regarding particular upcoming events will also be found on this page either in this “Announcements” column” or a separate notice. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

On Sept 20th, 2011 the Vilas County Board of Supervisors adopted the Alternative Transportation Plan. The Plan was created by the North Central Regional Planning Commission. VASSA was responsible for initiating it’s creation as well as facilitating it’s development. Before the Plan could be adopted by the County it had to be approved by both the Vilas Forestry and Highways committees.

The Plan’s adoption is VASSA’s most significant milestone to date. Kudo’s to NCWRPC, VASSA, and all trail groups that have participated. Special thanks to Mike Robillard (VASSA) and Darryl Landau (NCWRPC).

Eliciting input, evolving, and promoting the trail plan is expected to be a priority among VASSA’s activities in 2012 and beyond.

With the help of Redfeather and Northern Lights Snowshoe companies, Eagle River Dairy Queen, Chain ‘O Lakes Cyclery and others VASSA will stage it’s first planned event. A Snowshoe Celebration will take place on Feb. 4, 2012 at Tara Lila in Eagle River WI. More information is below.

The Vilas Area Silent Sports Association celebrate it’s 2nd year of operation on Tuesday Nov. 1, 2011. The meeting was a low key affair. The board reviewed the accomplishments of the year, reviewed the books, and adopted the slate of officers and directors for the year.

With the help of Redfeather and Northern Lites Snowshoe companies, Eagle River Dairy Queen, Chain ‘O Lakes Cyclery and others VASSA will stage it’s first planned event. A Snowshoe Celebration will take place on Feb. 4, 2012 at Tara Lila on Sundstein Road in Eagle River WI. The FREE familiy friendly festivities will begin at 10AM on the Saturday of Super Bowl Weekend and will continue into the evening. The event will include guided snowshoe tours, snowshoe demonstrations, prizes and raffles, candlelight snowshoeing, and bonfires. Events will be tailored to all ages and abilities. Eagle River Children’s Museum will be offering food and beverage service at the Tara Lila maintenance building next to the Three Eagle Trail parking lot on Sundstein Road.

The event will also mark the Grand Opening of the trails at Tara Lila - North. Tara Lila is a private company that supports silent sport trail creation in Vilas and Oneida Counties. Tara Lila currently hosts miles of wilderness trails adjacent to the Three Eagle Trail and will be opening additional scenic trail for the event. For maps and additional information visit taralila.org.

VASSA will be making the rounds of area merchants with event posters. Should you wish to print event posters for your own business we are making them available here for download. 

Snowshoe Celebration 8.5”x11 (Download PDF, 2.7 MB)

Snowshoe Celebration 11”x17” (Download PDF, 4.2 MB)

2011 featured: the Trail Summit, the adoption of the Vilas Alt. Trans. Plan, GHT’s brilliant Engineering Committee, the start of GHT trails in Conover, the expansion of the Three Eagle Trail in Eagle River, engaging the Vilas EDC, the Eagle River Hub Group, and many other items that will have lasting impact!