Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum

The Top of The Lake Snowmobile Museum | Naubinway, Michigan
Upper Peninsula Antique & Vintage Snowmobiles
"Where the history of snowmobiling comes to life."

Board of Directors
Below you will find our Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers who work hard to keep growing and reaching new goals here at the Top of the Lake snowmobile Museum. We thank you for browsing our website and look forward to seeing you here at the museum.

"I thought it was a small place. I found myself looking at snowmobiles of all sorts, championship stuff, and tourist information. Nice people, nice facility and education about the top of the lake. The top of Lake Michigan." — Sharon Butcher, Google Reviews, 5 Stars

Charlie Vallier

Chairman

N9030 State Hwy 117
Engadine, MI 49827

906-477-6192

cmvallier@lighthouse.net

John McGuirk

Vice Chairman

17719 Sharp Road
Sidney, OH 45365

937-493-0719

johnk17719@gmail.com

Merle Edwards

Secretary/Treasurer

W14630 Kovar Rd
Engadine, MI 49827

906-477-6676

mandb1998@lighthouse.net

Bernie Reid

Trustee

205 Jossman Rd
Ortonville, MI 48462

989-239-7830

replacebase@yahoo.com

Dan Blaney

Trustee

P.O. Box 500
Morocco, IN 47963

219-285-2008

dblaney@blaneyandwalton.com

Gene Beaudoin

Trustee

W11592 Main St.
Naubinway, MI 49762

906-477-6242

Greg Busch

Trustee

8075 Linden Rd
Fenton, MI 48430

810-252-3832

Buschdog123@yahoo.com

John Ketcher

Trustee

W14702 US Highway 2
Engadine, MI 48927

Larry Bicigo

Trustee

512 Jackson St
Crystal Falls, MI 49920

906-875-3922

ldbicigo@yahoo.com

Tom Hammond

Trustee

195 Julie Ann
Ortonville, MI 48462

248-736-3126

tjgosnow@yahoo.com

Museum Staff Volunteer Charlie Vallier

Museum Staff Volunteer Greg Busch

Museum Staff Volunteer John Ketcher

Museum Staff Volunteer Jackie Busch

Museum Staff Volunteer John Batchelder

Museum Staff Volunteer Marilyn Vallier

Museum Staff Volunteer Sandy Ketcher

Museum Staff Employee Marilyn Vallier

General Manager

Museum Staff Employee Sandy Ketcher

Janitorial Manager

Museum Staff Employee Lori Vallier

Marketing Director

Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum News Release-2023 On September 22, 2023 the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced it would be generously awarding the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum in Naubinway an $8750 grant for operational support during 2024. MACC uses a peer review process to award grants. More than 700 organizations across the state applied for funding. Each grant application is competitively judged; awardees are chosen to ensure Michigan residents and visitors have access to the most authentic aspects of local arts and culture. Organizations receiving a grant award from MACC/NEA are required to match those funds with other public or private dollars. The Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum receives a great deal of donated monetary support through its memberships and visitors and plans to use these funds to match the MACC grant award. There are 141 active museum members not including lifetime members and more than 7000 visitors just last year.

The museum has plans to bring more local art-related activities to our conference room and develop a program for groups with special needs. This support will go toward the cost of wages and advertising for these activities. On Sept 20, 2019, The Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum was awarded a grant of $12,500 for Operational Support from the State of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA – ART WORKS). The grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and was one of 561 applications to compete for MCACA fiscal year 2019 funding. The grant requires a 1:1 match and helped the museum leverage the $12,500 of support from its annual income and the many donations from supporters. In particular the museum has received grants from the Graymont Community Economic Development Fund and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. It has also received significant donations from the Antique Snowmobile Club of America, The Midwest Vintage Snowmobile Shows, Inc., many snowmobile clubs, several recreational and snowmobile shows, the museum’s internal $1,000.00 Challenge, and many museum members. The grant funds will be applied to museum operating costs. Applicable costs include internal operations, marketing, travel to shows within the State of Michigan and cost of employees. The MCACA peer review process allows for each grant applicant to be competitively considered by a panel of in-state and out-of-state arts and culture professionals. This ensures the taxpayers, who support this project through legislative appropriations, and all other visitors or residents in Michigan will have access to the highest quality arts and cultural experiences. A complete list of grant awards around the state is available by contacting MCACA at (517) 241-4011, or by visiting the MCACA website at www.michigan.gov/arts