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

Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum Newsletter
Below you will find all of our current and past Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum Newsletter for your enjoyment. They are full of great stories, past events & winners, rides, upcoming events, photos, along with recognizing our supporters, like you. Thank you for visiting, simply click the Red PDF Button of any of the the Newsletters you would like to view.

"One of the coolest museums I've ever been to! The building is super clean and organized, everything is very nicely displayed, and the items they have for sale are unique and well-made. The gentleman running the place was super friendly and very happy to answer any questions we had and shared some interesting facts. We will definitely be stopping in again the next time we are over that way!" — Jacy Deroque, Google Reviews, 5 Stars

Spring 2024 Issue 34

32nd Annual Top of the Lake Show (Ride cancelled), Feb 16 & 17, 2024

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Spring 2023 Issue 32

31st Annual Show & Ride-February 17 & 18, 2023

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Fall 2022 Issue 31

16th Annual Swap Meet and What is NEW at the Museum

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Spring 2022 Issue 30

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Fall 2021 Issue 29

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Fall 2020 Issue 27

14th Swap Meet Vides King Tribute Snowmobile the Mighty Mac Covid cancellations

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Spring 2021 Issue 28

29th Show & Ride Tribute to Tom King Rear Engine Ride #6

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Spring 2020 Issue 26

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Fall 2019 Issue 25

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Spring 2019 Issue 24

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Fall 2018 Issue 23

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Spring 2018 Issue 22

Featuring: 26th Naubinway Show & Ride, Soo I-500 50th, Bridge Crossing #3, Sept Snowmobile/Tractor/ASCOA summer meeting

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Fall 2017 Issue 21

Featuring the Dec 16 Snowmobile the Mighty Mac story, Fall Swap Meet, Library Dedication and Storage Garage is up.

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Spring 2017 Issue 20

25th Annual Show & Ride, Rear Engine Ride #2, Soo I-500 Memories at the Mile lap, J.A. Bombardier Addition opens, Mackinac Bridge Crossing, 2017 Swap Meet

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Fall 2016 Issue 19

10th Annual Swap Meet Raffle Winners Bombardier Addition Featured Sled - Ockelbo

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Spring 2016 Issue 18

24th Show & Ride, Bombardier Museum donation, Novi Show, Soo I-500 Show, Tv 6 Video info.

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Fall 2015 Issue 17

10th Annual VSCA National Show, Waywego story, Model T on display, Sept Tractor Show

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Spring 2015 Issue 16

23rd Snowmobile Show, Soo I-500 show, Valley Camp Polaris, MCACA Grant

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Fall 2014 Issue 15

St. Ignace Tractor/Snowmobile Show #1, Swap Meet & Auction info.

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Spring 2014 Issue 14

Read all about the Feb Show & Ride, raffle winners, latest happenings in the new building

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Fall 2013, Issue 13

Sept. Swap Meet and Raffle winners, New Building report

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Spring, 2013 Issue 12

Highlights of Snowmobile Show and New building update

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Fall 2012 Issue 11

Featured articles: Vintage National Show, Fall Swap Meet, New building update

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Spring 2012 Issue 10

Articles featuring the Snowmobile Show& the National Show in July

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Fall 2011 Issue 9

Articles featured are of the 2011 Swap Meet, the upcoming Vintage National Show, and new building updates.

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Spring 2011 Issue 8

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Fall 2010 Issue 7

Featuring the Sept. Swap Meet and the beginning stages of the new building site.

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Spring 2010 Issue 6

Featuring the Feb. Snowmobile Show and Museum winter activities

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Fall 2009 Issue 5

Fall Newsletter features the Sept. Swap Meet and assorted articles featuring the Museum

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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