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Nepisiguit Club #1
The Nepisiguit Snowmobile club #1, which is the oldest snowmobile club in the province, has the largest membership in New Brunswick with 949 registered last season (826 for 15/16), (849 for 14/15), (794 for 13/14), (809 for 12/14), (765 for 11/12), (579 for 07/08) with a strong Nova Scotia and PEI contingent and maintains a trail system about 400 Kilometers in length. The club started in 69/70 with one small groomer with membership fees of $10 and groomed about 175 Km in the area between Brunswick Mines (Old Theriault Rd), Highway 430 (Nine Mile East Rd), and the now Caribou Mines.
Trails were designated and signed by such names as Caribou, Bear, Fox, Rabbit and Beaver. Log shelters were built along the trails and were also designated with animal names. One unique feature at the beginning was that all traffic was in one direction. It made for safer trails as the drags were only so wide. The trails were made in a series of 5 loops and one could vary their trip in any combination of loops as they so wished. We only use a small percentage of these trails today in our present system< namely: Nine Mile East, Nine Mile North, Rio, and the Forty Four. As time progressed the trails expanded closer to Nepisiguit Falls where the Bathurst Fish and Game Ass. had built a lodge which is currently the Nepisiguit Sports Lodge. Then it progressed into Bathurst to the Atlantic Host Motor Inn. Then the trail system blew up into the Chaleur area ( we were all one club back then) and down to the Miramichi to the Belfont area where there was a thriving club house.
Of course everything was dependent on the volunteer. Some of the founders were Howard Doucet , Bud Kenny, John Labonville and there were a few more, plus loads of volunteers.
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Bathurst
Thank you for all the effort put in by all, it was a fabulous season for sure. Susan
Bathurst
A big thank you to all involved in providing the ultimate snowmobile experience in New Brunswick. Bravo and have a great summer. David
THUNDER
AMAZING YEAR_ CHEERS TO ALL!!!!! THANK YOU - DON your a ROCK STAR in my books-----
Dave H Bathurst
Congratulations Don on another great year. Well done, you have a great crew
Rene Bathurst
Excellent job guys!! Thanks for a great season!!
Bathurst
Gary Excellent job guys, lots of fun on great trails
Greg
Excellent job. Thanks for all your hard work this season
Bathurst
Thank you for all the hard work, Joey
Beresford
Thank You .You guys are champion for us snowmobile and show people in the Atlantic province that our region has the nicest trail system !!!
Jean Guy
Kennetcook N.S,
been going there for 25 years..always the best winters and trails.
Bathurst
It was a very good season people, Thank You very much for all the dedicated time to the operators and everyone involved in the winter operation, Have a great summer and fall. Not forgetting the staff at the lodge and all volunteers.
Dave Bathurst
Big thank you to the Executive, Staff and volunteers. As usual top shelf service and trails.
See you next season!!
NS
Was up yesterday trails awesome. from your ns friends to you all thanks for the great winter and awesome trails. Gordon
Bathurst
Great job on the trails this year ! Jean Marc
Jacquet River
You guys do an awesome job. Thanks for your dedication and hard work. Ron
Trevor
Thanks for the scrub on the trails last night, trails are hard and flat! Super job club #1
Jason Amherst NS
Thanks ....never been your way before until this weekend and last...had a great time at your place on our 4 stops...can't wait until next trip
B Caines Halifax
Myself and 3 friends were on the trails this weekend and had a blast, The trails were not groomed like highways but if people want that they should buy a car and drive the highways ,It was the best riding in virgin snow I have ever done.Keep up the great work and ignore the naysayers. By the way, we are not kids, My group were all late 50's SUPER WORK
Blair Branch
Hi Don I just wanted to say thank you for all your time for club number I I never made it out this year an account of health reasons still bought my trail permit Maybe next year I will be out again thank you to everyone at club no 1 Blair
Thanks Blair Hope everything goes good for you.
Jamie George Truro
I just spent three days on your trails with my 16 year old son and three freinds. We put on 800km and would have to say it was some of the best groamed trails I have ever been on. All the hours you put in grooming really made the trip a memorable one for us. This was our first time leaving NS to sled but defiantly will not be our last, we are already planning to come back second week of March. I also enjoy reading your post each day that you have to keep everyone updated on what is going on. I would say in the 800km we put on we only came across two sleds that were going too fast for a norrow trail. Keep up the good work I'm sure everyone appreciates all the hard work that everyone in the area clubs put in. The trails don't get that good with out a lot of time and effort put into them.