Area Lodging for the FFGG&PP

We are looking forward to welcoming you all to our home in August for the fourth annual Fiddlin' Fifty Gravel Grinder & Potluck Picnic!  Unfortunately, our home isn't large enough to accommodate everybody.  The good news is that there are several area options for those of you who are coming from great enough distances to need an overnight stop. 

McCarthy Beach State Park

For those wishing for a motel, there are at least sixteen within a 15 mile radius of our house.  They are in the towns of Chisholm, Hibbing, Mt. Iron, and Virginia.  Sizes range from the large Chisholm Inn & Suites (218-254-2000) to the small Lakeshor Motor Inn (218-741-3360) in Virginia.  There are also several B&Bs in the area.

Buhl, MN

There are campgrounds within about 15 miles, as well.  McCarthy Beach State Park (218-254-7979) is located in Sidelake.  It has showers and flush toilets, as well as pit toilets.  West-Two Rivers Campground (218-735-8831), owned and operated by the city of Mt. Iron, also has showers and flush toilets.

For a more rustic experience, the town of Buhl has a small campground called Stubler Beach Campground (218-258-3226).  There are good tent sites and a satellite toilet.  There are restrooms and water across the road at Stubler Beach.  It is also possible to throw a tent up on National Forest Land, but areas without established campsites will be without even so much as a pit toilet, so keep that in mind!

We can't comment on the many area forest roads...

See you soon!

--Susan & Scott

2017 Roster

Ellen Anderson -- Ely
Kim Anderson -- Virginia
Paula Anderson -- Ely
Scott Anderson -- Ely
Kurt Anton -- Duluth
Barb Blair -- Hudson, WI -- Tandem
Bruce Blair -- Hudson, WI -- Tandem

Deb Bocnuk -- Biwabik
Walt Burns -- Minneapolis
Brendon Bushman -- St. Cloud
Michael Cameron
Steve Christy -- Hibbing
Larry Dagen
Bill Drinkerd
Luke Drinkerd
Mike Eliason -- Gilbert
Misty Eliason -- Bovey
Dan Engel -- Virginia
Owen Engel -- Virginia
John Filander -- Biwabik
Mike Garry
David Gavin -- Shakopee

Jim Gaylord -- Duluth
Steve Gillitzer -- Hibbing
Liz Klehm Graves -- Ely
Matt Graves
Curt Gregory -- Royalton
Theresa Gregory -- Royalton

Mary Grove -- Minnetonka 

Scott Hall -- Cohasset 
Brian Halstensgaard - Detroit Lakes
Adam Hayes
Chris Hill -- St. Cloud
John Hoch
Frank Huben -- Sauk Rapids

John Ingham -- Minnetonka
Kirby Jordahl -- Gilbert
Al Jurenek -- Eveleth -- Tandem
Vel Jurenek -- Eveleth -- Tandem
Steve Lampman -- Ely
Michael Latsch -- Duluth
Crisi Lee
Ian Linder
Tim Linder -- Cotton
Jon Loye -- Duluth
Melanie Maturi -- Chisholm
Dean McCauley -- Ely
Keith Murphy -- Bovey
Erik Nelson
Jeff Nelson -- Ely
Ben Peterson -- Cities
Dan Peterson -- St. Augusta
Paul Peterson -- Cities
Kip Praslewicz -- Duluth

Scott Quick -- Ely
Sue Richner -- Tandem

Todd Roswald -- Biwabik
Randy Rudolph
Jenna Sacco -- Hibbing
Joe Sacco -- Hibbing
Thomas Sacco -- Hibbing
Zackary Sacco -- Hibbing
Russ Salzbrun
Bryan Sampson -- Virginia
Paul Schoening

Jack Schwinghamer -- Mora

Joe Schwinghamer -- Ely
Ken Slagle -- Virginia
Rich Soderberg -- Virginia
Ed Stanek -- Cities -- Tandem
Doug Stanzell
Jennifer Segraves Stanzell
Mari Uutala
Bill Vitali -- Maple Grove
Eric Voegeli
Sveta Vold -- St. Louis Park
Keith Wilkinson -- Illinois
Steve Woods -- Shoreview
Susan Woods -- Shoreview
Tom Woods
Chad Woofter
Tom Workman
Joel Zoch

Registration for the 4th Annual FFGG&PP

Greetings, rider friends!  August 26th will be  here sooner than you think and we hope that you are all just as excited about our 4th annual event as we are.  We know that all but one of you have been patiently waiting for registration to open for this year's Fiddlin' Fifty Gravel Grinder & Potluck Picnic, the best FREE gravel grinder in NE Minnesota. We have a couple of changes to tell you about.

First, in addition to the Fiddlin' Fifty, there will be a Fiddlin' Fun.  Like the Fiddlin' Fifty, the Fiddlin' Fun is a gravel road ride that follows beautiful roads through our area of the Arrowhead.  Unlike the original, the Fun is closer to fifteen miles, rather than to fifty.  It replaces the Junior Gravel Grinder, since we had several adults indicate an interest in a shorter route.

Sample Postcard

The second change is related to registration.  While we enjoy receiving fun postcards in the mail, we understand that some people prefer to do things electronically.  Therefore, you may now register by e-mail.  

We want the same information from you regardless of how you register:  Name, choice of ride, where you are from (city/state), and contact e-mail.  Other information, such as emergency contacts, will be requested on the waivers which will be sent to you before the ride.

Registration will open officially on March 1st and close on August 20th.  Postcard registration remains free of charge.  Those who choose to register electronically will be charged double unless they include some work of poetry or prose.

E-mail your information to us at FiddlinFifty AT gmail.com or send it by postcard to
     Fiddlin' Fifty
     c/o Scott Dahlquist
     6479 Colombe Rd.
     Chisholm, MN 55792

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