🌱 Christmas at the Ranch 2025 and 4 more events

Hello again Lakes of the North! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Christmas at the Ranch 2025
• Super Sunday at Schuss Mountain
• SNOCROSS PRACTICE at Northern Power Race Park

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 37 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 24.
• Thursday: Rain in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakes of the North

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• NPRP Ditchbangers - Round 1
  Northern Power Race Park, 2201 Valley Rd, Mancelona
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Christmas at the Ranch 2025
  6885 County Rd 571 NE , Mancelona
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Super Sunday
  Schuss Mountain , 6519 Ln , Units 501-510 and Units 527-536 and , Mancelona
  12:00 pm

Monday December 22

• SNOCROSS PRACTICE
  Northern Power Race Park , 2201 Valley Rd , Mancelona
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 17

• Michigan Snocross Round 5 & 6
  Northern Power Race Park , 2201 Valley Rd , Mancelona
  9:00 am

Saturday February 28

• Michigan Snocross Round 9 & 10
  Northern Power Race Park , 2201 Valley Rd , Mancelona
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Gaylord

• Vote for the Moore Mechanical Athlete of the Week Dec. 8-13 (petoskeynews.com)
• Done with the cold? Here's how warm it will get this week (freep.com)
• Gaylord launches new elk webcam at Elk View Park (9and10news.com)

Elk Rapids

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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