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More photos of Keweenaw Chain Drive 2002 ...
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| Waiting in the rain for the 1K races to start
at the MTU Trails are Jim and Betsy Meese of Hancock, their
children Anna (No. 367) and Elliott (No. 366) and young friend Emily
Turcotte of South Range. |
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| Merle Kindred, right, of Hancock, offers moral
support to her granddaughters Louise, left, and Ruth Oppliger,
while their Mom, Shawn Oppliger, far left, volunteers at the
registration tent just before the start of the 1K Kids' Cup
races at the Michigan Tech Trails on Saturday, June 15. The girls'
sister, Karen Oppliger (not pictured) was the winner of a new
mountain bike, donated by Downwind Sports of Houghton. |
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| The 9-10-year-old racers get ready for the
start of their 1K event at the muddy MTU trails on Saturday, June
15. |
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| Matt Koss of Marquette approaches the finish
line of the 32-mile race near Portage Health System hospital in
Hancock on June 16. Koss finished second in his 30-39 age group
and tenth overall in the race with a time of 2:40:12. In
Saturday's time trial, Koss was fourth in the men's division.
Portage Health System is the principal sponsor of the Keweenaw
Chain Drive. |
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| David Campbell of Calumet and Lac La Belle, son
of Anita and Paul Campbell, nears the finish line of the 32-mile
race on June 16 at Maasto Hiihto in Hancock. |
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| Mary Conner of Marquette smiles cheerfully as she nears the
finish of the 32-mile race on June 16 at Maasto Hiihto trails in
Hancock. Conner was first in her age group and second overall of
the women in that race, with a time of 3:09:33. |
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Learn more about the author of this guest column, Wynn
Johnson.
See complete results of the Keweenaw Chain Drive Festival bike races on the
Chain Drive Web site. 
See Dan
Dalquist's May 22 article for more about the Keweenaw Chain Drive race
committee and the work of volunteers.
Visit the Keweenaw Now discussion forums to comment on this
article.
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| Note: Views expressed by our guest columnists are not necessarily the views of Keweenaw Now. |
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