Located in the far northeastern tip of Michigan’s upper peninsula, Drummond Island was honored this past weekend by Michelin North America as one of its BFGoodrich 2010 Outstanding Trails.
Off-roaders and members of the Drummond Island Off-Road club were in attendance as MNA’s BFGoodrich division presented a grant of $4,000 to the club’s president. The grant will be used to continue conservation efforts for the trail.
BFGoodrich, working in conjunction with Tread Lightly! and United Four Wheel Drive Associations, chose the Drummond Island trail system because of its “beauty and challenge that it presents to off-road enthusiasts,” MNA said.
Celebrating its five-year anniversary, the BFGoodrich Tires Outstanding Trails program is dedicated to the responsible use, and preservation of, off-road trails while providing aid in the trails’ conservation efforts. Since its inception, the Outstanding Trails program has recognized 19 off-road trails in 16 states and two in Canada. The program has also given more than $70,000 in grants to clubs and seen more than 2,500 participants at trail events.