Bicyclists who want to do a loop around Minocqua Lake using a short segment of the Bearskin State Recreation Trail won’t have to dip in their wallet for a trail pass fee after town board action Tuesday. Supervisors on a 4-1 vote approved a lease agreement with the state Department of Natural Resources covering a third of a mile of trail from downtown Minocqua to Dr. Pink Drive. In the past, bikers had to pay the trail fee or risk a citation.
The lease requires the town to maintain the deck and railings of the former railroad trestle and pay the DNR $95 a year. The Bearskin Trail is also a snowmobile route.
Supervisor Billy Fried based his “no” vote on that maintenance issue:
“Aren’t we using it like from May 1st to Oct. 1st, or something? It makes no sense to me that we would be responsible for the snowmobile wear and tear."
The lease requires the town to maintain the deck and railings of the former railroad trestle and pay the DNR $95 a year. The Bearskin Trail is also a snowmobile route.
