The Northland 300 is a 300 mile, 3-day, charity snowmobile ride, made up of volunteer participants who raise funds to support Special Olympics Minnesota.  The Northland 300 is never cancelled.  The Northland 300 is all about people, snowmobilers, the charity, the towns and the combination therof.  The Northland 300 was built on friendships and the friendships continue to grow each year. Friendships and comaraderie of the riders and the folks we meet at our checkpoints in the towns along the way.
 
The Northland 300 event is planned by and all volunteer Board of Directors for volunteer snowmobile enthusiasts.  The Northland 300 is made possible by its Sponsors and Partners so that all funds go directly to support Special Olympics Minnesota.  Rider donations are achieved through sponsorships, raffle ticket sales, company and general donations.  Activities to raise funds include Road Rallies, golf outings plus other Special Events.

There is still room left on some teams... Sign up today. 


The Northland 300 will only be taking 100 people this year. There are only 25 spots left, then we are on a waiting list... SIGN UP TODAY 

Contact Janel (janelvorel@hotmail.com) or Kathy (karkulak300@outlook.com) with questions.... 


All registered drivers are welcome to join us for the Safety/Trail Training

​​Safety/Trail Training will be held December 1, 2019 
  • First of all, many of our NL300 participants know CPR/First Aid through their jobs, etc. We will be providing a refresher course, along with a mini course of “ Mastering Disaster” as it applies to snowmobiling incidents that may occur in a not so convenient area to get immediate help. It is much more than a first aid course and will justify the contents of our new NL backpacks.
  • Our goal is to have each Lead Driver and one other person on each team to be leaders of care should an incident occur. We would also like as many people as possible on our Support Team to be able to help out when they come upon an incident where care needs to be administered.
  • Due to the restructuring of the NL300 with new teams, this also requires that our new Lead Drivers need to be aware of their responsibilities and our expectations in these positions. This too will be reviewed at the training so that our Lead Drivers will be the very best they can be. Therefore, I EXPECT ALL NEW LEAD DRIVERS ALONG WITH ONE OTHER PERSON FROM EACH TEAM TO ATTEND.
  • We encourage communication between the Lead Driver and the members of their team. Names, emails and phone numbers will be provided or have been provided to make this possible.
  • This email is being sent out to all participants who are currently registered in the hopes that we can get as many people as possible on this ride to be as prepared as we can be. I am thinking this will be a 2 hour training, maximum. (Feel free to bring your children if that makes your attending possible.)
  • THIS IS BEING SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 9:00 am-11:00 am, at Jimmy’s Food & Drink in Vadnais Heights. Coffee and rolls/donuts will be provided.
Please stay tuned to www.northland300.org for info or our Facebook page. 




​POLE POSITIONS WERE PICKED AT OUR FIRST DRIVERS MEETING. THEY ARE AS FOLLOW: 
  • 1st Team - Green (Lead Driver Mike Richards) TEAM IS FULL 
  • 2nd Team - Yellow (Lead Driver Tarry Trout)  3 SPOTS LEFT
  • 3rd Team - T2 (Lead Driver Jim Reger) TEAM IS FULL
  • 4th Team - White (Lead Driver Marc Williams) TEAM IS FULL
  • 5th Team - White 2 (Lead Driver Kyle Crain) 6 SPOTS LEFT
  • 6th Team - Purple (Lead Driver Jason Reinsch) 4 SPOTS LEFT
  • 7th Team - Pink (Lead Driver Dave Gerlach) 2 SPOT LEFT
  • 8th Team - Blue (Lead Driver Nick Meister) 6 SPOTS LEFT
  • Support is lead by Casey & Lonna Heller

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Special Announcement

​Dear Friend of the Northland 300:

My hope is that you will read this in its entirety as the contents went into effect April 1 and it will affect the 2020 ride and all that our ride entails.

First of all, we now have 8 teams in place instead of 4. This was done not just for a more enjoyable ride, but so that we have room to grow our event. At our first Driver/ Support Meeting you will be asked to sign up for the team that you will ride on. They are as follows:

GREEN – Mike Richards
T2 – Jim Reger
WHITE – Marc Williams
PINK – Dave Gerlach
BLUE- Nick Meister
WHITE 2 – Kyle Crain
YELLOW – Tarry Trout
PURPLE – Jason Reinsch

Between now and October 8 (First Driver/Support Meeting) you should give some thought as to whom you will be riding with. NO TEAM WILL GO OUT WITH LESS THAN 6 SLEDS AND NO MORE THAN 10. It is important that you know we are only taking 100 riders this year and we already have 64 registered, thus making only 36 spots available. SO IF YOU ARE NOT YET REGISTERED, YOU SHOULD DO SO IMMEDIATELY ON THE ENCLOSED FORM.

We will be picking pole positions differently this year. It will be by a drawing so that it is totally the luck of the draw.
2020 is going to be a GOLD MEDAL YEAR. Those of you remember when we did this in the past, we will be looking for the very best team on the ride. Details will be given out at the First Driver/Support Meeting.

We are committed to safety this year so we will be providing First Aid supplies in a backpack to each team, along with each Support Vehicle. Each team, along with our Support Team will be have training this year.

Lastly is a new ruling on Sponsorship money. At the time your sponsorship is turned in, you will be asked the following:
Are you going to take full credit for these funds as you have initiated the funding?
If not, you will be allowed to use only ½ of the amount to go towards pledges for you and others. The names of the participants that this will cover cannot be changed.

​Our sponsorships have become watered down and we can no longer allow this to happen.
 
The Northland 300 is about bringing an awareness to Special Olympics through our fundraising and our safe and responsible snowmobiling. All Lead Drivers and Support will receive training for this so that all will have an equal opportunity to demonstrate these expectations. We will provide the tools and each of you will be asked to demonstrate that you are the very best that is on the trails and on support.
 
I hope that you sign up today so that you are one of the 100 that will be on the 2020 NL300. We look forward to seeing you at Hay Days (Sept. 7-8)or at our First Driver/Support Meeting (Oct.8). If you have any questions, you can contact me or any person on the NL Board of Directors. You each are very important to the success of our ride.
 
 
Friendship in Snowmobiling,
Kathy Karkula
 
Kathy Karkula
(612/840-9660) or karkulak300@outlook.com
 
 

 
 
 

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