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40th Consecutive Annual Expedition was Feb. 4-8, 2014!!

Source: Dave Hagen
10 Jan 00

A crew of roughly a dozen foolhardy adventurers have braved the cold frozen tundra of the Southern Lake Superior shoreline and the Chequamegon National Forest each year since 1975 to partake in a snowmobile excursion called the ‘Big John Expedition’, a term created by the original event producer Tom ‘Carb Ace’ Elmquist and inspired by ‘Big John’ Pearson of St. Paul, Mn. and Cornucopia, Wis.

[Sleddin’!]

The loyal crew has been extremely consistent each year, and few ever miss an outing except under extreme family duress. The sledders who have done the majority of the 40 Annual Celebrations(with their number of trips) include: John Pearson (40), Roy Bewick (39), Dave Hagen (36), Paul Bewick (32), Bill Schroeder (32), Tom Elmquist (30), Jim Alford (24), Tom Orne (23), Keith Lightfoot (24), Lee Branwall (12) and Barry Melchior (10).

If you have a video playing software you could join us on a slideshow of the chronology of the incredible 40 years that we enjoyed together:

  • [Big John Video] 40 years of Fun and Friendship

    You could also join us on a run through the woods here:

  • [Web Cam Video] Tom Orne’s Web Cam Video

    You can get a glimpse of what goes on at this annual event by moving on to these descriptive pages:

  • [Past Events] First 25 Years’ Activities
  • [2000 Expedition] The 26th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2000
  • [2001 Expedition] The 27th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2001
  • [2002 Expedition] The 28th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2002
  • [2003 Expedition] The 29th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2003
  • [2004 Expedition] The 30th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2004
  • [2005 Expedition] The 31st Annual Expedition, Feb. 2005
  • [2006 Expedition] The 32nd Annual Expedition, Feb. 2006
  • [2007 Expedition] The 33rd Annual Expedition, Feb. 2007
  • [2008 Expedition] The 34th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2008
  • [2009 Expedition] The 35th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2009
  • [2010 Expedition] The 36th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2010
  • [2011 Expedition] The 37th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2011
  • [2012 Expedition] The 38th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2012
  • [2013 Expedition] The 39th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2013
  • [2014 Expedition] The 40th Annual Expedition, Feb. 2014

    Were’s expecting even bigger things in our next 40 years of Sledding!!

    [Big John ‘90]
    [Big John ‘10]

    Big John Expeditions Annual Outing


    For more information

    Dave Hagen
    St. Paul, MN 55119
    651-731-9506
    hagen050@tc.umn.edu
    http::/www.tc.umn.edu/~hagen050/project9.html-- Revised: 18 Jan 2021
    Copyright © 1999 Hagens’ Hobbies
    hagen050@tc.umn.edu
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