The Cuyuna Lakes Annual Ice Fishing Contest & Scorpion Homecoming 2019 page is up and running! Check-out this link to learn all the details of the February 2nd, 2019 event! http://www.trailasled.com/hc-20190202 #scorpionsnowmobiles #scorpionhomecoming #cuyunalakes #cuyunalakescontest
2018 Dec - Scorpion Trivia - Red Raven Bike Cafe
SCORPION TRIVIA -- When Trail-A-Sled, Inc. (eventually Scorpion Snowmobiles) brought seat production in-house, the firm leased the former Erickson Chevrolet building and set-up vacuum formed seat manufacturing for the very first time (approx 1965). Through many changes, this sturdy building now stands as Red Raven Bike Cafe (http://www.redraven.bike/). #scorpionsnowmobiles
2018 Dec - Scorpion Trivia - Model Year 1963
SCORPION TRIVIA — On display at Crosby, Minnesota's historic Soo Depot Museum (a part of the Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network) you will find an extremely rare early model 1963 Scorpion snowmobile. Donated to the museum by co-founders Glen Gutzman and Dick Harrison in 1980, this little machine reflects the company's early forays into tracked snowmobile production. In this case, although labor intensive, plywood, fiberglass and lumber construction were deployed atop a cleated track suspension. Only 25 of these machines were produced, and a handful remain today. If you haven't seen this machine, be sure to check it out at the Soo Line Depot Museum, open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. The museum also contains a wealth of Cuyuna Range historical information. Don't miss it!
2018 Dec - Scorpion Trivia - Quonset Hut
Following the devastating fire of 1967, Trail-A-Sled, Inc. (later Scorpion Snowmobiles) set-up a make-shift assembly line in the former Inland Steel Quonset huts located in NW Crosby. In only 15 short days, Scorpions were once again being shipped to distributors and the following summer, a brand-new manufacturing campus was opened to meet ever-increasing demand for Scorpions. This amazing turn-around story, from certain ruin to top-two domestic manufacturer of snowmobiles, remains among the most miraculous turn-around stories in the history of Minnesota manufacturing. #scorpionsnowmobiles
2018 Sep - Feature Sled Announcement
SCORPION STINGERETTE is your 2019 Scorpion Homecoming feature sled! Sporting the industry’s first-ever snowmobile specifically designed for women, the Scorpion Stingerette featured easy-starting displacements and a hot pink color scheme affectionately labeled "Gleaming Midnight Sun Magenta." All model years (1972-1974) and engine sizes will be featured at the Homecoming, both original and restored, including both the standard Stingerette as well as the Super Stingerette. Eight trophies will be awarded for these feature sleds alone, so get yours ready and get yourself out to the 15th Annual Scorpion Homecoming, Saturday February 2, 2019 held in conjunction with the Cuyuna Lakes Chamber of Commerce Annual Fishing Contest. No where else will you see this many Stingerettes together in one place, ever. If you are a fan, you can't miss this one. Additional details to follow. (Image features original 1972 290cc). #scorpionsnowmobiles
2018 Jul - Open House Highlights
JUST SOME of the many Scorpion racers, dealers and collectors who joined us for the first-ever Scorpion Snowmobiles Summer Open House and Driving Tour (July 14, 2018). At this stop, the group visited the original Trail-A-Sled, Inc. offices and manufacturing facility. Amazingly, the building still stands today. Noted in this photograph is co-founder Dick Harrison who together with Glen Gutzman and Stub Harrison founded the company in 1959, in this small Lakeview district garage. #scorpionsnowmobiles
2018 Jul - Open House Highlights
HIGHLIGHTS from the first-ever Scorpion Snowmobiles Summer Open House and Driving Tour (July 14, 2018) #scorpionsnowmobiles
2018 Apr - Remembering Glen Gutzman
A nice piece in honor of Glen E. Gutzman, published by our good friends at Snow Goer Magazine. It's a good read!
2018 Apr - Glen Gutzman Eulogy
A transcript of an eulogy delivered at the Glen E. Gutzman memorial on April 15, 2018 may be found at the following link:
2018 Apr - Glen Gutzman's Obituary and Memorial Details
Obituary and details of Glen Gutzman's memorial, this coming Sunday, April 15, 2018 may be found in the link below.