July 4 2011 - The eighth annual Scorpion Homecoming is official announced for February 4, 2012 - featuring the TK and TKX from 1979-1981.
Homecoming 2011 Recap
A pleasant break in the weather greeted the several hundred Scorpion faithful who descended upon Crosby’s Memorial Park for this year’s festivities. Celebrating seven years running, Scorpion Homecoming 2011 featured the Super Stinger of 1974 and 1975. Area residents may remember that era, when Chuck Connors of “The Rifleman” served as company spokesperson, and over four hundred individuals worked at the Crosby-Ironton manufacturing campus. Twenty-eight of these classic Super Stingers were on proud display in a variety of original colors.
Scorpion Homecoming 2011 saw it's widest range of trophies yet, including the following award winners: Cuyuna Lakes Chamber’s Choice: Kevin Woeste, 1979 Sting; Scorpion Traveler: Smith family, Westphalia, MI (801 miles); Scorpion Custom, runner-up: Chris Moore, 1972 Stinger II, Ham Lake, MN; Scorpion Custom, first-place: Scorpion Sales & Service, 1970 Stinger, Star Prairie, WI; Trail-A-Sled Era Original, runner-up: Mark Lindberg, 1971 Super Stinger 793, Crosby, MN; Trail-A-Sled Era Original, first place: Andy Rote, 1970 Mark III, Pine City, MN; Trail-A-Sled Era Restored, runner-up: Paul Pernula, 1966 Trail-A-Sled, Brainerd, MN; Trail-A-Sled Era Restored, first place: David Rote, 1966 Trail-A-Sled, Askov, MN; Scorpion Era Original, runner-up: Doug Tremain, 1974 Stinger 290, Duluth, MN; Scorpion Era Original, first place: Scorpion Sales & Service, 1973 Super Stinger, Star Prairie, WI; Scorpion Era Restored, runner-up: Chuba Brothers, 1977 Bull Whip; Scorpion Era Restored, first place: Kevin Woeste, 1979 Stinger, St. Cloud, MN; Feature Sled, runner-up: Kevin Ahlm, 1974 Super Stinger 290, Annandale, MN; Feature Sled, runner-up: Blake Wymer, 1975 Super Stinger, New Prague, MN; Feature Sled, first place: Don Peterson, 1974 Super Stinger, Deerwood, MN.
Homecoming 2011 Announced
July 4 2010 - The seventh annual Scorpion Homecoming is officially announced for February 4, 2011, featured the Super Stingers of 1974-1975.
Great Minnesota Air Show - Jun 2010
June 27, 2010 - Saint Cloud, MN - The Great Minnesota Air Show featured an extremely rare 1960 four-seat air sled as an exceptional example of early aircraft-derivative design innovation.
Lycorama - 2010
May 24, 2010 - Williamsport, PA - The Lycorama publishes an article noting Trail-A-Sled's early use of Lycoming engines. Follow this link for additional details.
Homecoming - 2010
February 7, 2010 - Crosby, MN - The Cuyuna Lakes Chamber of Commerce's sixth-annual Scorpion Homecoming was once again held on Serpent Lake.
Homecoming 2009
February 7, 2009 - Crosby, MN - To the delight of hundreds of attendees, the Cuyuna Range Chamber of Commerce's fifth-annual Scorpion Homecoming was once again held on Serpent Lake.
New York Times - Jan 2009
January 29, 2009 - New York, NY - Scorpion Trails provides technical assistance to the world's "newspaper of record," the New York Times.
A Tribute to Dedication - Jan 2009
January 26, 2009 - Brainerd, MN - In anticipation of the upcoming Scorpion Homecoming, Renee Richardson of the Brainerd Dispatch wrote two moving articles entitled, "A Tribute to Dedication - and Scorpion" as well as "Tough Sledding Early Didn't Deter Harrison."
Stung! Get the Vintage Bug at the Scorpion Homecoming - Dec 2008
December, 2008 - Maple Grove, MN - The December issue of Snow Goer features a story labeled, “Stung! Get the Vintage Bug at the Scorpion Homecoming.” Both this article, and the November Minnesota Snowmobiling piece feature color photographs and fascinating narrative. Each speaks highly of the annual Homecoming event while applauding the Cuyuna Range Chamber of Commerce’s role in keeping Scorpion memories alive.
