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  • A real trailblazer-Carl Eliason invented the snowmobile in Wisconsin’s Northwoods 95 years ago

    02/14/2019 5:40:32 PM PST · by SJackson · 12 replies
    Country Today ^ | Feb 4, 2019 | Benjamin Wideman
    SAYNER — Ski-Doo, Polaris, Arctic Cat and Yamaha dominate the snowmobile industry these days. But 95 years ago, one name stood alone — Eliason. In 1924, after nearly two years of planning and building, Carl Eliason unveiled a handmade contraption powerful enough to skim over Wisconsin’s snow-covered Northwoods yet small enough to navigate trails just a few feet wide. Born was the Eliason Motor Toboggan, precursor to the modern snowmobile. Eliason died 40 years ago at the age of 80. But his original creation, in remarkably good condition after all these decades, is displayed here in Vilas County at...