History of Snowmobiles

        Snowmobiling is a fun sport that only really started about 40 years ago. People flew before we mastered snow travel. The first snowmobile wasn't built until 1908, 5 years after the Wright Brothers flew their plane. This "snowmobile" was actually a large machine like a steam locomotive with skis. This machine didn't turn by it's self but needed several dogs and men to turn it around. Snowmobiles have changed allot since then and are now fast and easy …

…group of snowmobilers went all of the way up to the North Pole and were spotted by a navy plane. These events were highly publicized and led to a boom in the snowmobile industry and the making of the snowmobiles people now ride.          Bibliography "Snowmobile", The World Book Encyclopedia, 1995 Ed., Vol. 17, Pg. 207 Wimer, Sally, The Snowmobiler Companion, New York, Ziff-Davis         Publishing Company, 1972 Joseph, James, Here is Your Hobby Snowmobiling, New York, G.P.         Putnam's Sons, 1972