Birkie Trail Friends
Adopt Your Own Share of the Birkie Trail!
Take pride in knowing you are personally adopting 1 kilometer of a World-Famous Trail! Whether you ski, bike, run or hike the Birkie Trail, your sponsorship as a Birkie Trail Friend is an integral element in our collective work to develop and maintain the world-class Birkie Trail system.
The Birkie Trail Friend program also gives you the chance to memorialize or honor someone special to you or your family by sponsoring 1 Kilometer of the Birkebeiner Trail.
As a Birkie Trail Friend, you help pay for the costs of maintaining the trail as you “adopt your K” and, if you choose to, you can monitor and keep the trail clear of litter.
Show over 100,000 annual trail users you care by “adopting a K” and being a Birkie Trail Friend! 100% of your tax-deductible sponsorship is used to support the Birkie Trail.
For questions regarding Birkie Trail Friends or to sponsor one of the available kilometers please reach out to:
Louise Droessler
Development Director
louise.droessler@birkie.com
608-843-8451
| KM | Trail Friends Sign Dedication |
|---|---|
| S50 | Start Line Inn and Start Line Services |
| S49 | AVAILABLE |
| S48 | The Freeman Raehl Family |
| S47 | The Silly Birds- Mike, Sonja, Cole Betsy, Keir, AJ |
| S46 | In Memory of Tom Cogbill "A Birkie Trail Blazer" |
| S45 | Steve & Janet Narveson In Memory Of Timothy Narveson (8/22/1983) Maddie & Emma Lafond (7/4/2022) |
| S44 | In memory of Lisa Arthur |
| S43 | AVAILABLE |
| S42 | Thank you for blazing our trail; Tom Grist, MD FACR; 18 amazing years as Captain of Team UW Radiology |
| S41 | Pam Cutshall and Joel Swanson Living the Dream/In memory of Bob Kocen Uberlegger 1981-2022 |
| S40 | Sisu Spirit Art Mitchel 'Good Duty' 34 Birkies & 2 Kortes |
| S39 | In honor of Bradford Peterson |
| S38 | Ride & Glide Bike & Ski Club/Steve and Jyneen Thatcher |
| S37 | In Memory of Shelly Gilbertson 1961-2020 Proudly Finished her 20th Birkie in 2019 |
| S36 | AVAILABLE |
| S35 | Ron, Kathy, Luke & Ben Raymond Cable. WI |
| S34 | Kevin & Carolyn Brochman Loving and Laughing |
| S33 | Red's K Loved by the Wagener Family |
| S32 | Brekke Family |
| S31 | RollerskiShop.com (different on each side) |
| S30 | Seeley Highlands Neighborhood Association OO Hill |
| C53 | Lori Steinbach |
| C52 | The Grenier's Karla, Tim, Forest, Finn |
| C51 | Rick, Amy, Ella & Maya Cochrane Decades of great family memories, thanks to Pete & Kathy Hawkins |
| C50 | God Bless Your Race! The Harris Family Sally, Ken & Arwynn; in Memory of Paul, his 30 Birkies and bearcicle smile |
| C49 | The Engelhof - Menk Family Valhalla TH #6 |
| C48 | Family of David G. Nelson |
| C47 | In memory of Yo, Sitka, Wayne & Eric Lindskoog; Jacque Lindskoog |
| C46 | KIDUNK - Minneapolis & Cable |
| C45 | Malwina and Eric Valhalla TH #18 |
| C44 | Fitz Vahalla Sweet 16 |
| C43 | Gustaf and Julie Virkus Work hard Play fair Have fun |
| C42 | In memory of Jonathan Nagel |
| C41 | Jane Bidwell & Marcia Engebretson Keep on Kickin! |
| C40 | AVAILABLE |
| C39 | Switchin' to Glide Tom McLeod & Rob Stroebel Rochester, MN |
| C38 | Rolf Thompson & CJ Jacobson |
| C37 | AVAILABLE |
| C36 | AVAILABLE |
| C35 | AVAILABLE |
| C34 | AVAILABLE |
| C33 | AVAILABLE |
| C32 | Connie Meek and Dave Belling |
| C31 | HAVE FUN! Maureen & Robert Fox Elroy, WI |
| C30 | Lori Steinbach |
| B29 | Women of Ski & Tea |
| B28 | In Memory of Nicolle Reker 'Be strong, you never know who you are insiping' |
| B27 | Grace & David Gorringe & Family |
| B26 | In Memory of Charles Duede Cottage Grove, MN a true friend of the Birkie |
| B25 | CTW Corporation W. Hunter Cummens Eau Claire, WI |
| B24 | The Narveson's - Steve, Janet, Jennifer & Michelle |
| B23 | In Memory of Kathy Belling |
| B22 | Torresani Family; in Memory of JoEllen |
| B20 | The Birkie's the best. Jim & Jean Gantz Legacy Forerunner #24 Dubuque, IA Minocqua, WI |
| B19 | Kevin McKown & Nancy Fuller Middleton, WI |
| B18 | Thank you Birkie Trail Groomers! |
| B17 | Ann Pollock & Jim Coors |
| B16 | Teri and Bob Wheeler |
| B15 | Charlie, Valerie & Emily Anderson |
| B14 | John Garrett & Colleen Graham Hayward, WI |
| B13 | In Memory of Douglas Newman The Tradition Lives On - Julie, Logan, Spencer, MacKenzie, & Madison |
| B12 | In Memory of Len Gibbs 1943-2008 |
| B11 | No one gets to Hayward without doin' the B-Hill - The Pitera Family |
| B10 | Family of Norm Wall |
| B9 | In Memory of Tom Ela Uberlegger - 32 Birkies; Finished every race |
| B8 | In Loving Memory of Randy Shelden 33 Birkies; Inspiried by God's beautiful creation |
| B7 | Carol Duffy 1973 Birkie Kortelopet Champion |
| B6 | Steve Gordon; Global Skier (#94) 2x World Loppet Master (#874, #3804) Birchleggings Club |
| B5 | Jeff Cummisford |
| B4 | In Memory of Dave McCarthy |
| B3 | Backyard Birkie Cabin Airbnb hosted by Steve & Anna Deckert |
| B2 | AVAILABLE On Lake Hayward - Birkie Week Only |
| B1 | AVAILABLE On Lake Hayward - Birkie Week Only |
| BR3S | Birkie Ridge - AVAILABLE |
| BR2S | Birkie Ridge - AVAILABLE |
| BR2N | Birkie Ridge - AVAILABLE |
| BR1 | Birkie Ridge - Living the Dream - Scott and Anne Rykken |
You select a K marker to sponsor – there are K markers available on the Birkie, Classic and Birkie Ridge trails. You will be recognized with two yellow 8″ x 10″ signs at the K marker of your choice. Trail markers are $400 per year with an initial commitment of 3 years. Following year 3 you can choose to pay annually, set up a recurring donation, or pay multiple years at a time.
