Vilas County snowmobile lake crossings will now have beacons to help mark the trail. The Vilas County Forestry, Recreation, and Land Department announced the change Tuesday. Flashing beacon lights ...

The Vilas County Forestry, Recreation and Land Department says the 11 clubs in the Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance have put ...

The Vilas County Snowmobile Trail System is set to open on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at 8 a.m. This includes all state-funded ...

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (WSAW) - Snowmobile trails in Vilas County opened to riders at 8 a.m. Friday. The county has more than 500 miles of snowmobile trails that connect its 12 communities. Trails are in ...

PLUM LAKE, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR is investigating a deadly snowmobile crash township of Plum Lake, Vilas County. At 7:04 p.m. on Saturday, Vilas County 911 Center received a call of a ...

ARBOR VITAE, Wis. -- Two snowmobilers and a passenger all died when their sleds crashed on a trail in northern Wisconsin's Vilas County. Sheriff's officials said the accident was reported about 10 a.m ...

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. - Two men died in separate snowmobiling incidents the same day in Vilas County. The sheriff's department said Shawn Clapper, 38, of Madison, died Friday evening at the scene where ...

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (AP) -- Two men have died in separate snowmobile crashes in northern Wisconsin. An Illinois man died Friday in a crash in Vilas County. Authorities say 26-year-old Dustin E. Thomas ...