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A participant in the Clean Snowmobile Challenge.

Michigan Tech hosts Clean Snowmobile Challenge

The Clean Snowmobile Challenge, hosted by Michigan Technological University, continues to grow, prosper and make history. This year, the event had a number of firsts, including the first ever team […]

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Source: NMUWildcats.com

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Source: U.S. Army Public Affairs

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