At left: Mini sleds, like the 1971 SnowFlake (pictured here), are the featured snowmobiles at the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Show and Ride in Naubinway Friday, February 19, and Saturday, February 20. The show has been held for 18 years, and draws riders from Canada and across the United States. Photograph courtesy of the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum) Snowmobile fans throughout Michigan, Canada, Indiana, and other states are expected to attend the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Show and Ride in Naubinway Friday, February 19, and Saturday, February 20. Sledders will show off a variety of vintage snowmobiles from their collections, as well as participate in many events planned throughout the weekend. The pint-sized mini sleds will be the featured sleds for the show. Several will be on display during the event and at the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum, such as the Hellstar Tiger made in Wahoo, Nebraska, and the Snow Prince made in Quebec, Canada.

The show, now in its 18th year, will begin with several social events Friday. A morning breakfast ride from King's Motel in Naubinway to the Engadine Town Hall will begin at 9 a.m. for antique and vintage rubber track sleds. More than 130 vintage sleds sped along for last year's ride.

After the vintage ride, a trip for rear engine and other sleds will rev up at 1 p.m. in Naubinway, heading to the Pipeline Bridge three miles out of town. The ride will end at a bonfire, where sledders will cook hot dogs, brats, and marshmallows.

Snowmobilers will show off their machines to show-goers Saturday. Free registration for the show is at the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum on West 11595 Center Street.

The snowmobiles will be lined up along Main Street in Naubinway at 10 a.m. Marilyn Vallier, an organizer of the show, said last year 256 snowmobiles lined the street for the show.

"We get a little bit of everything," she said of the antique and unusual sleds.

Participants may attend an evening banquet at Garfield Township Hall and hear a presentation from John McGuirk about mini sleds. Mr. McGuirk, a snowmobile buff from Ohio, has talked about the show's feature sleds in previous years, also.

During the weekend, 50/50 raffles, drawings, and auctions will be offered. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Museum Building fund. The current building is rented, and show organizers Charlie and Marilyn Vallier have been saving to purchase their own building for the museum since they opened about two years ago.

The snowmobile museum will be open throughout the weekend of the show. Visitors can purchase an armband for $5 that will admit them to the museum during those days.