Oshkosh, Wisconsin
This is an excerpt from my weekly column that will be published in the Sawyer County Record on May 7, 2025. I wanted to add this to my site as an article simply so I could add a bunch of pictures!
Early Saturday morning I drove to the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh for the inaugural ‘Let’s Ride Expo’ held on May 2-4, 2025.
Organized by the Wisconsin ATV Association, with help from other motorsports groups, this event was a celebration of motorized recreation in our state. State organizations that attended were: Wisconsin ATV Association (WATVA), Wisconsin Coalition of Four Wheel Drives (WC4WD), Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs (AWSC), and Wisconsin Off Highway Motorcycle Association (WOHMA).
The large indoor expo building was packed with booths and displays from state, regional and local associations, vendors, dealers, counties, tourism offices, and there was an entire wing devoted just to club booths! It was exciting to see so many different motorsports enthusiasts there- and I ran into many folks I knew from other events, counties, and especially from AWSC.
The lineup continued beyond the main expo hall – one expo building housed an interesting vintage snowmobile and vehicle display, and a variety of tractors, groomers and other trail equipment lined the parking lot outside. Motorsports dealers brought in trailers of demo machines to display outside, and of course, who puts on one of these events without a line of food trucks!
There were lumberjack shows, a military helicopter visit, ATV rides, and workshops for clubs, plus a RideSafe roundtable discussion. This event had a nice turnout, at least on Saturday when I was there – and I’m looking forward to next year’s Let’s Ride Expo- although next year I will push for more of a presence from Sawyer County!
