Grand Portage hosts Snowarama for Easter Seals Saturday

Snowarama for Easter Seals at the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino is in its 14th year. To celebrate the 14th year of Snowarama in Grand Portage, for every $100 a rider earns, he or she will have a chance in a drawing of 14 prizes, including a trip to Las Vegas! 

In addition to great prizes the event includes a day of great riding on Grand Portage trails, there is a bonfire at the Mineral Center trailhead, a complimentary dinner at the Grand Portage Community Center, and Saturday night entertainment.

And it is all for a great cause, support of Easter Seals, Ontario and the children and families it serves. Over the past 14 years, the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino Snowarama has raised over $370,000 for children and youth with physical disabilities.

Funds raised at the event help provide financial assistance for essential mobility and communication equipment and fully accessible summer camping opportunities.

Rhonda Silence finds out more about the event – and what it means to the children and families it benefits. 

For more information about Snowarama for Easter Seals, visit Snowarama.org and click on the Thunder Bay event or email [email protected]. 

Pictured are (L-R, standing) Grand Portage Lodge & Casino Marketing Director Frank Vecchio, Tony Swader and MaryAnn Gagnon of the Grand Portage Trail Riders Snowmobile Club. (L-R, front) Easter Seals Ontario Development Officer Rhonda Harrison, Easter Seals Ambassador Emily Pike and Easter Seals Ambassador Zachary Pylychuck.