Birkie Trail Friends
Adopt Your Own Share of the Birkie Trail!
Take pride in knowing you are personally adopting 1 kilometer of a World-Famous Trail! Whether you ski, bike, run or hike the Birkie Trail, your sponsorship as a Birkie Trail Friend is an integral element in our collective work to develop and maintain the World Class Birkie Trail system.
The Birkie Trail Friend program also gives you the chance to memorialize or honor someone special to you or your family by sponsoring 1 Kilometer of the Birkebeiner Trail for 3 years.
As a Birkie Trail Friend, you help pay for the costs of maintaining the trail as you “adopt your K” and if you choose to, you can monitor and keep the trail clear of natural and people made liter.
Show over 100,000 trail users every year, you care by “adopting a K” and being a Birkie Trail Friend! 100% of your tax-deductible sponsorship is used to support the Birkie Trail.
For questions regarding Birkie Trail Friends or to sponsor one of the available kilometers please reach out to:
Louise Droessler
Development Director
louise.droessler@birkie.com
608-843-8451
The K Markers
| KM | Trail Friends Sign Dedication |
|---|---|
| S50 | Start Line Inn and Start Line Services |
| S49 | In appreciation of the Birkie Staff--from a Birkie Founder |
| S48 | The Freeman Raehl Family |
| S47 | The Silly Birds- Mike, Sonja, Cole Betsy & Keir |
| S46 | In Memory of Tom Cogbill "A Birkie Trail Blazer" |
| S45 | Steve & Janet Narveson In Memory Of Timothy Narveson (8/22/1983) Maddie & Emma Lafond (7/4/2022) |
| S44 | In memory of Lisa Arthur |
| S43 | AVAILABLE |
| S42 | Thank you for blazing our trail; Tom Grist, MD FACR; 18 amazing years as Captain of Team UW Radiology |
| S41 | Pam Cutshall and Joel Swanson Living the Dream/In memory of Bob Kocen Uberlegger 1981-2022 |
| S40 | Sisu Spirit Art Mitchel 'Good Duty' 34 Birkies & 2 Kortes |
| S39 | Lori Steinbach |
| S38 | Ride & Glide Bike & Ski Club/Steve and Jyneen Thatcher |
| S37 | In Memory of Shelly Gilbertson 1961-2020 Proudly Finished her 20th Birkie in 2019 |
| S36 | Chippewa Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Dr. Brent Carlson |
| S35 | Ron, Kathy, Luke & Ben Raymond Cable. WI |
| S34 | Kevin & Carolyn Brochman Loving and Laughing |
| S33 | Red's K Loved by the Wagener Family |
| S32 | Brekke Family |
| S31 | RollerskiShop.com (different on each side) |
| S30 | Seeley Highlands Neighborhood Association OO Hill |
| C53 | Lori Steinbach |
| C52 | The Grenier's Karla, Tim, Forest, Finn |
| C51 | Rick, Amy, Ella & Maya Cochrane Decades of great family memories, thanks to Pete & Kathy Hawkins |
| C50 | God Bless Your Race! The Harris Family Sally, Ken & Arwynn; in Memory of Paul, his 30 Birkies and bearcicle smile |
| C49 | The Engelhof - Menk Family Valhalla TH #6 |
| C48 | Family of David G. Nelson |
| C47 | In memory of Yo, Sitka, Wayne & Eric Lindskoog; Jacque Lindskoog |
| C46 | KIDUNK - Minneapolis & Cable |
| C45 | Malwina and Eric Valhalla TH #18 |
| C44 | Fitz Vahalla Sweet 16 |
| C43 | AVAILABLE |
| C42 | AVAILABLE |
| C41 | Jane Bidwell & Marcia Engebretson Keep on Kickin! |
| C40 | In Memory of Art and Dolores Eben who believed in the Spirit of the Birkie |
| C39 | Switchin' to Glide Tom McLeod & Rob Stroebel Rochester, MN |
| C38 | Rolf Thompson & CJ Jacobson |
| C37 | AVAILABLE |
| C36 | AVAILABLE |
| C35 | AVAILABLE |
| C34 | Chippewa Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Dr. Brent Carlson |
| C33 | AVAILABLE |
| C32 | Connie Meek and Dave Belling |
| C31 | HAVE FUN! Maureen & Robert Fox Elroy, WI |
| C30 | Lori Steinbach |
| B29 | Women of Ski & Tea |
| B28 | In Memory of Nicolle Reker 'Be strong, you never know who you are insiping' |
| B27 | CTW Corporation W. Hunter Cummens Eau Claire, WI |
| B26 | In Memory of Charles Duede Cottage Grove, MN a true friend of the Birkie |
| B25 | Grace & David Gorringe & Family |
| B24 | The Narveson's - Steve, Janet, Jennifer & Michelle |
| B23 | In Memory of Kathy Belling |
| B22 | Torresani Family; in Memory of JoEllen |
| B20 | The Birkie's the best. Jim & Jean Gantz Legacy Forerunner #24 Dubuque, IA Minocqua, WI |
| B19 | Kevin McKown & Nancy Fuller Middleton, WI |
| B18 | Thank you Birkie Trail Groomers! |
| B17 | Ann Pollock & Jim Coors |
| B16 | Teri and Bob Wheeler |
| B15 | Charlie, Valerie & Emily Anderson |
| B14 | John Garrett & Colleen Graham Hayward, WI |
| B13 | In Memory of Douglas Newman The Tradition Lives On - Julie, Logan, Spencer, MacKenzie, & Madison |
| B12 | In Memory of Len Gibbs 1943-2008 |
| B11 | No one gets to Hayward without doin' the B-Hill - The Pitera Family |
| B10 | Family of Norm Wall |
| B9 | In Memory of Tom Ela Uberlegger - 32 Birkies; Finished every race |
| B8 | In Loving Memory of Randy Shelden 33 Birkies; Inspiried by God's beautiful creation |
| B7 | Carol Duffy 1973 Birkie Kortelopet Champion |
| B6 | Steve Gordon; Global Skier (#94) 2x World Loppet Master (#874, #3804) Birchleggings Club |
| B5 | Jeff Cummisford |
| B4 | In Memory of Dave McCarthy |
| B3 | Backyard Birkie Cabin Airbnb hosted by Steve & Anna Deckert |
| B2 | AVAILABLE On Lake Hayward - Birkie Week Only |
| B1 | AVAILABLE On Lake Hayward - Birkie Week Only |
| BR3S | Birkie Ridge - AVAILABLE |
| BR2S | Birkie Ridge - AVAILABLE |
| BR2N | Birkie Ridge - AVAILABLE |
| BR1 | Birkie Ridge - Living the Dream - Scott and Anne Rykken |
How It Works
You select a K marker to sponsor for 3 years. You will be recognized with two yellow 8″ x 10″ signs at the K marker of your choice.
There are K markers available on the Birkie, Classic and Birkie Ridge trails. Trail markers are $500 or $300. There is a 3-year sponsorship commitment that can be paid annually each year or, all at once.
Share your Birkie Trail Friends K marker story. Email louise.droessler@birkie.com.
