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KMK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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BY-LAWS
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| Click here for KMK
By-Laws
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MEMBERSHIP |
Download Membership Form
*.pdf
and Waiver.
Send both documents with a check payable to:
KMK Cycling Club
1175 Ortman Rd.
Marquette, MI 49855
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GOALS |
| The Kitchi-Mi-Kana
(KMK) has many goals that we will move towards in the upcoming
seasons; first, we will establish an open forum so members of
the biking community (residents and visitors) can communicate
with each other. We will set up a website to allow people to
learn about the community's biking resources and events. We
will establish clinics for all levels of riding, focusing on
safety and etiquette, biking and training techniques, and bike
maintenance. KMK would like to promote events such as spring
or fall tours, monthly circuit races, and time trials along
with clinics to promote youth interest in the sport.
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HISTORY |
| The cycling club's name,
Kitchi-Mi-Kana, is a Chippewa phrase meaning good roads.
It was started with 50 charter members in 1895.
By the next year it grew to 168 riders, 60 of whom were women.
The club held social rides, parades and raced. By 1899 a two-mile
cycling track with 50-degree banked corners was erected on Front
and Fisher Streets. The KMK hosted many events for the numerous
other clubs in the Upper Peninsula, including Ishpeming's, Negaunee's
and the Copper Country's.
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OUR MISSION |
| The intent of a Kitchi-Mi-Kana cycling
club is to enhance opportunities for members, novice to elite,
and to enjoy the numerous benefits of riding a bike. In addition,
our aim as a club would be to expand the sport of cycling in
the Marquette area while promoting a fun friendly cycling community
and racing opportunities for riders of all abilities.
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ASSOCIATIONS |
Kitchi-Mi-Kana Bike Club
is a non-profit cooperation. We are associated with the USA
Cycling Federation and ABR (American Bike Riders) association.
We will have liability insurance for rides and events to protect
our members, and we hope to be involved locally to promote
safe riding in the area.
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