Our favorite freestyler checks in with a Wednesday Pre-50th Report from Thief River Falls.

Click for some pix.

Who is this capped crusader, and why is he prepping historic sleds (and decades of race gear) to display at the 50th?

Captain America?

Corporal Crunch?

Bobby Flame checks in with some photos of what's movin' and shakin' in TRF as Arctic Cat people prepare for the 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Click to see what his wandering eye uncovered.

An ATV or Prowler might be best way to motor around TRF during the 50th Anniversary Celebration. It will be legal with a special permit.

Click to read.

Eighteen inches of rear suspension travel...17 inches up front... 13 inches of ground clearance... the 1000 V-Twin...and a stance that screams, "Flog me through some badass Baja whoops."

Yep, the Arctic Cat Wildcat 1000i H.O. has officially arrived.

Click to read the details of this all-new side-by-side beast.

What happens when a screamin' drunk guy zooms through a residential neighborhood at 60 mph on a snowmobile, in the summer, at 10 pm?

THIS is EXACTLY what happens.

One of the people responsible for the upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration (and countless other events) talks about what to expect for next week, how it will be different from Cat Fest, and tells a good story about Roger Skime.

Click to read the interview Mr.-Many-Hats, Gary Nelson.

Two collections you'll get to see at the Arctic Cat 50th Anniversary Celebration are those of Ken & Becky Kranz, and of Wayne & Cindy Kuster.

Click to see some pix.

Instead of Brian Nelson standing by this rideable replica of his 1978 El Tigre Cross-Country I-500 winner, it could be YOU.

Nelson just completed this outstanding build and donated it to a special Snowmobile Hall of Fame raffle.

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Remember the stunning battle between Team Arctic’s P.J. Wanderscheid and Ski-Doo’s Gary Moyle at the 2011 Eagle River World’s Championship?

If it’s repeated at the upcoming World’s Championship, it will be two Arctic Cat racers battling for the win.

Yep, Moyle's back on Cat!

Plus he and P.J. will team together for a run at the Soo 500 enduro.

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Boss Cat I, II and III are among the three most iconic snowmobiles in Arctic Cat history. Thanks to the considerable effort (and expense) of the Warning family, all three will be together at the Arctic Cat 50th Anniversary.

Click to see/read more.

(Thanks to Vintagesleds.com and BossCatLegacy.com for the photos).

If you're planning on firing up a heater or two at the 50th, I suggest you do so with an appropriate flame source.

Click to see a few options.

(Thanks to Tom Rowland and Tom Ische for letting me shoot pix of their stuff.)

Arctic Cat has been busy creating a special 50th Anniversary DVD in time for the party, interviewing key people from the past 50 years.

The documentary-like DVD will include archival race footage and images, a look inside the Arctic Cat factory and great stories from people like the legend shown here.

Click to see some of the people whose stories will color the DVD, and perhaps win a sweet decal pack.

Jeff Johnson and his family have an amazing collection of Arctic Cat machines -- some of which will be on display at the Arctic Cat 50th Celebration -- and an amazing shop that they're displayed in.

Click to see a couple.

I'm not sure what I love more: The utterly cool style of the Arctic Cat minibikes, or that one of the model names was Ramrod.

Ramrod!?!

They HAD to have laughed (a lot) about that one while sipping cocktails at the Legion after-hours, circa 1972.

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With a few clicks, you can help this famous snocrosser win the 2011 Best Male Action Sport ESPY Award.

Click to read how.

Wherever you live and whatever flag you salute, here's to your independence!

(And if you're like me, be safe when you drive to a neighboring state to purchase the good fireworks.)

Yowza!

Arctic Cat has releases information on SOME of its 2012 Prowlers and ATVs.

Unfortunately, no word yet on the stunning new Wildcat shown here.

Click to read.

Been on a fishing trip of sorts the past few months, compiling and writing the 50 Years of the Cat book. Which is why I haven't been posting as often as I'd like.

Thanks for bearing with me. I'll be back to "normal" in a week's time.

Oh, and by the way. It's been a great fishing trip. Caught a lot of nice fish, which I'll be sharing with you shortly.

Vintage snowmobile collector Jerry McGee is going to pare down the size of his amazing collection, and he’s starting with his Arctic Cats.

If you were looking to land some of the most-rare and classic race sleds in Arctic Cat history, now’s your chance.

Click to see the list of amazing sleds (and start brainstorming reasons to tell your wife/other why you must "dip" into the savings account).