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. |
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. |
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. |
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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