Modern Snowmobile Invention

SaynerVilas Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

In 1924, Carl Eliason of Sayner built a "motor toboggan" that is widely credited as the first modern snowmobile. Learn how a Northwoods tinkerer launched a winter pastime enjoyed around the world.

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