Lodging, restaurants, and gas stations are located along the trails, making it possible to venture out for several days on a snowmobile excursion. There are even helmets that come with contact radios for communicating with each other while on the trails. While some avid snowmobile riders find a rush in riding the trails hard and fast, the main attraction for most is just the experience of exploring a vast expanse of wilderness. The Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving the history of snowmobiling. It honors those inventors and trailblazers that paved the way for its growth from a means of transportation earlier this century to its popularity as a recreational vehicle today.
Inductees hail from all over the country, including Maine.
The terrain differs among the various snowmobiling regions of Maine. Along the St. John River Valley, in the far north of the Aroostook area, trails can remain open well into April. In this region is the entryway into Quebec. The St. John Valley is also the spot for the annual International Snowmobilers Festival, this year being held from February 4 to 6. The town of Madawaska co-hosts the event with New Brunswick's town of Edmundston, which is very close to the Quebec border.