Skip to content

Vilas County · Wisconsin

Eagle River

Snowmobile Capital of the World.

Twenty-eight connected lakes in summer and the fastest race on ice in winter.

Fact 01

The Derby

The World Championship Snowmobile Derby began on Dollar Lake in 1964. Today racers run a half-mile banked oval of ice at close to 100 miles per hour.

Fact 02

A chain of 28 lakes

Ten lakes make up the Eagle River chain. A boat lift at the Burnt Rollways dam carries boats to 18 quieter lakes in the Three Lakes chain.

Fact 03

Hall of Fame

The International Snowmobile Hall of Fame is in town, so the sport’s history lives here too.