About DATA
The Douglas Area Trails Association is a non-profit corporation sponsored by Douglas County to build and maintain recreational trails. We currently maintain and groom 368 miles of snowmobile trails which includes the Central Lakes multi-season, multi-use blacktopped trail that diagonals across Douglas County from the Northwest to the Southeast. We currently utilize our 4 Tucker Sno Cats to groom so we can maintain a twice a week schedule when snow or traffic conditions warrants it. Our 11 person board of directors meets monthly on the second Monday of each month at the Alexandria Holiday Inn to direct operations. Meetings are open to all DATA members so drop by if you are interested or would like to help.
 Calendar
July: Annual Landowner Appreciation Dinner
August: Annual meeting- second Monday
September: Trail work resumes
October: Kick off membership drive
December: Trails open - if snow
January: Weekly trail rides - contact Ollie's Service - 763-4455
February:Feb 4th North Lake Miltona - Leaf Valley Speed Rally
Feb 9th-12th - MnUSA Winter Rendezvous-Fairmont
Feb 25th- Trail "Meet and Greet" at Depot Express
12:30- 3:30 - Free soup with proof of current sled
registration; Also - 1 free pull tab for DATA members!
Feb 25th - Alexandria Blizzard Ride/Game - Discounted
game tickets for DATA members - come sign up!
Contact Riley or Brian for more info - 763-7600
Feb 26th - DNR "Interpretive ride" - contact Alex at
the Carlos State Park - 852-7200
March:Grooming continues (if snow)
April: Trails close for season
- Landowner permission to operate the DATA Trail exists only from December 1st of each year to the 30th of March. The only permissible use is for snowmobiling!
- The actual opening date for trail usage depends on the local trail association's announcement that conditions are safe and there is sufficient snow cover.
- Please respect the property of our landowners by staying on the trail! Remember that there are no other usages allowed.
- Our trails are patrolled by both the Douglas County Sheriff's department and our local Conservation Officers.
Trail Sponsorship
To thank the many snowmobilers and businesses who support our efforts, we began the Sponsor-a-Trail program back in 1990. Like the Adopt-a-Highway program, special signage recognizing contributions are erected on the DATA trails each season. Contributions can be in the form of cash, merchandise or material, equipment or special services. Each sponsored mile represents a $100 contribution and the two brown and white signs are located on each side of a designated trail mile of the contributors choice (pending availability).
Download Trail Sponsorship Form 
Advanced Automotive
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Alexandria Extrusion
Alexandria Hotel and Hospitality
Alexandria Y.M.C.A.
Alex Power Equipment
Alex Rubbish & Recycling
Alex Tax & Business Service
Alexandria Technical College
All Stop Gas & Deli
Alex Viking Towing
AmericInn
Andes Tower Hills
Arrowwood
Auto Value
Bennigans
Best Western
Beverage Wholesalers
BlackRidge Bank
Bob's Adium
Bob's Backhoe Service
Brad & Jackie Caron
Bremer
Brent Hvezda
Brophy Bay
Burger King
Cedar Rose Inn
Cenex Convenience Store
Central Specialties
City of Miltona
Carlos Creek Winery
Cool 94.3
Corral Supper Club
Country Cat
Country Inn & Suites
DS Power Sports
Day's Inn
Depot Express
Diamond Jim's
Dick's Standard
Don Ramey
Donny DeGidio
Douglas Machine
Eagles
Elden's Food Fair
Evansville Sports
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Fat Daddy's
Ferguson Bros. Excavating
Fire Station Bar & Grill
Forada Liquor
Garden Center
Garfield Truss
Gas Mart
Geneva Beach Resort
H & R Tire
Hampton Inn & Suites
Head of the Lakes Resort
Herby's
HiWay Amoco
Holey Hat Group
Holiday Gas Stations
Holiday Inn
I. T. W. Heartland
In Memory of Harlan Olson
Integrity Title
Jack Westregren
Joe-D-Acres
Juettner Motors
Kevin Beilke
KIKV / KIK FM
Knotty Pine Gas & Grill
KXRA
L J's Food & Liquor
Lakes Area Motel
Lake Le Homme Dieu B & B
Leaf Valley Mercantile
Leaf Valley Sportsmen
Long Lake Lodge
Mark's Welding
Melby Outpost
Midwest Machinery
Millerville Municipal
Miltona Outpost
Miltona Meats
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Ollie's Service
Osakis Gas Mart
Osakis Liquor
Parker's Liquor
Peak Supper Club
Partington Zimny Insurance
Pit Stop Sports Bar
Pro Maintenance Service
Pro-Tainer
R & R Concrete
Rocket Electric
Sammy's 1 Stop
ServiceMaster
Signery
Ski Doo
Soderholm Insurance Services
SnowTech Magazine
Spectrum Printing
Sport Salvage
Spruce Center Bait Co.
Star Liquor
Subway Sandwiches
Super 8 Motel
Thompson Heating
Tom & Linda Akenson
Track, Inc.
Tire Maxx
Traut Wells
Viking Auto
Viking Motel
Viking Savings Bank
Wenner Accounting
Westridge Resort
Winning Edge Graphics
Woodland Resort
Woodsmen Power Products
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DATA Charities
The
Douglas Area Trails Association also supports a wide variety of local youth activities. Listed below are the in DATA Charities supported entities for July 2010-June 2011.
- Alexandria Area Youth
- Jingle Bells
- St. Mary's School
- Alexandria Youth Trap League
- Douglas County 4-H
- Boy Scouts
- Junior Viking Sportsman
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