Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 2
5	5	January 11, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives EDMING and GREEN, cosponsored
6	6	by Senators QUINN and TOMCZYK. Referred to Committee on Rules.
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8	8	Relating to: proclaiming February 20 to 26, 2023, as American Birkebeiner Week
9	9	in Wisconsin.
10	10	Whereas, the American Birkebeiner, North America's largest cross-country ski
11	11	race, was first held in 1973 and is held between Cable and Hayward, Wisconsin, each
12	12	year where it contributes significantly to the economy in Sawyer and Bayfield
13	13	Counties; and
14	14	Whereas, over 13,500 cross-country skiers and an estimated 35,000 spectators
15	15	gather each February to celebrate and participate in the American Birkebeiner Ski
16	16	Foundation's annual Birkie Week of cross-country skiing festivities, which includes
17	17	events for all ages and abilities; and
18	18	Whereas, over 350,000 skiers have participated in American Birkebeiner Ski
19	19	Foundation races since 1973; and
20	20	Whereas, the American Birkebeiner is a uniquely American tradition and the
21	21	sole cross-country ski race representing the United States of America within the
22	22	Worldloppet Ski Federation; and
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41	41	Whereas, the over 100-kilometer American Birkebeiner recreational trail was
42	42	ranked the number one cross-country ski destination in the United States in 2016.
43	43	This recreational corridor is utilized by an estimated 100,000 visitors annually and
44	44	draws tourists to the northwestern Wisconsin region; and
45	45	Whereas, Hayward and the surrounding rural communities will host
46	46	participants from at least 18 countries, 49 states, and the District of Columbia (in
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48	48	Whereas, 2,500 volunteers from all points north, south, east, and west
49	49	volunteer at Birkie Week events in support of the 13,500 competitors; and
50	50	Whereas, the American Birkebeiner is celebrating its 49th year in 2023; and
51	51	Whereas, the mission of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, a 501 (c) (3)
52	52	nonprofit organization, is to conduct the finest international cross-country ski
53	53	competitions, to serve as good stewards of the American Birkebeiner trail system,
54	54	and to support a healthy and active lifestyle among people of all ages and abilities;
55	55	now, therefore, be it
56	56	Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature, in
57	57	recognition of the importance of the American Birkebeiner and its contribution to the
58	58	state of Wisconsin and its citizens, does hereby proclaim February 20 to 26, 2023, to
59	59	be American Birkebeiner Week in Wisconsin; and, be it further
60	60	Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide a copy of this resolution
61	61	to the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation.
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