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Proclaims February 17-23, 2025, as American Birkebeiner Week in Wisconsin, celebrating the 51st anniversary of the largest cross-country ski race in North America

The annual race between Cable and Hayward attracts over 12,000 skiers, 35,000 spectators, and participants from at least 25 countries and 49 states

Over 360,000 skiers have participated in American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation races since 1973, supported by approximately 2,500 volunteers

The over-100-kilometer Birkebeiner recreational trail was ranked the #1 cross-country ski destination in the U.S. in 2016 and draws an estimated 100,000 visitors annually to northwestern Wisconsin

Recognizes the event's significant economic contribution to Sawyer and Bayfield Counties and directs the assembly chief clerk to provide a copy of the resolution to the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation