This time legally – Invited back to Snowmobile Across The Mackinac Bridge – Featuring Fritz Sprandel

After a daring crossing of the Mackinac Bridge In 1977, Fritz Sprandel was invited back to The Mackinac Bridge on December 14, 2024, to lead a pack of vintage snowmobiles as the Grand Marshall of the event. As an adventurer, who had already become a household name for some of his well- known exploits, which started in the early seventies, decided to drive a snowmobile from coast to coast and set a World Record. Leaving Westport, Washington on December 4, 1977 and accomplishing his goal by arriving in Eastport, Maine on February 6, 1978. Everyone he asked about this trip, said it couldn’t be done. Fritz ran into a little trouble trying to cross The Mackinac Bridge. Eventually, he just jumped on his sled and crossed the bridge. This was not his first adventure and not his last. However, it ranked among his most daring and challenging adventures, which included an attempt to paddle a canoe from New York to Los Angeles. On this trip, he wound up drifting into Cuban Waters and was captured by Fidel Castro’s Army. This story is shared in his book – Adventure On A Dare. This video is an overview of that trip and the parade across the bridge.