In 1976, the club purchased an Alpine to start grooming a few local trails.
In June 1978, since the club now had a clubhouse, grooming equipment and more members it was becoming a more serious organization. So, at that time the club was incorporated as a non-profit organization.
In the winters of 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, The Glendaler's Winter Sports Club members put on a winter carnival for the area. At that time, Lou Marleau was president for 1978-79 and 1979-80. Percy Gadbois was president for 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons. Molson and Labatt's were big sponsors for these events. These carnivals went on for 3 days. Approximately 5,000 people would attend the activities over the 3 day period. Most of the events and activities were done on the St. Lawrence River. It was a huge success. Unfortunately, due to the mild winters following, they could no longer make it happen.
Around 1983-84, an addition was put on to the clubhouse.
After grooming with the Alpine for some years, the Club decided to work along with the Seaway Valley Snowmobile Club. They had better grooming equipment.
In 1987, when that situation was no longer convenient for the club and the membership being around 80 families, the club decided to buy their first groomer. The money needed was loaned to the club by ten of its members. This money was paid back in full to each individual.
As years go by and memberships keep getting better and more kilometers of trails are groomed, some members felt it was time to make a change in our grooming equipment. In the fall of 1997, a newer and bigger groomer was purchased to do the job. It was a 1986 Ford tractor on tracks, along with a drag.
This machine was also purchased with monies that was borrowed from eleven people. It was all paid back in full by January 1999.
As membership grew to about 230 families and the existing clubhouse was in very poor condition, a new clubhouse was built during the summer of 2000. This time, mostly new materials were purchased with the exception of some windows and doors. It should be good for many years to come. The club had a raffle to help raise funds for the new clubhouse, along with membership fees. This building is now located off of Summerstown Road on the South Glengarry Township's property.
