W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is an American manufacturing company specializing in products derived from fluoropolymers. It is a privately held corporation headquartered in Newark, Delaware. It is best known as the developer of waterproof, breathable Gore-Tex fabrics.
The Bell’s Iceman is a 29 mile point-to-point mountain bike race that starts in downtown Kalkaska and finishes at Timber Ridge in Traverse City, Michigan.