Dog Sled Races Set For Bald Eagle Lake
Bald Eagle Lake is frozen over, snow has blanketed its surface, and the dog sleds are ready to run.The North Star Sled Dog Club (NSSDC) is bringing mushers from around the region to Bald Eagle Lake Jan. 26-27 for sled dog races, part of St. Paul Winter Carnival festivities.This year,…
Dog Sled Races A Big Hit With Community
The weather was perfect, the attendance was beyond all expectations, the trails were spectacular… by all accounts the 2013 Grande Prairie Dog Sled Derby was an overwhelming success.“I think it was phenomenal,” said organizer Irvin Wai. “Compared to our first year, well, there really is no comparison. To see the…
Warming Up To Cold – Weather Recreation – Get Dressed, Get Out, Get Moving
Jane Adkins, of Kasilof, grew up a California girl, surrounded by concrete in San Francisco. She had little familiarity with temperatures below freezing, much less below zero. She certainly didn’t know there were people who spent days at a time out in minus 10, minus 30, even minus 50 and…
Mackey’s On His Way To Yet Another Comeback
An early season win for Four-time Yukon Quest and Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey has the Fairbanks musher in good spirits. Mackey says his kennel is once again living up to its name and making a ‘Comeback.’Lance Mackey is coming off a win at the inaugural Top of the World 350….
Fraboni Leads Gichigami Express
Musher Ross Fraboni of Two Harbors is the leader after the first stage of the inaugural three-day Gichigami Express Sled Dog Race in Cook County.Fraboni and his sled dog team covered the course from Mineral Center, near Grand Portage, to Hungry Jack Lodge on the Gunflint Trail in 3 hours,…
California’s Urban Sled Dogs Are Cool With No Snow
California’s lack of snow is no problem for Obi, a sled dog a thousand miles from the North Pole, pulling an “urban sled” to the delight of his devoted human owner, Rancy Reyes.Reyes mushes on a two-wheeled cart through Fairview Park in Costa Mesa, south of Los Angeles, pulled by…
Snow and Cold Make For a Great Dog Sled Racing Season
It’s shaping up to be a real Maine winter this year and few people are happier than the organizer’s of the state’s three distance sled dog racing events.Volunteer committees behind the Irving Woodlands-Mad Bomber Eagle Lake 100-mile race, set for Jan. 19; the Plum Creek Wilderness 100-mile race in Greenville…
Sled Dog Race Season Opener Draws Crowds To Westbrook
Indy and Colter, both German shorthaired pointer and Alaskan husky mixes, stood quivering with excitement at the start for the two-dog skijoring race at Sunset Ridge Gulf Course Sunday morning.Straining against their leashes, the pair first howled with anticipation then pawed furiously at the ground before dashing off, their owner…
The Culver’s Trailblazer Challenge To Be Held Jan. 12 & 13
Langlade County, northeast of Wausau, is holding sled dog races on Saturday and next Sunday, Jan. 13. The Culver’s Trailblazer Challenge is sanctioned by the International Sled Dog Racing Association and managed by the Wisconsin Trailblazers Dog Sled Club. It is a qualifying event for the 2013 International Federation of…
UK’s Biggest Dog Sledding Rally to take Place in Loch Morlich
Any fans of dog sledding will want to be on hand for the Aviemore Sled Dog Rally, which is scheduled to take place from 26th to 27th January 2013, in Loch Morlich.Located in the Cairngorms region of Scotland, this two-day event annually attracts thousands of dog sledding enthusiasts to the…