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“Our region has incredible natural assets. …We can create experiences that attract visitors while strengthening our local economy.”
“Our region has incredible natural assets. …We can create experiences that attract visitors while strengthening our local economy.”
Besides offering a new kind of winter entertainment, the races provide an economic boon to the area.
I used my paddle to push the 21-foot Maine Freighter canoe away from the meager dock and motored around the end to begin a trolling run along the shoreline of the small lake.
“Old School Plaza is the center of Monticello like the school was,” Thompson said.
Race officials began calculating final results once musher Mark Roberts arrived at 7:18 a.m. Tuesday.
A stunt show was followed by two days of Snocross racing at Spud Speedway.
FORT KENT, Maine — Just moments after experiencing the excitement of crossing the Can-Am 100 finish line, longtime musher and Can-Am medical team leader Fayth Weed got a life-altering surprise. Her partner got down on one knee and proposed to her on the finish line. Organizers for the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races reported […]
Aili, 51, traveled all the way from Ray, Minnesota, to join the race.
Beauchemin, 34, of Saint-Felix-de-Calquier, Quebec, crossed the finish line at 9:40 p.m. Saturday.
This story will be updated. Keep watching for more photos and video. Hundreds lined Main Street in Fort Kent on Saturday morning to see mushers and their dogs take off in the 33rd annual Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races. Morning conditions were pleasant enough for spectators but still cold enough to sustain the dogs. […]