FORT KENT – Martin Massicotte of St. Tite, Quebec, won his fourth Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race Monday afternoon, passing Millinocket’s Don Hibbs, who had been leading throughout the grueling 250-mile race, just 15 miles before the finish line. Massicotte reached the finish line… Read More
FORT KENT – Light snow Saturday morning did not deter fans for the start of the 16th running of the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races at Fort Kent where crowds were estimated to be the largest ever. Hundreds lined the Main Street chute when… Read More
FORT KENT – Rita Cannan, president of the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races, is overseeing the running of the 16th annual races this weekend for the last time. Only the second president of the 16-year-old classic, Cannan is turning over the reins to a… Read More
FORT KENT – Nearly 1,000 athlete dogs and some 90 mushers will rush through downtown Saturday morning looking for the heavy forests of northern Maine in the 16th running of the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races. Thirty teams will compete each of three races… Read More
EAGLE LAKE – Claude Baril of St. Zenon, Quebec, won the Irving Woodlands Eagle Lake 100 sled dog race Sunday morning coming across the finish line nine minutes ahead of Normand Cassavant of Val Des Lacs, Quebec Baril won the quest with a time of… Read More
EAGLE LAKE – The defending champion of this town’s 100-mile sled dog race won’t be at the competition later this month, but fierce competition is expected among the mushers from six states and two Canadian provinces. Among the top competitors in the Irving Woodlands Eagle… Read More