The Story of Leonhard Seppala (Recovered from my old site: written apr. 2004)
I once told Jeffrey Bragg about a training run I had with 16 dogs attached to my four-wheeler. He responded by telling me I should never have that many dogs on a dry training run because no one could safely handle that many. I responded by reminding him that Leonhard Seppala often ran as many […]
The 1926/1927 Poland Spring Dog Derby Recovered from old site: written apr 2004
The first Poland Spring Carnival Race was held January 15–16, 1926. The race was known by several names in the Maine papers: the Poland Spring Sleddog Derby, the New England Dogsled Race, and the Maine Carnival Race. The race was judged and refereed by Dr. H. A. Souther of Brookville, Massachusetts, with the assistance of […]