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International Snowshoe Championship
January 27, 2017
The North Country’s Joliette Snowshoe Club will host the 2017 International Snowshoe Championship on January 27-29 in Gorham.
The event will be headquartered at the Town and Country Inn & Resort in Shelburne, with the races being held at the nearby Androscoggin Valley Country Club in Gorham.
Snowshoers will compete in categories by age and distance, including 5K and 1K sprints, a 5K walking competition and a Tiny Tots race.
In addition to the races, there will be a dance on Friday evening at which a king and queen will be chosen, a torchlight parade and a spaghetti dinner on Saturday night and the awarding of medals at a Sunday brunch.
More information is available by calling Anita Bergeron at (603) 752-2579 or Marie Arsenault at (207) 890-3511, or at the event’s Facebook page, International Snowshoe Championship 2017.