The fun began Friday night with ice carving and a laser light shown in city square, at art show at City Hall and music at City Theater, as well as specials and events at local businesses.
Though there was little snow elsewhere there was a snow hill, sponsored by New Life Church
Mayor Alan Casavant said much of the snow was trucked in from local shopping centers, while the top layer was trucked in from the airport, where the snow didn’t have salt or sand.
Casavant said the volunteers from New Life Church did an amazing job with the hill, and appeared to enjoy helping out the community. “We couldn’t have done it without them,” he said.
“That was awesome,” she said. “We went on the dogsled, too. That was an experience as well.”
A few blocks away from the city square, the dogs and staff from Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience were giving sled dog rides around a small makeshift track.
“It was fantastic,” said Shira Peters of Buxton. “The kids just sat in awe.”
“They’re bred to run,” she said. The dogs looked antsy as they waited for another group to get in the sled for a spin around the track.
“You can see how much they don’t like stopping,” said Cafisco.
Therriault has been working with sled dogs since childhood.
“I love the adventure of it,” he said. “My dogs are my best friends and I get spend my time with them.”
The festival continued with other activities throughout the day and free skating at West Brook Skating Rink Sunday.
— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 325 or egotthelf@journaltribune.com.
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