Every winter since 1937, snow conditions permitting, the Tamworth Outing Club, in cooperation with the New England Sled Dog Races has hosted The Tamworth Sled Dog Race on Chocorua Lake and the surrounding hills. First run in 1937, the Tamworth Sled Dog race was one of the oldest sprint sled dog races in the country.

My first encounter with sled dogs was in early 1984, soon after our arrival in Tamworth. One morning, to my consternation, my car was stuck in deep unplowed snow on Gardner Hill Road. A cloud of snow appeared at the top of the hill and several dog sled teams hurtled toward me. I recall one of the teams disappeared into a neighbor’s yard to visit their dog. That was the last time the route included Gardner Hill Road.

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