Chinooks New England Present the 18th annual
Chinook Winter Carnival 2012. February 11th, Tamworth New Hampshire
18th
Annual Chinook Winter Carnival
at the
Tamworth Winter Carnival
Presented by "Chinooks New England"
Tamworth, New Hampshire
February 11, 2012
Your hosts, The
Chinook Owners Association, Chinooks New
England and Remick museum are pleased to
announce the upcoming 18th Annual
Chinook Winter Carnival. This year
again the Chinook Winter Carnival is
combined with the Tamworth’s Winter
Carnival for a fun family-friendly event
on Saturday, February 11th. The
Chinooks will give sled dog rides
weather permitting In the past the
Chinooks have given over a hundred
rides! This is also a chance for you to
put your Chinook on a team. This is an
old-fashioned country event with horse
drawn sleigh rides, ice harvesting,
snowball throwing contests etc.
There will be a special display
highlighting the history of sled dog
racing and the Chinooks along with the
regular museum displays.
For those of you who join us for the
weekend the suggested main stay is the
Samantha’s Inn. Dogs are allowed
in the Inn, but must be crated when you
are not in your room with them.
This is a pet and child friendly motel
with an indoor swimming pool and very
reasonable rates starting at around
$75.00 a night for a basic room with a
queen bed. Call Samantha’s at
(603) 323-9100, be sure and tell them
you are with the Chinook group to get a
discounted room rate. Another
option is the Lazy Dog Inn a dog
friendly B & B in Chochorua. Call
603-323-8350. The Lazy Dog Inn does not
allow children.
Arrangements are being made for a group
dinner at Samantha's.
Many people in the past have come to
this event just to meet the Chinook
breed and have gone on to be Chinook
owners!
Book your rooms now, this is a
well-attended event and Samantha’s Inn
and other options normally fill for the
weekend. This event open to
everyone whether you own a Chinook or
not. Everyone Welcome! Bring the
kids and your Chinook.
There is an event entry fee. Your
Chinook is your “ticket” to attend the
event for you and your family you do
not have to pay a fee.
This is a weather dependant event. lack
of snow or warm temperatures will not
allow for public sled dog rides.
the winter carnival is on however
despite unfavorable WEATHER ALONG with
the Saturday night buffet and possibly
Sunday am sledding in the state forest.
Itinerary:
Friday evening: For those staying
the weekend we will check in and meet in
the pub/restaurant at Samantha’s
between 5pm and 6pm and say hello and
have something for dinner together.
Saturday: Chinook Winter Carnival and
Tamworth Winter Carnival 11:00 a.m.
until 3:00 p.m. Bring the kids;
this is a family event at the Remick
Country Doctor Museum located on
Cleveland Hill Road almost across from
the Tamworth Inn. We will meet at
the Remick Museum and assemble our teams
at 9:30 a.m. We will give rides,
weather permitting (snow & temperature),
from about 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
After is some free time to relax and
explore the area.
Even if you do not participate in the
dog sled rides we need your help.
“Safety’ people will be needed holding/
starting teams, hitching and un
hitching. We need ambassadors to help
Ruth Lind and Rastro at the sled dog
display, handing out information on the
breed and clubs.
At 6:00 PM, we will meet as a group at
the Samantha’s Inn and have dinner for
our annual get together And CNE meeting.
Join us for dinner even if you are
coming for the day.
Sunday: After breakfast From about
9:30 a.m. until noon, there will be
sledding and skijoring at Hemengway
State Forest. The Tamworth Outing
Club will have groomed trails available
for us. If your Chinook has never
skijored or run on a sled team this is
your chance to give it a try.
The village of Tamworth has embraced the
return of the Chinook. We have
made new friends every year and have
been given a warm welcome by all
involved . This has grown in to a major
showcase of the Chinook breed at a
public event. So, join us for the day or
for the weekend and take a trip back in
time, to where Arthur Walden developed
the Chinook breed.
If you have any questions contact Rick Skoglund
or
call Rick at 1-207-832-5227
