Kearney, Ontario hosts 18th annual Dog Sled event on February 10-12, 2012. 

A record number of dog sled teams will compete for the largest-ever prize purse of $18,000 in Kearney at the 18th annual dog sled races on Saturday February 11th and Sunday February 12th.

Festivities start Friday evening, February 10th with a family skate and bonfire with free hot dogs and hot chocolate at the Kearney Lions Park and conclude Sunday at 4:30 with a spaghetti dinner following prize presentations.

The highlight is eastern Canada’s only 120-mile unassisted overnight dog sled race which will start at 5 pm Saturday the 11th and conclude between 7 am and noon Sunday the 12th.

After racing 60 miles there will be a mandatory 4 hour layover to rest and feed the dogs, which will be open to public view. “The 12 teams will then set out again, based on their arrival times at the rest area, to complete the last 60 miles.”

The Kearney races are the only ones in Ontario that feature sprints, ski-joring , mid- distance and a long distance race.

Further details are available at http://www.kearneydogsled.com