Massena Showcases Winter Adirondack North Country Land Recreation
Massena’s upcoming 2010 Massena Winter Carnival is being held February 4-7. North Adirondack New York land recreational activities will be showcased.
The winter festival will feature New York North Country land activities such as a 5K run/walk/snowshoe, and a “moonlight” (6-8 pm) ski and snowshoe event.
There will even be snow volleyball! Tangent: Should we expect this to become an Olympic event someday, like what happened with beach volleyball? Apparently European mountain men and women are already preparing for that day at their own festivals.
The big draw will be the Massena Dash, an International Sled Dog Racing Association-sanctioned event. Dog sledding, or “mushing”, races will be the primary events. Skijoring races will also be held. Skijoring is a wintersport where a cross-country skier is pulled by one or several dogs.
Race officials will include a race marshall, trail boss, race timers, and a chute judge to keep ‘em honest (dogs don’t cheat, people do).
Photo: Dog sledding Attribution: Photo by laihiu @ flickr
The outdoor recreational activities showcased during the Massena Winter Carnival are one of the big reasons people buy New York acreage for sale. In between race events, enthusiasts can practice their activities and recreate on their own land.
In the town of Brasher near Brasher Iron Works, we have a large St. Lawrence County New York acreage for sale that would be perfect for mushers, skijorers,* cross country skiers, snowmobilers, showshoers, winter bird watching fans, and general winter outdoors enthusiasts. It’s right off of two official snowmobile trails and in the middle of some of the best snow recreation land in Saint Lawrence County NY.
* no, that is not a misspelling, just a derivative of a word borrowed from our Nordic cold-weather-sport-crazed cousins
