Seventeenth Annual Chinook Winter Carnival

Chinooks New England will be returning to the Remick Museum and Farm Winter Carnival on February, 11, 2012. Winter Carnival is an annual event with ice harvesting demonstrations, horse drawn sleigh rides, snow show contests for the kids, and sled dog rides. Outside the Chinooks will be giving sled dog rides to the kids, weather permitting. Inside the museum there will be a sled dog display where Ruth Lind and Rastro will be at the display handing out Chinook information, and informing the public about the breed. In addition to the events hosted by the Remick Museum there will be additional CNE events throughout the weekend.

Planned Itinerary

Friday afternoon/evening, February 10, 2012

For those arriving on Friday we generally meet in Samantha’s restaurant/pub for a meet & greet and to have dinner together. All are invited to this informal meeting.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Winter Carnival runs from 11:00AM  to about 3:00PM. The Chinook sled rides have been from 11:00AM to about 1:00PM or whenever the dogs get tired. Again, this is weather permitting.
We are looking for volunteers to help with the sledding rings. You do not have to be an expert to help the kids into and out of the sleds, line up the kids, or be a safety lookout. Please consider volunteering for some or all of the sledding time. 
Saturday Evening CNE will conduct it’s annual meeting at dinner. Please join us for dinner and the meeting even if you are coming for the day. You do not have to stay at Samantha’s to attend the dinner.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

After a long day of activities on Saturday we look forward to a leisurely breakfast at Samantha’s then head to Hemenway State Forest for some recreational sledding on the trails. This is a good area to just have some fun with your dogs. There are groomed trails, for sledding, skijoring, and hiking. Hemenway is not far from the Remick Museum.

Please RSVP

If you will be attending Winter Carnival please RSVP to Rick Skoglund at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Please let him know you will be coming, if you will be bringing a dog or dog(s) for sleding, and the number of people for dinner if you will be attending the CNE dinner.

More Information

The PGK Winter Carnival web page

The Remick Museum web page

Samantha's Inn is a pet friendly inn. Reservations can be made at (603) 323-9100. Be sure and tell them you are with the Chinook group to get a discounted room rate. You do not have to be staying at Samantha's to attend the dinner on Saturday evening.