SLED DOG RACES HERE TO STAY!
Sinnemahoning State Park has a keeper. Turnout of racers and spectators at last weekend's second annual Canadian American Sledders "Run with the Big Dogs" convinced Sinnemahoning State Park officials that the event should become a November fixture at the park.

Among this year's competitors was a teenager from Siberia and more than two dozen racers from the U.S. and Canada.

Most of the dogs were part Malamute or Siberian Husky; there were also hound and Collie mixes.

Attendance for the two-day event was about 400, higher than the inaugural races in 2006.

Both Sinnemahoning State Park Manager Lisa Bainey and Canadian- American Sledders' Vice President Steve Anharrah termed the event a success and confirmed plans to build on it in 2008.