New England Sled Dog Club

New England's oldest sled dog club—racing since 1924

Profile headshot
Dog sled competition

Race schedule

Fall schedule available now!

A competitor mushing

Meetings

Sun. Sept. 17, 2023

Our history

Fifty [now 100] years ago in 1924, the New England Sled Dog Club, Inc. was organized in Wonalancet, New Hampshire at Wonalancet Farm, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Walden.

Arthur Walden was a man interested in adventure, outdoor activities, and the Far North. He had traveled the gold-rush country, has seen dog teams used for transportation, and had become enthused about this unique method of travel. When the opportunity arose for him to acquire some dogs that seemed to adapt themselves to dog sledding, he started breeding for a team.

A poster from 1967 that reads "New England Sled Dog Racing Schedule" with a list of dates