BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 7, 2022
The first mushers in the 2022 Can-Am Crown 250 ran into the finish at Lonesome Pines in Fort Kent on the heels of one another at the break of dawn Monday morning. First to cross the finish line was Denis Tremblay wearing bib No. 3 at 5:45:12 a.m. with a total trail time of 25:51:12. He was followed closely by Wade Marrs wearing bib 9 at 5:46:26 a.m. with a trail time of 25:52:26. Erin Altemus came in third wearing bib 14 at 5:50:02 a.m. with a trail time of 25:56:02. The Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races returned to northern Aroostook County this weekend after a one-year hiatus caused by fears last year of spreading COVID-19.