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 Sled #172 “Big Test Icicles” from Southwest Harbor, Maine, drops off one team member and speeds onto Hosmer Pond after their run on the chute during the 2008 U.S. Toboggan Nationals. This was a 3-person team that progressively lost members along the run-out. |
- 01/02/2009 No time for the blues: Think of winter as an opportunity, and it ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Kids love the toboggan runs in the Cleveland Metroparks. There is no finer example of controlled outdoor danger than sliding down the ice at 50 miles per ... - 01/02/2009City gets WinterActive'
Orillia Today - ON, Canada
8, when the Cardboard Box Toboggan Races will take place at the toboggan hill at the Couchiching Golf and Country Club on Peter Street. ... - 01/01/2009 Winter fun slides into Swallow Cliff
Regional News - Palos Heights,IL,USA
Since the 1930s, Swallow Cliff had been home to the famous toboggan slides, which were demolished this past May due to financial constraints for necessary ... - 01/01/2009 The fridge toboggan run opens for the season
Mirror - Royal Oak,MI,USA
"Our advanced icing technology ensures a fast, smooth ride," Katie Stavale, park supervisor for The Fridge, said. "Riders plunge 55 feet then reach speeds ... - Historicist: Worshipping in the Open Air
Torontoist - Ontario, Canada
A 1912 account on how religion figures into tobogganing in the City of Toronto
High Park Toboggan Runs, 1914. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 441A." With the two hundred yard drop to the valley floor in Riverdale Park and ... - 12/16/2008 Riverview's toboggan hill nearly ready
Times and Transcript - Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada
BY ALAN COCHRANE Riverview's home-made toboggan hill is pretty much ready for use but town officials are waiting for Mother Nature to provide the crucial ... - 12/26/2008 Sledding replaces toboggan slides at Swallow Cliff
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP PALOS PARK, Ill. - The beloved toboggan slides that were a winter fixture for generations at Swallow Cliff in Palos Park are gone now, but residents of... - 12/26/2008 Toboggan Run At Whitnall Park Didn't Open As Planned Friday
WISN.com - Milwaukee,WI,USA
The iced toboggan run at Whitnall Park in Hales Corners didn't open as planned. Officials would only say they needed to do maintenance on the 1000-foot long - 12/24/2008 WINTER CHECKLIST: Go sledding, SoCal-style
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
We may not know how to build a snowman or know what the word "toboggan" means, but we do have our own wintertime secret: ice blocking. - 12/27/2008 Clevelanders spring from their wintry abodes to enjoy the warm ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Amy McRitchie manages the Mill Stream toboggan concession and had her doubts about whether it would stand up to the warm spell. It did. - 12/4/2008 Police: Man arrested after attacking woman in Walgreens parking lot
-From the article: "the suspect jumped out of the van and ran around Walgreens but stopped long enough to grab his toboggan" -from The Star, Cleveland County NC -
12/01/2008 Boy injured when toboggan hits tree- from the St. Cloud Times
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11/27/2008 The Giant Toboggan Run at Pokagon State Park Opens Stuben County, Indiana -from IndianasNewsCenter.com
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11/24/2008 Toboggan Runs Won't Open At Chestnut Ridge -from wgrz.com, Buffalo, NY
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12/03/2008 Mexicans Get Their Skates On Article mentions that Mexico City has a toboggan slide -from channel4.com; Also mentioned by the BBC.
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11/08/2008 My Tobogganing Days Are Over by David Richards, Austin Daily Herald
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11/10/2008 Cresta Run: St Moritz on a Tea Tray "Racers hurtle down it at speeds of up to 87mph, earning the Cresta a reputation as the world’s scariest toboggan run." -from the travel section of telegraph.co.uk
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Race Results from the 2008 U.S. Toboggan National Championships- Toboggan Times
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Serious Toboggan Accident Dampens Spirit at 18th Annual Nationals- Toboggan Times