 Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at the Humphrey Community Centre, Humphrey, Ontario, Canada Join us for our 24th Mail Run or call us to help you send a unique "Sledvelope" to someone who would love to have mail carried by dogsled!! |
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 Walter Grohman receives mailbags before he starts on the trail. Every year since 1985, envelopes with letters prepared especially for this event, are gathered, loaded onto sleds and several dog teams haul it to Rosseau, Ontario, 17 km through the bush on groomed trails. Teams gather and leave from the Village of Humphrey, Ontario, on Highway 141, to the cheers and good wishes from the many spectators and friends as the teams disappear in the bush on their way to the Rosseau Post Office to be received by the Post Mistress. The sledvelopes are hand stamped, a very old method of cancelling mail. These "sledvelopes" have become collector items all over the world. What a wonderful surprise for a child, or even adult, to receive mail which has travelled by dogsled, pulled by eager Siberian Huskies! If you would like to experience the excitement of this event, come to meet the drivers and the dogs on Saturday, February 16th, 2008 in the Village of Humphrey. Enjoy a pancake breakfast with the group at the Humphrey Community Centre. There will be activities for the children and many opportunities to have pictures taken with the beautiful, friendly huskies. If you would like to purchase the unique gift of a sledvelope (only $3.00 each, with an additional $2.00 donation, if you wish, for the SHEBA Foundation), contact Janet Wright at 1-888-229-7257 at the Georgian Bay Country Visitor Centre, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. |