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- 02/12/2009
Great stuff for families
Detroit Free Press - United States
Midnight Madness: Tobogganing in the middle of the night? Get in the fast lane for special hours from 7 pm to 1 am Friday at the Fridge, the big toboggan ...
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In Chilly Pa., a Ticket to Slide
Washington Post - United States
Volunteers in Eagles Mere, Pa., add to a row of ice blocks that will become a toboggan slide that runs about a quarter-mile long. ...
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Thoughts on the toboggan races
VillageSoup Belfast - ME, USA
By Daniel Dunkle (Feb 10): I spent most of the weekend up at the Camden Snow Bowl shooting photos of the toboggan races. I found it kind of interesting to ...
See all stories on this topic - 02/07/09 Includes Video
Tons of fun at toboggan championships
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
By Abigail Curtis CAMDEN, Maine — Accompanied by the clank of cowbells, the Saturday afternoon competitors in the 19th annual US National Toboggan ...
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The world's longest toboggan run
Times Online
Times Online - UK
As I tug desperately on my toboggan's rope, leaning back like a rodeo rider on a bucking stallion, I'm peppered by flecks of ice and snow, obliterating all ...
See all stories on this topic - 02/07/2009
Get the sled out
Decider Milwaukee - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Where else can you rent a 7-foot toboggan and fly down a slick track of ice? Whitnall Park has a stellar sledding hill, but the main attraction here is the ...
See all stories on this topic - 02/06/2009
Tobogganers Converge On Camden For Championships
WMTW - Auburn,ME,USA
CAMDEN, Maine -- Some 400 teams are expected to compete as the 19th annual National Toboggan Championships get under way in Camden. ...
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- January 30 2009
Update: It took less than a day for the Cook County Forest Preserve District to sell more than 150 historic toboggans on eBay at $20 a pop. For those lucky enough to snag one before they sold out early this morning, just 15 hours after news of the sale hit Web sites, it was quite a bargain. Similar sliders go for more than $100 new on various Web sites, and even used ones top $50 on other eBay listings. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-toboggan-sled-salejan30,0,4913212.story - Things to know about the Eagles Mere ice toboggan slide
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
The first year the Eagles Mere Ice Toboggan Slide was constructed -- 1904 -- was one of the coldest on record, but that didn't stop the townspeople from ...
See all stories on this topic - Long way down
News-Herald.com - Willoughby,OH,USA
By Jason Lea I sat atop the toboggan chute in Strongsville with my legs wrapped around a guy named Carl and a video camera balanced on his shoulder. ...
See all stories on this topic - 150 county toboggan sleds sold out on eBay
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
BY KARA SPAK Staff Reporter Or maybe it's nostalgia for the days of a grand ride down a toboggan run. Either way, the 150 toboggan sleds the Forest Preserve ...
See all stories on this topic - At Indiana ski resorts, the snow was welcomed
Indianapolis Star - United States
The park has two toboggan runs and several cross-country skiing trails. Business has been steady despite a scarcity of snow this year, so every flake is ...
See all stories on this topic - Dana Point Yacht Club’s White Out Party Brings Winter of Sorts to ...
Dana Point Times - Dana Point,CA,USA
However, with all those layers we still could ice skate, go sledding and tobogganing (sometimes without benefit of a toboggan) and make snow angels and ...
See all stories on this topic - Ebb & Flow
Bay View Compass - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Whitnall Park, 6700 S. 92nd St., between College and Rawson avenues, has opened its 1020-foot-long iced toboggan slide (the total track is over a ...
See all stories on this topic - Cook Cty. Forest Preserve sells toboggans on eBay
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP The last of the district's toboggan slides, at Swallow Cliff in Palos Park, were dismantled last year in a cost-cutting move. But the district says that ...
See all stories on this topic - The Greater Toronto Toboggan Open
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Tobogganing is one of the best things about winter, so let's make it official: introducing the Greater Toronto Toboggan Open. Sure, sledding isn't something ...
See all stories on this topic - Cold Hovers Over Michigan
WWJ - Detroit,MI,USA
The Fire and Ice Fest in Rochester includes dogsled demonstrations and rides, ice skating, a toboggan run, skiing and snow shoeing and ice carving ...
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Royal Oak Daily Tribune - Royal Oak,MI,USA
New to this year's event is a 400-foot-long toboggan run, dog sled demonstrations and rides at East Third and Water streets on Saturday. ...
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JanBoree takes edge off winter chill
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Some felt the need for speed and took advantage of the free toboggan runs at Lowell Park, which continue today. Scott Fischer of Racine took his 8-year-old ...
See all stories on this topic - French Alps: Europe's longest toboggan run
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Dodging ice, snow and boulders, a cold but exhilarated Keiran Falconer risks life and limb on Europe's longest toboggan run in Val Thorens. ...
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Citizens Voice - Wilkes-Barre,PA,USA
The Eagles Mere ice toboggan opens this weekend and every Friday, Saturday and Sunday as long as it stays cold. The quarter-mile track is a fast ride onto a ...
See all stories on this topic - Sledders rejoice at former site of toboggan runs in Swallow Cliff ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
Until last year it was the site of the Cook County Forest Preserve District's historic toboggan slides. "This is one of the best hills," said Shawn's father ...
See all stories on this topic - ‘Zip! Then Walk a Mile’
The Luminary - Muncy,PA,USA
Building of the Eagles Mere toboggan slide took place last weekend, setting into motion a century-old tradition, and an enthusiastic crowd of 285 fans were ...
See all stories on this topic - City looks at safety issues after tobogganing mishap at McLennan Park
Waterloo Record - Waterloo,Ontario,Canada
Sheila Trask must use a crutch to get around after slamming into a post while tobogganing at McLennan Park last Sunday. The city designed and built a ...
See all stories on this topic - Top 5 toboggan hills
Times and Transcript - Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada
#1 St-Anselme Park, Dieppe A fast run, safe surroundings, available bathrooms and crowd atmosphere make the purpose-built hill in Dieppe the top pick. ...
See all stories on this topic - Building the Ice Slide in Eagles Mere
WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA
It involves lots of ice, a big hill and takes days to make the perfect toboggan slide. Volunteers got at it around 8 am on the lake in Eagles Mere. ...
See all stories on this topic - This week's snowfall reeady for weekend sledding
Dayton Daily News - Dayton,OH,USA
He suggested a long, flat toboggan with a raised front lip. "If you have a toboggan, usually you have several people on it and you get that good momentum," ...
See all stories on this topic - High On Ice starts today
Energeticcity.ca - Fort St. John,BC,Canada
The Toboggan Races, are scheduled for 10am to 2pm, both tomorrow and Sunday...and the free, "pet-free", sleigh rides, also at the Toboggan Hill, ...
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St. Croix Valley Press - White Bear Lake,MN,USA
Back in 1886, the first year of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, Stillwater proceeded to build its own toboggan slide which was enjoyed by most of the city ...
See all stories on this topic - OUTDOORS: Hiking, rock climbing, birdwatching, tobogganing — right ...
Jackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USA
Visitors can bring their own sleds to Hinckley Reservation's coasting hill or zoom down toboggan chutes at Mill Stream Run Reservation, about a 20-minute ...
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Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
Seems Couture, who brought Winterfest to Barre three years ago, is hoping to coax folks who have toboggans tucked away to donate or loan them for use during ...
See all stories on this topic - The Moms’ Picks (Jan. 15-21)
Glens Falls Post-Star - Glens Falls,NY,USA
Or take a toboggan ride down a 30-foot high converted ski jump trestle and fly out onto frozen Mirror Lake. Depending on weather conditions, toboggans can ...
See all stories on this topic - 01/15/2009 Check out the latest information on this year's 19th Annual US National Toboggan Championships at the Camden Snow Bowl Toboggan Web Site.
All the registration forms and race rules are available at this site.
- 01/09/2009 Be sure to play safe this winter
Vaughan Today - Vaughan,Ontario,Canada
Active Supervision: Parents should always supervise and accompany children while tobogganing and sledding. Teach children to toboggan/sled down the middle ...
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Big Brothers fundraiser
Sudbury Star - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
The Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization of Sudbury is getting ready for the fourth annual Great Cardboard Toboggan Event. It will take place Feb. ...
- Close call for a local toboganner
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre - Owen Sound,Ontario,Canada
Owen Sound Police are reminding children and parents that parking lots are extremely unsafe areas to toboggan and play at any time of the year.
- 01/06/2009 Business helps companies outsource to Asia
Middletown Press - Middletown,CT,USA
Kamen illustrated this fact some years ago when he tried to get a toboggan contest in Maine to use his company’s toboggans. "The buyer said she couldn’t buy ...
- 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.
This link is really worth viewing!
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
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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
02/15/2010
Snow fort pictures: The toboggan run
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Who needs the Winter Olympics when you've got this awesome toboggan run David Hewes built for his kids (and, as he says, "anyone passing by") in Bowley's ...
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Thousands attend Camden toboggan races
Bangor Daily News
he exclaimed, watching as a four-person team skittered across the pond and their toboggan slowed from its swift downhill plummet. Joshua's dad, Kris Henning ...
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Adirondack Toboggan Championship planned in LP
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Sponsored by ROCK105 radio, A&M Beverages of Malone and Michelob Light, the toboggan championship is a benefit for USA Luge, according to Rik Cassidy, ...
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Mountain do: Protect your noggin on skis or a toboggan
ConsumerReports.org (blog)
Ski Safety Week may be seven short days, but ski safety should be a season-long event. Especially when you factor in the newest conclusions about the ...
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Other deaths on the track
Macleans.ca
Then as now, there were complaints that the runs were not safe: Kay-Skrzypecki, a Polish luger who became a British citizen, was killed when his toboggan ...
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Toboggans and skating and music … oh my!
Midland Mirror
Saturday events include a snow-pitch tournament in Talbot Park beginning at 9 am, a toboggan party at St. Mary's Church from 12:30 to 3:30 pm, ...
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Pain suspects German sleds illegal
The Province
To date, however, the sleds have passed all inspection by the International Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation. The FIBT said Pain's allegations will be ...
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Georgian team to stay for Olympic Games despite athlete's death
ITAR-TASS
The athlete lost control of the toboggan, ran out of the track and crashed into a metal column, receiving fatal injuries. Despite timely medical aid, ...
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It's all downhill from here
Maine Edge
But did you realize that Holden is apparently quite the toboggan hotbed? Maybe it was the timing of the visit, but it seemed like every third team was from ...
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Winter sports can cure cabin fever
TheJambar.com (subscription)
For something a little different, Cleveland Metroparks features Chalet Toboggan Chutes. The chutes are open from the day after Thanksgiving to the first ...
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02/08/2010
Quest for gold? Not at Maine toboggan run
Boston Globe
Across the continent in Maine, they've swapped the formalities for frivolity at the National Toboggan Championships. The 20th annual event that kicked off ...
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Snow Bowl toboggan chute iced and ready
Bangor Daily News
By Abigail Curtis CAMDEN, Maine — The chute was icy, the bleachers were ready, and Hosmer Pond — where toboggan racers eventually slide to a halt — was ...
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The Cresta Run: Rugby's Matt Dawson tackles St Moritz's world famous toboggan ...
Daily Mail
I couldn't get the warning out of my head as I perched on my ancient toboggan waiting for the start signal. I felt my pulse begin to quicken. ...
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Camden ready for toboggan races
WCSH-TV
The 20th annual US National Toboggan Championships will bring thousands of people to Camden this weekend. The races bring teams from all over Maine and ...
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Lions Offer Alpine Pancake Breakfast During Toboggan Races
The Free Press (press release)
Article comments are not posted immediately to the Web site. Each submission must be approved by the Web site editor, who may edit content for ...
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Parks play host to winter games
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Toboggan riders can reach speeds of up to 40 mph at Pokagon State Park. Advanced figure skating student Krista Schwartz practices at McMillen Ice Arena. ...
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In Miami We Had "Hurricane Days," Not "Snow Days"
Huffington Post (blog)
We don't have a toboggan. And he still falls down while walking indoors on flat, dry surfaces. That leaves us with two equally frustrating and physically ...
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Winter Olympics - Factbox: Luge
Yahoo! Eurosport
Luge is the French word for toboggan. The first international race was held on a road in Davos, Switzerland, in 1883 with 21 competitors from Australia, ...
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Prosecutors try to put suspect in car
Plainview Daily Herald
As testimony progressed, a toboggan was submitted as evidence by the prosecution. The toboggan was found in Scott's car with a slit across the front that ...
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Snowfall, ice blankets Oak Ridge, ET
Oak Ridger
(Er, that's the "toboggan cap" and not the toboggan sled for some of our most welcomed East Tennessee transplants.) In any case, we ask that you e-mail The ...
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02/01/2010
>From the archive: Tobogganing at Buxton
The Guardian
Though tobogganing is old, it is only four or five years ago that Buxton first took it up. When the first healing of snow has fallen, the small boys of ...
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Toboggan Weekend Supper to Benefit Haiti
VillageSoup Belfast
By Amity Masonic Lodge #6 On February 5th from 5 to 7pm, the Masons of the Rockport Masonic Center will put on an all you can eat spagetti dinner to benefit ...
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Concrete toboggans ready to race
Waterloo Record
By Greg Mercer, Record staff WATERLOO — Barrelling down a ski slope in a 300-pound concrete toboggan might not seem like a smart move to you, ...
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National Concrete Toboggan Race
Exchange Morning Post
HAMILTON - Three-hundred pound concrete and metal toboggans will be hurtling down the hillsides at the 36th annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race ...
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Grab some cardboard, add some imagination and show up at the toboggan hill on ...
Orillia Packet & Times
There's a point to riding a toboggan down a hill like the one at the Couchiching Golf and Country Club and it's not for the pure enjoyment of being outdoors ...
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Terror and exhilaration on the Cresta Run
Financial Times
I am careering down a gulley of solid ice, my head poised above the fleeting blue surface as the steel runners of my toboggan shear and rasp beneath me. ...
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02/25/2010
Cranbrook girls in Vancouver hospital after toboggan hit by Jeep
The Province
Two Cranbrook girls are in hospital after their toboggan shot into the path of an oncoming vehicle Thursday. The girls, aged 11 and 14, were sliding down a ...
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Toboggan Slide Hinges on Cold Weather
WNEP-TV
By Jim Hamill Lots of people are crossing their fingers the weather stays cold so the toboggan run in Sullivan County can open Friday. ...
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NCC closes its toboggan hills; skateway still open
Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Citing lousy winter weather that's made them a safety hazard, the National Capital Commission has closed its two Greenbelt toboggan hills, ...
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Jeep hits two girls on toboggan in Cranbrook, BC
CTV.ca
Two 11-year-old girls in Cranbrook, BC, were hit by a Jeep Thursday when they slid down a hill on a toboggan and onto a road, police said. ...
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Toboggans may not slide; opening night melts away
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
By MARK MARONEY mmaroney@sungazette.com EAGLES MERE - Despite a previous announcement of a possible opening Friday night, toboggan sleds are not likely to ...
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>From Winterfest to Toboggan Nationals: winter is a blast in the Camden Hills!
knox.VillageSoup.com
By Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce At the 20th annual US National Toboggan Championships, you'll find that everything goes, in the name of ...
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National Toboggan Championships Coming Up
WABI
Of course, the pair also says bragging rights are part of the fun. The toboggan championships will be held the weekend of February 5th in Camden.
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Toboggan littering — LETTER
The North Bay Nugget
When we took our 3 year old son tobogganing this Sunday morning at Thompson Park, we never realized we should go with a green garbage bag in tow. ...
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GREENBELT TOBOGGAN HILLS CLOSED
Ottawa Start (press release)
Due to recent weather conditions, the Conroy Pit and Bruce Pit toboggan hills are currently closed since they have become unsafe for sledding. ...
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01/18/2010
Eagles Mere toboggan slide could open today
Towanda Daily Review
Then someone got the bright idea of constructing a toboggan slide out of blocks of ice from the lake, which was done for the first time in 1904. ...
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Toboggan slide ice not 'yet' ready for building winter attraction
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
By MARK MARONEY mmaroney@sungazette.com Been wondering if the early January deep freeze is enough to get the Eagles Mere toboggan slide built? ...
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Winter Sale: Toboggan / Sled Discounts
WGRZ-TV
Sports Unlimited has dropped prices on more than a dozen sleds, discs, tubes and toboggans to keep you saving while you enjoy the snow. ...
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Eagles Mere Ice Toboggan Slide to open Jan. 22
Towanda Daily Review
The century-old Eagles Mere ice toboggan will be open again for this 2010 winter season. The slide is under construction, and expected to open starting ...
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Humphrey Bogart, toboggan chutes and many activities for MLK Jr. Day top this ...
Plain Dealer
Just for today, one buck will get you a hot dog or soda at Cleveland Metroparks' Chalet toboggan chutes. Wet mittens come at no extra charge. ...
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Cops in trouble for riot shield toboggan prank
Herald Sun
Footage: YouTube POLICE enjoying the UK's freezing temperatures have been reprimanded after they were filmed using a riot shield as a toboggan. ...
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Toboggan run, outdoor rink complete
Mayerthorpe Freelancer
Mayerthorpe celebrated the grand opening of a new outdoor skating rink and a groomed toboggan hill over the holidays despite the chilly temperatures. ...
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01/11/2010
Toboggan runs to reopen today
Buffalo News
Erie County officials have set the schedule for the Chestnut Ridge Park toboggan runs, which will reopen at 10 am today after a five-year hiatus. ...
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Toboggan Runs Re-Open At Chestnut Ridge
WKBW-TV
"The toboggan I am going to be riding today is the one from my family back in the 50's. I am so excited that I saved it," said Buffalo resident Joseph ...
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Accident on Oshawa toboggan hill sends woman to hospital
Newsdurhamregion.com
By Stefanie Swinson With colder temperatures, the popular tobogganing hill at the Knights of Columbus Park on Farewell Street has turned into a sheet of ice ...
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Toboggan Run Ready At Chestnut Ridge Park
WGRZ-TV
The Erie County Parks Department and County Executive Chris Collins will announce tomorrow that the newly refurbished toboggan runs at the park will re-open ...
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Talk of toboggans can only lead downhill
Daily Mail - Charleston
To those born or raised in the Mountain State, the toboggan refers to a snug, usually knit, winter cap that covers the ears. (The classic version sports a ...
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Toboggan Run Re-Opens
WKBW-TV
By WKBW Programming ORCHARD PARK, NY (WKBW) Eyewitness News cameras, and some members of the Channel 7 family, enjoyed the free sledding and toboggan runs ...
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Cleveland Metroparks will offer special toboggan chute hours on Jan. 18
Sun Star Courier
... The Mill Stream Run Reservation in Strongsville will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by offering special hours for the chalet toboggan chutes. ...
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Tobogganing Returns to WNY
Buffalo Business First (blog)
The return of tobogganing to WNY is keeping a Southtowns business busy these days. The toboggan chutes at Chestnut Ridge Park are set to open this Saturday, ...
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Places for warming up to winter's mysteries and fun
Boston Globe
The ice-filled wooden chute here dates to the mid-1930s, though the latest incarnation was built in 1990 and stands as the only toboggan track in New ...
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Tallyho as tobogganers chase thrill
Buffalo News
By Jay Rey It was hard to tell who was more excited about the long-idled toboggan chutes reopening at Chestnut Ridge Park on Saturday — the kids or their ...
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01/04/2010
Whatever happened to Chicago-area toboggan slides?
Chicago Tribune
"It was great when they had it," said Judy Munchoff of Western Springs, who remembers going with her husband and two children to the toboggan slides at ...
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WNYers can now enjoy toboggan rides
WIVB
ORCHARD PARK, NY (WIVB) - The sign says it all: "Get your toboggans out because chutes will be open soon at Chesnut Ridge Park". "I used to go tobogganing ...
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Wooden sled runs to return to park
Buffalo News
By Mary Pasciak Word quickly spread this week at Chestnut Ridge Park that the long-idle toboggan chutes are scheduled to reopen next week, bringing huge ...
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Paragliding Skier Crashes Near Summit Of Fourteener
TheDenverChannel.com
The injured man was rescued from upper slopes of the peak as 29 rescuers teamed up to lower him down the mountain in a toboggan, said Anna DeBattiste of the ...
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Pickerington Police Looking For Bank Robbery Suspect
NBC4i.com
He was wearing a black and gray toboggan, a long black coat and dark jeans. If you have any information regarding the robbery, contact the Pickerington ...
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Sharing personal memories of a Christmas past
EMC Almonte/Carleton Place
Finally she said, "Oh maybe you could go, but go get your toboggan in case it is too heavy for you to carry and for heaven's sake don't lose the card or ...
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The Cresta Run's 125th anniversary
Country Life
Some 120 years earlier, in 1884, the Davos Tobogganing Club invited a team from St Moritz to compete on a toboggan run built on the Davos-Kloster post road. ...
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