Lillian Stewart of Ipswich, Mass., and her four-dog team get a somewhat disorganized start to the four-mile race at the Down East Mushers Bowl. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Jessica Johnson of Bristol traverses a flat section during the four-dog race at the Down East Mushers Bowl. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Tippy, a sled dog from Norway licks the bars of his enclosure as he waits for his turn to race at the Down East Mushers Bowl. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Stefani Meyer of Garfield, N.J., gives affection to her Siberian Huskie Filou after they raced in the one-dog skijour at the Down East Mushers Bowl. Meyer drove all night through foul weather to race. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Mark Ovenden of Ottawa hugs M.E. Faste after they finished the four-mile skijor race at the Down East Mushers Bowl. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Siberian Huskies belonging to Jan Haring of Jackson, N.J., get organized before the start of the four-dog race at the Down East Mushers Bowl. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Asa Szegvari, 13, of Carlisle, Mass., traverses a flat section during the four-dog race at the Down East Mushers Bowl. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer