Musher Gregg Vitello's sled dogs cannot contain their excitement at the starting gate on Main Street in Fort Kent as they prepare to run in the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races. Credit: Jessica Potila / St. John Valley Times - Fort Kent, Maine 
Quebec woman wins Can-Am 30-mile sled dog race
A Quebec woman and her team of sled dogs was first out of 22 other mushers to win the Pepsi/Native Dog Food Can-Am 30-mile race Saturday afternoon.
Diane Marquis, 67, of St.-Medard, Quebec, crossed the finish line at Lonesome Pine Trails in Fort Kent shortly before 12:30 p.m. with a winning time of 2:12:26.
The Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races were held in northern Aroostook County Saturday and Sunday after a one-year hiatus caused by fears last year of spreading COVID-19. The three timed races — In Memory of Willard Jalbert Jr. Can-Am 100, the 30-mile race and Irving Woodlands Can-Am Crown 250 — started from Main Street in Fort Kent Saturday.
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