Maine's extremes test mush teams' mettle

Boston Globe March 4, 2009

To be in the company of these dogs - they're my best friends," said Matt Carstens, a New Hampshire musher. "I love them. We live for it."

So does Fort Kent. The population of this little town doubled to 8,000 Saturday, the day the race started. It may be one of the only places on earth where these mushers are given occasional rock star status.

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