CAMDEN, Maine (January 26, 2012)- The 2012 U.S. National Toboggan Championships, being held the weekend of February 10-12, 2012 in Camden, Maine, is the place for family fun, complete with tons of on-snow activities. Once again, the Coastal Children’s Museum will sponsor and host various special children’s activities!
What: U.S. National Toboggan Championships (Open to the Public) Children’s Activities
When: February 11- 12, 10 am to 2 pm
Where: Next to the Camden Snow Bowl Lodge. Camden, ME
Costs: Free / Open to the Public
Highlights: snow sculpture contest, snow maze/obstacle course, junior sledding hill and more!
A Snow-People and Snow Sculpture building contest will kick off the children activities on Saturday, February 11th at 10am, where kids ages two and up can participate. A Snow Maze will also be up and ready for the kids to wind their way through, stopping at game stations throughout the maze for added challenges and prizes. At noon, kids and parents can warm up at the Snow Bowl’s Lodge before heading out for more fun in the children’s area!
Families will also be able to watch the Toboggan National Championships, seeing people from around the nation suit up in wacky costumes, board wooden toboggans, race down a 400ft ice chute, and be shot out onto a frozen lake.
Families can take the short ride down to Aldermere Farms to visit the “Oreo Cookie Cows” in Rockport. The weekend will also feature tubing, skiing, ice skating, snow shoeing, musical shows, food contests, fireworks and more. For a full schedule of activities for the weekend, check out: http://winter.camdensnowbowl.com/22nd-annual-toboggan-championships
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