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Trotters on the Ice in Tupper Lake

Trotters on the Ice in Tupper Lake

Two men, one is one of the Weir brothers, promoting Trotters on the Ice. Ice Trotting was a huge sport and pastime in the Adirondacks in the 18th and 19th centuries, and involved racing horse-drawn sleighs on ice. Trotters on the Ice had a large oval track, and racers competed for prize money. January of 1896. Tupper Lake, NY.

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