- Description: On the occasion of the 1939 World's Fair, Hector Despins and Leland Abbott set out from The Pas, Manitoba, Canada, to reach New York by sled. They arrived in April 1939 after a journey of 3'800 miles
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Sledge, Slitta, Luge
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Sled Dog - Artic to New York - Leland Abbott - en route to New York (USA) 25/11/38
A Fort Garry couple are hot on the trail of two Manitoba dog mushers who travelled from the Arctic to New York City in 1938-39. Anne and Graham Gieg have been gathering clues since last May about the odyssey of Graham's great uncle, Leland Abbott, and his friend Hector Despins, and plan to write a book about the off-beat adventure.
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