NS District Klondike Derby goes on despite cold temperatures

The 2008 North Star District Klondike Derby went on as planned despite lower-than-normal temperatures for this time of the year. 

This year's annual event featured such events as sawbuck sawing, firebuilding with flint & steel, magnifying glasses, and matches, smooshboard races, a frozen pond crossing challenge, a fox & geese game, the avalanche challenge, a Klondike sled race, and ice fishing.

This year the "Paul Bunyan Trophy" was captured by the Cobra patrol of Troop 35 of Sisseton.  Second place went to Troop 209 of Watertown, third to Troop 23 of Clark, fourth to the Hawk patrol of Troop 35 of Sisseton, and fifth to Troop 33 of Webster.

The smooshboard event was won by Troop 33; the Klondike sled race by Troop 23; the bucksaw event by Troop 23; the firelighting event by Troop 35, and the Avalanche Challenge by the Cobra patrol of Troop 35.

Due to cold temperatures, most troops overnighted indoors, with Troop 23 of Clark choosing to earn "Polar Bear Points", set up a campsite outdoors and overnighted in tents. 

Click here to see photos of the Klondike Derby