Mellie Dunham Snowshoe and String Festival 2013

TEAMWORK — Katie Toohey, left, and Jasper Vlaun participate in the three-legged race on snowshoes at the Roberts Farm Preserve during this year's Mellie Dunham Snowshoe and String Fest. 

DASHING — From left, Jennifer Blastow, Scott Vlaun, John Gunn and Peter Brown (not shown) dash 100 yards through the snow in their snowshoes this past weekend at Roberts Farm Preserve. Brown was this year's winner of the Mellie Dunham Snowshoe and String Festival's 100-yard dash. 

WIFE CARRY — From left, Scott Berk carries Diana Arcadipone, Mark Grover carries Jennifer Blastow and Scott Vlaun carries Sam Armstrong during the world's only snowshoe "wife carry" event at Roberts Farm Preserve on Sunday. 

MUSICAL CHAIRS — Kids and adults play musical chairs in the snow during the 2013 Mellie Dunham Snowshoe and String Festival at Roberts Farm Preserve. 

 EGG RACE — Kids participate in the egg and spoon races during the 2013 Mellie Dunham Snowshoe and String Festival at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway this past weekend. 

RACING — Finishers in the 1k trail run, from left, Scott Vlaun, Lee Dassler and Scott Berk, during the annual Mellie Dunham Snowshoe and String Festival at the Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway this past weekend. 

HAVING FUN — Kids and adults participate in musical chairs on snowshoes at Roberts Farm Preserve on Sunday.

THREE-LEGGED — Hannah Grover, left, and Mikayla Powell participate in the three-legged snowshoe race during the 2013 Mellie Dunham Snowshoe and String Festival at Roberts Farm Preserve. 

HISTORY — From left, members of the Norway Historical Society Ann Siekman, Charles Longley and Sue Dennison, and Candace Kanes, of the Maine Historical Society, pose at the Norway Historical Society museum on Main Street on February 7, during the society's annual Mellie Dunham Snowshoe and String Festival. 

EXHIBIT — Maine Memory Newtork curator Candace Kanes, of the Maine Historical Society, gives a presentation on master fiddler and snowshoe maker, Mellie Dunham, to kick off the 2013 Mellie Dunham Snowshoe and String Festival at the Norway Historical Society February 7. 

FIDDLER — Local historian David Sanderson holds up a fiddle during the Mellie Dunham Snowshoe Fest February 7 while speaking with Candace Kanes, Maine Memory Network curator, of the Maine Historical Society, at the Norway Historical Museum on Main Street. Dunham, who died on September 27, 1831, was a master fiddler and snowshoe maker, from Norway, who gained national recognition.