December 15, 2025
Tag: Great Race 1908
-
February 12, 1908: The Day the Great Race Began
No Comments
The Race was sponsored by the NEW YORK TIMES and LA MATIN, a sister newspaper in Paris. The torturous New York to Paris route crossed three continents and amounted to over 22,000 miles in 169 days. The Thomas Flyer Team of Buffalo, New York won with a comfortable margin of 26 days. The feat has…
Past Article
October 5, 2020 3 Comments
If you’re a member of the plaid pants brigade and you have tried to engage a Down-Easter in conversation, you may have come face-to-face with conversation that is thin, forced or downright laconic. It is prompted by those from Away. If so, you were the victim of Maine humor. Don’t worry, you have lots of company.