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Sleigh Ride Through Snowy Past Remembers Winter Travel
Ray Wangen Cashton hosts an annual cross country sleigh ride recalling how early settlers coped with harsh winters. A multi breed team leads a five mile trek along Highway 27 to the homestead amid deep drifts and a potluck lunch, with several riders aiding a stalled Belgian horse before sunset.
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Ray Wangen
Cashton
Mr. Wangen
Vernon County
Wangen Homestead
Coulee
Wangen Farm
Victor Amundson
Wangen Yard
Ray
Selmer Bakkestuen
Westby
Kermit Schultz
Sparta
Jim Kuhn