"100 Miles By Dog Sled"

Have seen a few of these on ebay and Canada "postal history corner" website.
Does anyone have any history on the R.C. Mission? I could not locate any.
Thanks,
Pat


Colville Lake (K'áhbam#303;#769;túé) meaning "ptarmigan net place" is a settlement corporation located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located 31 mi north of the Arctic Circle, on a lake of the same name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colvi...ommunities-9

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Good_Hope.
Fort Good Hope (formerly Fort Hope, Fort Charles, also now known as the Charter Community of K'asho Got'ine), is a charter community in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.


Flight distance from Colville Lake to Fort Good Hope is 88 miles. Estimated flight time is 39 minutes.

Driving distance from Colville Lake to Fort Good Hope is 1770 miles and travel time by car is about 50 hours 34 minutes.

(No info on how long the dogs took )



Inuvik (place of man) is a town in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and is the administrative centre for the Inuvik Region. Inuvik is both a Gwich'in and an Inuvialuit community
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuvik





Flight distance from Colville Lake to Inuvik Airport is 213 miles. Estimated flight time is 54 minutes.

Driving distance from Colville Lake to Inuvik is 1839 miles and travel time by car is about 53 hours 15 minutes.

Not sure about accuracy of the driving routes/distance. Pulled from the internet.

That's pretty cool.

Per 'Dirty Jobs' episode, the dog sled teams go about 10 miles an hour, average pace.