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Baltic Lights Marks 10th Year on Usedom With 500 Huskies and Celebrity Charity Races

The event raises money for Welthungerhilfe on a beach course run with wheeled rigs instead of traditional sleds.

Overview

  • The weekend program includes a celebrity race on Saturday morning alongside competitions for professional mushers.
  • Organizers list 90-year-old actor Dieter Hallervorden as a participant, with a professional musher steering his team for safety.
  • More than 500 huskies are gathered on the Kaiserbäder stretch of Usedom’s Baltic Sea beach.
  • Races are conducted over prepared sand using wheeled rigs rather than runners.
  • Organizers report raising about €90,000 for Welthungerhilfe last year, with numerous German film and TV personalities plus first-time entrants from Boss Hoss slated to take part this year.