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plows and snow blowers were not common. Following a snowstorm, the “Road Master,” a man appointed by the government, had the authority and the responsibility of calling out all able- bodied men in the area to “break the road.” It meant creating a passage for horse and sleigh through the fields where the snow was less dense. Armed with shovels, crowbars, and axes, they opened fences and cleared brush. Soon a new winter road became a reality. The temporary roads were quickly embedded with “pitches and slews” as horses and sleighs made their way over them. It was not unusual for a sleigh traveling too fast to hit an unexpected slew and toss its passengers and load into a snow bank. For young people it was all part of the fun and thrills of winter traveling.