Kennel Odometer Update: 38,210 Miles It’s mid-December, and the Cumulative Kennel Odometer (CKO) has just clicked past 38K for the season. Hundreds of miles have been logged with each and every dog. They are ready for our first guests to arrive this weekend. How did we get to 38K? Energetic puppy runs where absolutely everything is

  Cold is what makes people think twice, or not at all about doing a dogsledding winter trip or any winter trip. But cold is also an unexpected treasure. The first time it drops below zero, every single year, I procrastinate going outside, and inevitably I over prepare. I end up outside sweating, feeding dogs

We have snow and now we are getting cold! The trails are in great shape already in early December and are only going to get better. The lakes have a good bit of ice on them and by the end of next week will have a lot of ice. Our Dogsledding Trips are about to

Can’t decide what kind of vacation to take; we’ll help.Cruise ship vs Dogsledding Vacation If you fall off of your sled, you don’t get eaten by sharks.The woods are much less crowded than a ship.We aren’t so good at booking big name evening entertainers, I guess we lose to the cruise lines on that one.

We have two dog teams registered for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. This 400-mile race has been very important to us for many years. It is the main race that we train for; dedicating five months of training and thirty-some dogs to compete annually. The race runs along the rugged north shore of Lake

Unique Dog Sledding Trip We run many unique dog sledding trips — no other guide company does anything like them. But the most unique is our Winter Odyssey. The trip starts with you getting two first nights in a lodge; in between you have a learning day at dogsledding. This is a great way for

We have two cats. All mushers should have at least one cat; they are there to protect the dog food from rodents. But the ways vary on how a cat deals with the dogs. I once had a cat that trained sled dog puppies. He would sit atop the post on the puppy pen and

This is a blog about my frustrations, well not all of them just one in particular. You see when I started this business in 1995 there was very little internet and NO Google. Search engines where in the model T stage if not the horse and buggy stage. So I was trying to pick a

Until you’ve tried it, winter camping can be intimidating, much like swimming with hungry sharks, however unlike swimming with sharks, winter camping is fun and safe. On a winter camping trip with us, you will not only learn about running sled dogs, but we will also share our knowledge of staying warm and comfortable in

People often ask how we choose lead dogs. That is a good question with a complicated answer. One of the most common assumptions our guests have is that the smartest dogs always make the best leaders, this is not always true (especially if the dog is smarter than the trainer). The problem with too smart