New! 2021 schedule for dog sled trips
Mushing available on the following dates. More may be added later if any dog sled races are cancelled.
- Saturday, March 6 (reservations from Bearskin guests only until February 28)
- Saturday, March 13 (reservations from Bearskin guests only until February 28)
Details
Each mushing trip will be an approximately 30-minute ride (depending on trail conditions) with extra time to meet the dogs and learn about mushing. Expect to be outside for a minimum of 45 minutes.
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Our mushers
Mushers Erin Altemus and Matt Schmidt will be returning to Bearskin this winter to offer a limited schedule of dog sled trips on site at Bearskin. As many of you know, our long-time musher Erik Simula retired. (Guests often ask — Erik is doing great and is now director of a local historical society). Erik was a hard act to follow, but Erin and Matt, who offer an equally outstanding dog sled experience for Bearskin guests.
Matt and Erin started running sled dogs at YMCA Camp Menogyn on the Gunflint Trail 15 years ago. Several years later they started their own kennel and began racing. Now they have almost 40 dogs in the deep woods off the Gunflint Trail and a preschooler daughter Sylvia, who aspires to run the dogs someday. Matt and Erin take turns racing the dogs in the Gunflint Mail Run and Beargrease every year and often run races in Michigan and Maine as well. This year they bring their guiding experience to Bearskin to offer tours and education about mushing.
Erin and Matt are professional dog sled racers. Watch for them in major Minnesota dog sled races — it’s always fun to have a special musher to follow. When they aren’t racing, they’ll be at Bearskin to give dog sled trips. Everything fills up well ahead of time, so give us a call early if you’re hoping to experience a dog sled trip during your Bearskin stay.