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| Gavin Baker
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- From: Almonte, ON
- Age: 39
- Occupation: carpenter contractor
- Web Address: http://www.traildancer.com
- Team Owner: Gavin Baker
- Lead Dogs:
- Deets; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Augustus; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Blizzard; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Tonya; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Whitefoot; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Nomo; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: L'Odysee Appalacien; 4 place 2009
- Kearny 40/40; 6 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 11 place 2008
- Eldorado 50; 10 place 2008
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Gavin has been running dogs for over 14 years and has been racing longer races for the past two years. He always has a great time at Fort Kent and looks forward to coming back again this year. Hopefully he won't need so much runner plastic in 2010.
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| Ryan Anderson
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- From: Ray, MN
- Age: 28
- Occupation: carpenter
- Team Owner: Ryan Anderson
- Lead Dogs:
- Osker; 7 year old male husky
- Eagle; 5 year old male husky
- Boeing; 5 year old male husky
- Rocket; 5 year old male husky
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Beargrease Marathon 400miles; 4 place 2008
- UP 200; 3, 3, 2 place 07, 08, 09
- White Oak 120; 1 place 2008
- K-9 Challenge 240; 1 place 2007
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I have been running dogs for 24 years and have about 50 dogs in the kennel. I have run the Beargrease, UP200, and several others all over the lower 48 and Alaska, but this is my first Can-Am 250. My future goal is the Iditarod. I would like to thank my sponsor, Mushers Brand Dog Food.
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| Matt Carstens
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- From: Whitefield, NH
- Age: 36
- Occupation: dog musher
- Web Address: http://www.nevahomekennels.com
- Team Owner: Nevahome Kennel
- Lead Dogs:
- Bear ; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Beargrease 400; 3 place 2008
- Can-Am 250; 1 place 2009 & 2006
- UP 200; 12 place 2009
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Matt Carstens lives and works in northern New Hampshire, where he has been training sled dogs since 1995. He has trained and raced all over the country and looks forward every year to competing in the Can-Am 250.
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| Caroline Blair-Smith
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- From: Albany Township, ME
- Age: 38
- Occupation: Outward Bound instructor / dogsled tour guide
- Web Address: http://www.sledpets.com
- Team Owner: Caroline Blair-Smith
- Lead Dogs:
- Ceo ("Key-Oh"); 6 year old female Alaskan
- Tilli; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Tundra; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Pingo; 2 year old male Alaskan
- Sgurr ("Score"); 2 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 250; 15 place 2005
- Bear Notch 15; 4 place 2009
- Stratford Nighthawks 30x2; 2 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 11 place 2009
- Sandwich Notch 22; 3 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 17 place 2008
- Can-Am 30; 4 place 2007
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My husband (Andy Bartleet) and I live in western Maine with our sixteen dogs. Throughout the winter we run dogsled tours that introduce people to the joys of travel by dog team: the delightful relationships among the dogs and between the dogs and people, set against an incredible backdrop of snow-filled woodlands.
The trip to the St John Valley for the Can-Am Crown has been our principal annual family event for the last eight years - as important as any holiday or birthday. We select the length of race according to which one best suits the abilities of the dogs each year.
As always, we look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones along the Can-Am trail.
Other mushing experience includes multiple expeditions of five nights or more, caring for dogs and students/clients in all the conditions New England winters are famous for!
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| Christine Richardson
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- From: Canaan, NH
- Age: 43
- Occupation: antibody engineer
- Web Address: http://www.sealcovekennel.com
- Team Owner: Christine Richardson
- Lead Dogs:
- Glock; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Tritt; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Pebbles; 6 year old female Alaskan/Pointer
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 250; 10 place 2009
- Stratford Nighthawks 40/40; 2 place 2009
- Can-Am 250; 18 place 2007
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I live in central New Hampshire and work as a scientist at an Antibody Engineering company. However, my real passion is running dogs. They are my family and best friends, and there is nowhere I would rather be than on the trail with them. This is my 16th year with sled dogs, and in the past few years my team and I have accomplished a lot. This year, with 26 dogs in the race pool, the help of a very experienced handler and a little luck, I hope to help my team to a top placing finish in this year's 250.
I've done lots of tours. Last year (2009), I ran a team in the Beargrease 400.
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| Andy Benkendorf
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- From: Mine Hill, NJ
- Age: 40
- Occupation: landscaper
- Team Owner: Andy Benkendorf
- Lead Dogs:
- Salem; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Asia; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Fallow; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Mag; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Max; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Wilderness 100 & Eagle Lake 100; 7 & 4 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 22 place 2006
- Can-Am 60; 19 place 2008
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I'm a landscaper and heavy equipment operator. I love my dogs and have been driving dogs for 13 years now. My goal is to be able to run the Iditarod competitively. So I'm taking my time. I don't want to be one of those people who do the bare minimum on experience and races to try the Iditarod. My wife, Carolyn, and son, Nicholaus, love the dogs, and they help me as much as they can. Our kennel is made up completely of Mackey and King lines now. So, when the dogs are ready, we will tackle the Iditarod. Until then we will train and race to improve on our racing skills.
I raced countless sprint races from New York to Maine for 9 years.
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| Mario Racine
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- From: Ste. Cecile de Milton, QC
- Age: 46
- Occupation: printing technician
- Team Owner: Mario Racine
- Lead Dogs:
- Chaman; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Pouf; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Goosak; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Ozna; 2 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 250; 5 place 2008
- Can-Am 250; 9 place 2007
- Odysee Appalachienne; 4 place 2008
- Greenville Wilderness 100; 14 place 2009
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| Andre Longchamps
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- From: Pont-Rouge, QC
- Age: 39
- Occupation: paving worker
- Team Owner: Andre Longchamps
- Lead Dogs:
- Victor; 3 year old male Longchamps-Aubut
- Medium; 6 year old female Longchamps-Aubut
- Fox; 4 year old male Longchamps-Aubut
- Jinny; 7 year old female Streeper Line
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 250; 9 place 2009
- St-Pamphile 120; 3 place 2009
- Can-Am 250; 2 place 2008
- Eagle Lake 100; 3 place 2008
- St-Pamphile 120; 2 place 2008
- Greenville Wilderness 100; 2 place 2007
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This year's 250 race will be my sixth. I also run the Eagle Lake 100 mile race, and soon I will run the UP 200. I hope to have a better race this year without injuries.
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| Claude Baril
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- From: St-Zenon, QC
- Age: 59
- Occupation: forestry worker
- Team Owner: Claude Baril
- Lead Dogs:
- Gus; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Guizmo; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Sea Wee; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Pinto; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am Crown 250; 6 place 2009
- Eagle Lake 100; 1 place 2008
- Greenville Wilderness 100; 1 place 2008
- Can-Am Crown 60; 1 place 2008
- St-Michel 50; 1 place 2008
- Odysee Appalachienne 60; 1 place 2008
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| Colleen Wallin
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- From: Two Harbors, MN
- Age: 46
- Occupation: recreation director
- Team Owner: Colleen Wallin
- Lead Dogs:
- Bootstrap; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Hemi; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Hercules; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Shackleton; 8 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Beargrease Marathon 380; 6 place 2009
- UP 200; 17 place 2009
- White Oak Classic 120; 17 place 2008
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I have two sons (three, including my husband, Ward). Ian is 10 and Ero is 7. Both are active in sports, and our family enjoys fishing and camping. Ward and I have been racing since 1995 and have competed in many races including the Beargrease, UP 200, and the Can-Am, to name a few. I entered the Can-Am 250 in 2007 only to scratch. I'm hoping to redeem myself this year!
I have also raced the Grand Portage Passage, Great Trail Race, UP Midnight Run, Apostle Islands Race, Empire 130, Mid-Minnesota, Esslinger Classic, Wawa Gold Quest, Beargrease Mid Distance (190, 150, 100)
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| Jaye Foucher
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- From: Ashland, NH
- Age: 42
- Occupation: web developer
- Web Address: http://www.sibersong.com
- Team Owner: Jaye Foucher
- Lead Dogs:
- Magik; 6 year old female Siberian
- Tristan; 4 year old male Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 250; 12 place 2008
- Can-Am 250; 21 place 2007
- Wilderness 100; 10 place 2009
- Stratford Nighthawks 40; 3 place 2009
- Sandwich Notch 45; 3 place 2009
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Jaye lives in Ashland, NH with about 30 Siberian huskies. She has been racing since 2002 and has completed two Can-Am 250's along with a number of other races in New England. She works from home as a web developer and video editor, usually with a husky or two at her feet.
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| Martin Massicotte
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- From: St-Tite, QC
- Age: 41
- Occupation: pavement contractor
- Team Owner: Martin Massicotte
- Lead Dogs:
- Bill; 5 year old male Canadian husky
- Ti-Blanc; 8 year old male Canadian husky
- Tac; 5 year old female Canadian husky
- Bush; 3 year old male Canadian husky
- Fox; 3 year old male Canadian husky
- Yukon; 3 year old male Canadian husky
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Yukon Quest 1000mi; 6 place 2003
- Can-Am 250; 1 place 2008
- Odysee Appalachienne 120; 1 place 2008
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I've been doing dogsledding since I was 8 years old with the family dog. But I started doing long distance races in 1994 with the Labrador 400 mile and then the Can Am 250 mile in 1995. Since then, I train my dog team every year and come to Maine. The only year I didn't come was in 2003, the year 1 realized my dream in racing the Yukon Quest, where I placed sixth. I won the Can-Am 250 four times, in 1998, 2002, 2005 and 2008. I like coming to Fort Kent to be with our great host family and to race this exceptional race with your great organization. THANK YOU for this great event!
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| Larry Murphy
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- From: Fort Kent, ME
- Age: 58
- Occupation: retired principal
- Team Owner: Larry Murphy
- Lead Dogs:
- Reggie; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Dawn; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Natalie; 7 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 250; 15 place 2007
- Eagle Lake 100; 8 place 2008
- Eagle Lake 100; 11 place 2007
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I'm a 58 year old retired principal married to Irene Murphy for 37 years. We have three children and four grandchildren. I've been mushing for ten years. I have competed in several Can-Am races. Several 60 miles and several 250 mile races. I've also competed in the Eagle Lake 100 for the past five years. I placed 15th in the 2007 Can-Am 250. I'm looking forward to competing in the Can-Am 250 again this year.
Larry's other mushing experiences include ten years of training, the Katahdin 100 (3x), the Eagle Lake 100 (4x), the Can-Am 250 (7x) and tThe Saint Pamphile 100 (1x).
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| Rita Wehseler
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- From: Tofte, MN
- Age: 45
- Occupation: musher / business owner
- Web Address: http://www.stoneycreeksleddogs.com
- Team Owner: Stoney Creek Sleddog Kennels
- Lead Dogs:
- Poke; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Ruby; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Niki; 8 year old female Alaskan
- River; 2 year old male Alaskan
- Sassy; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Beargrease 500; ?? place 2000
- Can-Am 250; 3 place 2009
- Can-Am 250; 6 place 2008
- Beargrease 340; 9 place 2007
- Can-Am 250; 2 place 2007
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Many years ago Rita was introduced to mushing by her friend Paul Ellering. After her first John Beargrease race as a handler, she was hooked. Now, many years later, Rita and Bill own a kennel of 45 Alaskan Huskies and run a dog sled ride business on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Rita was the first woman ever to finish the Can-am 250 and also holds the record as the highest placing woman in that race.
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| Denis Tremblay
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- From: St. Michel des Saints, QC
- Age: 35
- Occupation: Truck Driver
- Team Owner: Denis Tremblay
- Lead Dogs:
- Jack; 4 year old male Jacques Phillips
- Killer; 3 year old male Jacques Phillips
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 250; 4 place 2008
- Eagle Lake 100; 6 place 2007
- Odysee Appalachienne 120; 3 place 2007
- Wyoming Stage Stop; 17 place 2008
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| Don Hibbs
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- From: Millinocket, ME
- Age: 52
- Occupation: lodge owner & manager
- Web Address: http://www.nahmakanta.com
- Team Owner: Don Hibbs
- Lead Dogs:
- Sitka; 5 year old male husky mix
- Wrangell; 5 year old male husky mix
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Yukon Quest; 9 place 1995
- Can-Am 250; 5 place 2009
- Can-Am 250; 4 place 2008
- Can-Am 250; 3 place 2007
- Can-Am 250; first place in 1997, 1999, & 2000
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Still mushing after all these 25 years… looking forward to winter already. I have a wife and 3 kids (boys 15 and 18, girl 10 who likes to help handle the dogs) and 20 adult dogs. Don likes to hunt, fish, split firewood, watch old movies on TV and drink red wine.
Don has run lots of races over the past 15 years and runs a dogsledding tour business for the last 20 years.
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| Al Hardman
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- From: Ludington, MI
- Age: 67
- Occupation: retired
- Web Address: http://www.alcankennels.com
- Team Owner: Al Hardman
- Lead Dogs:
- Eider; 8 year old male Alaskan
- Ruddy; 8 year old male Alaskan
- Storm; 8 year old male Alaskan
- Granite; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Jacket; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Sammy; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Iditarod 1150mi; 21 place 2002
- Can-Am 250; 14 place 2009
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I am 67 years old and retired. I am originally from Ontario and moved to the USA to work. I started Hardman Construction in 1979 and sold the business in 2005 and retired. I started running sled dogs in 1992 at age 50. It is my main hobby and keeps me in good condition. I have completed four Iditarods and many mid distance races in the mid west. I have five children and all have left the nest. I also have 11 grandchildren. My wife does not enjoy the cold, so dog sledding is out for her. She goes south to Sarasota for the winter, so she gets to visit with the grandkids. I ran the Can-Am last year and was trying out my new knees, so this year I plan on doing a bit better.
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| Sylvain Robillard
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- From: Saint-Gabriel De Brandon, QC
- Age: 43
- Occupation: carpenter / horseshoer
- Team Owner: Sylvain Robillard
- Lead Dogs:
- Jet; 6 year old male Reddington X Runyan
- Sake; 3 year old female Reddington X Swingley
- Flash; 3 year old male Streeper X Beck
- Porto; 3 year old male Reddington X Swingley
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Greenville Wilderness 100; 1 place 2009
- Eagle Lake 100; 3 place 2009
- St-Michel (Defi Taureau) 50; 3 place 2009
- Greenville 100; 3 place 2008
- St-Pamphille (L'Appalachienne) 60; 1 place 2007
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In the 2005 - 2006 season, I was a handler for Noatak Kennel, Jacques & Magali Philip in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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| Kevin Malikowski
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- From: Outing, MN
- Age: 59
- Occupation: Retired
- Team Owner: Kevin Malikowski
- Lead Dogs:
- Rhea; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Tommy; 8 year old male Alaskan
- Raffles; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Beargrease 400; ? place ?
- Can-Am 250; 13 place 2007
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My Kennel is Winternight Sled Dogs. I have always owned an average size kennel of about 30-35 dogs. I started in Sled Dogs in 1979 and have had 30 years of fun and insanity. I was co-founder of the Mid Minnesota l50, a race in north central Minnesota. I served on the committee for about 13 years and ran the race for those 13 years before I left the race committee. I thoroughly enjoy training my dogs and testing them along with myself through a variety of conditions. I spent this last spring making all new dog houses and am very glad that project is over!
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| Nathan Schroeder
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- From: Chisholm, MN
- Age: 32
- Occupation: millwright
- Web Address: http://www.horsesnhuskies.com
- Team Owner: Nathan Schroeder
- Lead Dogs:
- Chevy; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Achilles; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Madonna; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Spirit; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Chief; 2 year old male Alaskan
- Opal; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Beargrease 400; 6 place 2008
- UP 200; 14 place 2009
- UP 200; 7 place 2008
- White Oak Classic 130; 3 place 2008
- Can-Am 250; 10 place 2007
- Can-Am 250; 8 place 2006
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We're excited to return to the Can-Am this year! Can-Am is one of our favorite races. W enjoy the hospitality and the home town feel. I would like to thank our sponsors & family for their continued support.
I've been involved with sleddogs since the age of 12. I love being around them every day. I just wouldn't know what else to do without them. For the last couple of years, we've been going ice fishing in the BWLA for lake trout after the races.
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| Caroline Morin
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- From: Ste-Helene de Bagot, QC
- Age: 43
- Occupation: President of a raw food company for dogs and cats
- Web Address: http://www.huskysiberienniikeenuk.com
- Team Owner: Caroline Morin
- Lead Dogs:
- Tina; 5 year old female Siberian
- Soleil; 6 year old female Siberian
- Festival; 6 year old female Siberian
- Angel; 4 year old male Siberian
- Victoire; 4 year old female Siberian
- Blanche; 4 year old female Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: LGO (France) 1000kms; 16 place 2008
- Can-Am 250; 17 place 2009
- L'Odyssee Appalachienne 60; 4 place 2009
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I have been mushing since 1991. I am more specifically interested in the Siberian husky. I feel this breed is part of the world genetic heritage that deserves to be protected. Keeping the breed alive is very important to me. Participating in races is part of this goal, since it allows me to correctly evaluate the individuals we are breeding. I am more interested in the long distance type of race. My goal is to participate in both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod. We should be entering these races in 2011. The longest race we ever participated in is La Grande Odyssée in France, both in 2006 and in 2008 with 14 dogs. On the professional side, my husband and I own a company directly linked to my passion. We produce and distribute fresh frozen diets for dogs and cats. Training the dogs helps me to understand a lot about natural nutrition, and I feel we can produce and put better products on the market and provide better advice to our clients.
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| Rene Marchildon
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- From: South River, ON
- Age: 41
- Occupation: landscape contractor
- Web Address: http://www.chocpaw.com
- Team Owner: ChocPaw Expeditions
- Lead Dogs:
- Jarvis; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Jynx; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 250; 7 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 1 place 2007
- Can-Am 250; 5 place 2006
- Can-Am 250; 2 place 2005
- UP 200; 5 place 2005
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I'm really looking forward to returning to Fort Kent. I've gotten to know the trail a little better, which will reflect on my strategy. Fort Kent has always been the highlight of my season… great race, great town full of great people. And of course I'm also looking forward to seeing some new and old friends.
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| Jacob Golton
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- From: L’Amable, ON
- Age: 18
- Occupation: student
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Jacob Golton
- Lead Dogs:
- ricky; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Molly; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Copper; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 250; 9 place 2008
- Eldorado 50; 2 place 2007
- Can-Am 60; 3 place 2007
- Can-Am 60; 8 place 2006
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I am a student in grade twelve in high school. I have been racing dogs for six years now, but have been dog sledding since I was four years old. One of the highlights every year is coming to the Can-Am. Especially the 250. I was the only rookie to finish the 2008 Can-Am. I won rookie of the year. I enjoy hockey and hunting when not running dogs.
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| Kim Darst
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- From: Blairstown, NJ
- Age: 41
- Occupation: helicopter pilot
- Website: http://www.huskyhavenraceteam.com
- Team Owner: Kim Darst
- Lead Dogs:
- Cotton; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Maple; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Kennicott; 2 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Seney; 6 place 2008
- Eagle Lake; 2008
- Can-Am 250; 2007
- Can-Am 60; 2006
- Can-Am 30; 2005
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I own and operate Husky Haven Kennels in Blairstown, NJ. I started running dogs 12 years ago and have worked up from sprint races to Iditarod this past year. I have run the Can-am 3 times over the years and enjoy the fans that the race brings out. I look forward to racing the Can-am again this year.
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| Jim Oehlschlaeger
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- From: Hooven, Ohio
- Age: 63
- Occupation: Electrical contractor
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Jim Oehlschlaeger
- Lead Dogs:
- Kyla; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Iditarod; 50 place 1992
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I have been running sled dogs since late 70's , I enjoy training and working with sled dogs. I have had the opportunity to run in mid and long distance races including the Can-Am 1999 & 2005, Iditarod in 92,93, 2002 and the Yukon Quest in 2001.
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| Rhonda O'Hearn
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- From: Sandown, NH
- Age: 41
- Occupation: real estate agent / musher / student
- Web Address: http://www.mishawum.com
- Team Owner: Bob & Rhonda O'Hearn
- Lead Dogs:
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Beargrease Mid distance 112; 21 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 12 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 13 place 2007
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Rhonda was born and raised in Massachusetts. She and her husband Bob moved to Sandown, NH in 1999 in search of recreational trails, wooded land and a dog-friendly area to plant their roots. Rhonda's favorite and most treasured mushing memories revolve around the Dawg House and training in the now defunct non-motorized playgrounds of Mattawin and Phillips Brook.
Rhonda is President of the North Country Mushers, a non-profit NH based organization, partnering with snowmobile clubs to encourage the growth and understanding of the sport of dog mushing in Northern New England by promoting and sanctioning races, organizing social and fund-raising events and ensuring the safe and ethical treatment of all participants.
Prior to March 2010, she and husband Bob collectively have come to the Main Street starting line nine times.
Team Mishawum has placed in the money three times on the 60-mile course and taken home a treasured Red Lantern from the 250.
When not exercising dogs, Rhonda keeps busy cross training at the gym, and taking in the occasional road race.
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| Adam Cummings
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- From: White River Jct., VT
- Age: 30
- Occupation: land surveyor
- Team Owner: Adam & Ngarewa Cummings
- Lead Dogs:
- Miracle; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Pedra; 5 year old female Alaskan
- Hercules; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Daisy; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Mr. Dickens; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Eagle Lake 100; 5 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 9 place 2009
- Greenville 100; 8 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 13 place 2008
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This will be Toiamai (Toy-a-my) Sled Dogs second Can Am 60, and we hope to improve on last year's awesome run. The whole team had a blast! Both my wife Ngarewa & I train our dogs on the local trails of the Upper Vally area and we are looking forward to seeing what this season brings for our team. We are based in Norwich VT with a small kennel of 24 dogs, and are currently focused on racing distances of 60-100 miles. Can Am is a well organized and challenging race that we are drawn to each year. When we are not training dogs, we both enjoy snowboarding, biking & traveling.
Our experience includes many training & racing miles on the runners over the last 6 years.
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| Gino Roussel
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- From: St-Jacques, NB
- Age: 52
- Occupation: sawmill owner / wilderness guide
- Web Address: http://baisleylodges.blogspot.com
- Team Owner: Gino Roussel
- Lead Dogs:
- JR; 4 year old male Canadian SnowHound
- Oumak; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Sox; 3 year old male Canadian SnowHound
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 30; 14 place 2009
- Odysee Appalachienne 30; 6 place 2009
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I had told them last year that we were getting ready for the CAN-AM 60, so here we are throwing our hat into the ring. This will be the second year of racing for this bunch of loveable "rejects", and I do believe that we are well prepared to take on this challenge. Since our last trip in Fort Kent, we've kept up the training throughout the summer and can't wait till the weather cools down so that we may hit some serious trails in early September. Safe to say that this new adventure in Northern Maine will again be the highlight of this upcoming season. We enjoyed ourselves wholeheartedly last year in the CAN-AM 30, but the distance was too short. Can't wait to go out there and explore new territories. And yes, if I do happen to fall on another "demoiselle" in distress, we will again stop and help her. As far as I'm concerned that's what this mushing stuff is all about -SPORTSMANSHIP AND COMRADERY. Later Folks!
I run a dog sledding business out of Baisley Lodges. The concept is that people come out with their own dog teams, and we go out there exploring over 150 miles of gorgeous backcountry. Did I pique your curiosity? If so, check things out at http://baisleylodges.blogspot.com. I plan to again blog about my "trail adventures" throughout the next training season. Hopefully, these ones won't be as adventurous as last year, but then again you never know what will happen with a bunch of dogs. Stay the course!
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| Wesley Baum
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- From: Dryden, NY
- Age: 48
- Occupation: livestock handler
- Team Owner: Wesley Baum
- Lead Dogs:
- Cookie; 7 year old female Siberian
- Chubs; 10 year old male Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 60; 21 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 15 place 2008
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Married for 27+ years to my wife Sharon. Two children: my son Jonathan 23 yrs and my daughter Erin 18 yrs. This is my third run at the 60 mile race! I thoroughly enjoy this race and the opportunity to socialize with all the people that support this race and compete. The team of Siberian Huskies that I am running this year includes Cookie and Chubs (my lead dogs) and Snoopie, Glare, Mesmer, Wolfie, Silver and his daughter Star. Cookie, Wolfie and Mesmer are from the same litter
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| Amelie Aubut
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- From: Pont-Rouge, QC
- Age: 29
- Occupation: government worker
- Team Owner: Amelie Aubut
- Lead Dogs:
- Pitoune; 9 year old female Longchamps-Aubut
- Sagwa; 6 year old female Wehseler
- Deutch; ? year old male Longchamps-Aubut
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Greenville 100; 9 place 2007
- Can-Am 60 ; 4 place 2009
- St-Pamphile 30; 4 place 2009
- St-Pamphile 60; 2 place 2009
- Eagle Lake 30; 1 place 2009
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Ok, this year I'm trying the Can-Am 60 again... This is my 7th Can-Am. I have raced 30, 60 and 100 mile races in the past, but this year I will only do 60 mile races. I love my dogs and I enjoy the 250 race too, because my husband (Andre Longchamps) races that.
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| Dave Turner
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- From: Sandy, OR
- Age: 38
- Occupation: software engineer
- Team Owner: Dave Turner
- Lead Dogs:
- Spindrift; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Quigley; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Kryptonite; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Seeley 200; 11 place 2007
- Beargrease 120; 1 place 2009
- Midnight Run 90; 2 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 2 place 2009
- Beargrease 120; 9 place 2008
- Midnight Run 90; 4 place 2008
- Midnight Run 90; 8 place 2007
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| Bill Wehseler
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- From: Tofte, MN
- Age: 49
- Web Address: http://www.stoneycreeksleddogs.com
- Team Owner: Stoney Creek Sleddog Kennel
- Lead Dogs:
- Duchess; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Tosca; 5 year old female Alaskan
- Irene; 2 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 60; 18 place 2009
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Bill and Rita own Stoney Creek Sleddog kennels. They have 45 Alaskan huskies in their
kennel. They also own a dog sled ride business on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Bill is looking forward to running the young dogs in their first race.
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| Michael Hoff
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- From: Little Marais, MN
- Age: 29
- Occupation: electrician
- Team Owner: Colleen & Ward Wallin
- Lead Dogs:
- Zeus; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Spirit; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Dash; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
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I am married to Angie, and we have one daughter named Berkley who was born last June. I enjoy fishing, hunting and training my Lab to find moose sheds. I will be running a team of young dogs for Colleen Wallin.
I hope to race the White Oak and/or the Apostle Islands prior to the Can-Am 60. Otherwise this will be my first race.
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| Amanda Vogel
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- From: Ray, MN
- Age: 32
- Occupation: social worker
- Team Owner: Amanda Vogel
- Lead Dogs:
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Beargrease 150; 8 place 2010
- White Oak Classic 60; 7 place 2009
- White Oak Classic 130; 9 place 2010
- Wolf Track Classic 60; 4 place 2009
- Apostle Island 80;
- TCSDR 30;
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I am a thirty-two year old social worker, originally from Bay City, Michigan now living in Ray, Minnesota. I am excited to see Maine, especially on the runners of a dog sled. This is my first trip out east, and I am very much looking forward to visiting. See you soon!
My dog sledding experience includes ice fishing via my dog team in the Boundary Waters. Thanks, Andy!
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| David Punch
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- From: Kingsbury Plantation, ME
- Age: 42
- Occupation: arborist
- Team Owner: David Punch
- Lead Dogs:
- Rain; 7 year old female Alaskan
- Noah; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Puddle; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Vic; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Eldorado 50; 13 place 2008
- Can-Am 30; 12 place 2009
- Bartlett Fun Run; 1 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 11 place 2008
- Marmora 25; 8 place 2007
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After hiking the Appalachian trail end to end with my German Shepherd dog and backcountry skiing in Colorado and Utah, I became interested in dogsledding. My girlfriend and I recently moved to Maine with our 16 dogs for better training opportunities.
I love to spend time with my dogs whether we are training in the forest or just doing chores in the kennel, but what is most rewarding is the bond that develops between man and dog and the trust they have in me.
In the future, I am looking foward to doing longer races.
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| Marc Alain
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- From: St. Etienne des Gres, QC
- Age: 47
- Occupation: sergent patroil police
- Team Owner: Marc Alain
- Lead Dogs:
- Angel; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Blade; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Belle; 5 year old female Alaskan
- Boss; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Tundra; 2 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Odysee Appalachienne 66; 10 place 2007
- Odysee Appalachienne 30; 3 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 13 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 9 place 2008
- Can-Am 60; 17 place 2007
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Every year I come to Fort Kent, and it's a real pleasure to see my second family again.
Everybody comes to win this race, but each year something happens. This year I'm coming with the same dogs, but I hope I can finish with eight dogs and not run half the race with dogs in my sled bag. I have a few dogs that look good, but I don't know how they will do this winter. No pressure. I just want to do the race and enjoy the company of the Fort Kent gang.
With my wife, I care for my two sons, twenty dogs, and two horses. My wife has supported my hobby ever since I started racing (11 years ago). I don't know how I could do it without her support.
Take care, all of you! I'll see you in March, 2010!
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| Lindy Howe
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- From: Stockholm, ME
- Age: 46
- Occupation: Registered Maine Guide / co-owner Northern Maine Outdoor School & Services (M.O.S.S)/ co-owner Heywood Kennel Outdoor Adventures
- Web Address: http://www.heywoodkennel.com
- Team Owner: Lindy Howe
- Lead Dogs:
- Autumn; 9 year old female Alaskan
- Aliy; 6 year old female Alaskan/Pointer cross
- Solo; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Logan; 8 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Eagle Lake 100; 9 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 17 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 25 place 2008
- Can-Am 30; 19 place 2007
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Lindy Howe is a Registered Maine Guide and owner of Heywood Kennels Outdoor Adventures. She has been racing sled dogs for just over 15 years and never loses the excitement when the fall weather returns. This year she is very excited to be sharing the experience with her training and living partner, Kevin Quist. "We are going to be busy this year starting Northern M.O.S.S. ( Maine Outdoor School and Services) as well as developing a joint venture, snowdogadventures.com!
Along with caring for 28 huskies, we have Kevin's two sons - Carter 6 and Josh 9. They love helping in the dog yard and training on the trails. We all look forward to the day they can run the Can-Am 30.
Aside from caring, training, racing, kennel tours and rides, our main goal is to help educate people about all aspects of sled dog sports! School presentations and other educational programs will fill our winter!
We love the Can-Am race and look forward to it. We help promote it all year long!
Other experience includes sprint racing with the Down East Sled Dog Club.
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| Eric Chagnon
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- From: Parent, QC
- Age: 43
- Occupation: forestry foreman
- Team Owner: Eric Chagnon
- Lead Dogs:
- Cleo; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Cartouche; 5 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Odysee Appalachienne 66; 3 place 2008
- St-Michel des Saints 50; 1 place 2009
- Odysee Appalachienne 60; 3 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 5 place 2009
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I operate a small dog sledding business.
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| Kevin Quist
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- From: Stockholm, ME
- Age: 42
- Occupation: Registered Master Maine Guide / co-owner Northern Maine Outdoor School & Services (M.O.S.S)/ co-owner Heywood Kennel Outdoor Adventures
- Web Address: http://www.heywodkennel.com
- Team Owner: Kevin Quist
- Lead Dogs:
- Cody; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Tasha; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Austin; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Fischer; 7 year old female Alaskan
- Will; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Manny; 2 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 30; 21 place 2009
- Eagle Lake 30; 3 place 2009
- Farmington Sprint 10.6; 2 place 2009
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Kevin Quist is a Registered Master Maine Guide and co-owner of Northern M.O.S.S. - Maine Outdoor School and Services along with Heywood Kennel Outdoor Adventures. He has only been involved with sled dogs for a little over two years and loves everything about the sport. Kevin got involved with sled dogs after meeting his business and living partner Lindy Howe. After racing last year in the Can-Am 30, he is happy to be sharing the same trail as Lindy, as they are both in the 60 mile race.
We stay busy with Northern M.O.S.S. and Heywood Kennel while providing outdoor adventures and education for others. Caring for the dogs, training, preparing adventures and educational presentations fill our days with enjoyment. We also enjoy the fact that Kevin's two boys (Josh, 9 and Carter, 6) love to work and train with us. We look forward to the day when they can run the Can-Am 30.
There's nothing better than spending time on the trail with the people and the dogs you love, while watching the dogs do what they love best, RUNNING.
We love the Can-Am race and the Fort Kent community. Thank you to all those that help put this awesome event together.
Besides training and races mentioned above, we give tours and rides along with kennel tours, etc.
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| Sylvain Voyer
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- From: St-Donat-de-Rimouski, QC
- Age: 33
- Occupation: travailleur sylvicole
- Team Owner: Sylvain Voyer
- Lead Dogs:
- Blue; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Stan; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Flipper; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Brutus; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Tom; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Tournade; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Defi Kempt 80; 2 place 2008
- Can-Am 60; 1 place 2009
- Daaquam 3x34; 2 place 2009
- St-Michel (Defi Tourou) 2x25; 6 place 2009
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Ça fait 15 ans que j'ai des chiens. Ça va faire la 2 ième anèe que je cour avec des chiens de type (chien de chasse).
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| Kasey McCarty
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- From: New Portland, ME
- Age: 22
- Occupation: secretary
- Web Address: http://www.fortilliokennels.com
- Team Owner: Kasey McCarty
- Lead Dogs:
- Kaleeta; 6 year old female Siberian
- Kotka; 4 year old female Siberian
- Wallace; 4 year old male Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 60; 21 place 2009
- Brownville 30; 5 place 2009
- Greenville 30; 7 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 21 place 2008
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I have been running dogs for 11 years, started out doing sprint racing, and the past few years have switched to mid distance racing and eventually climbing up to do the Can Am 250. It has and will be an adventure along the way. Bear with us! I ran the 30 miler here in 08 and ran the 60 miler here in 09. I can't begin to say how well this race is organized, and how much fun it is, as well.
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| Marie-Eve Drouin
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- From: Metabetchouan-Lac-A-La-Croix, QC
- Age: 26
- Occupation: cabinet maker
- Team Owner: Marie-Eve Drouin
- Lead Dogs:
- Lune; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Twist; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Dakota; 7 year old female Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 60; 8 place 2009
- St-Pamphile 60; 1 place 2009
- Daaquam 3/40km; 7 place 2009
- St-Pamphile 60; 2 place 2008
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| Joseph Moser
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- From: Cornish, ME
- Age: 46
- Occupation: contractor / wilderness guide
- Web Address: http://www.threeriverssleddogs.com
- Team Owner: Joseph Moser & Beth Phelps
- Lead Dogs:
- Girly; 10 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
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Joseph became interested in sled dogs after hearing tales from his grandmother about her uncle who had sled dogs. He has been running dogs recreationally for twenty years, and he and his dogs have covered many miles throughout Maine and New Hampshire. He is humbled by the dogs' athleticism and drive. Joe loves being a part of the team. The kennel is comprised of 24 huskies, two of which he has had since the start - twenty years ago, and although now retired they still get excited when they see the sled and harnesses come out in early fall. This will be Joe's first official race.
"I have run recreationally for twenty years on the trails of the White Mountain National Forest. I have camped on the trail with the dogs for several consecutive nights when running long stretches of trail.
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| Becki Tucker
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- From: Voluntown, CT
- Age: 33
- Occupation: veterinary emergency / critical care nurse
- Web Address: http://www.outlawridgesleddogs.com
- Team Owner: Becki Tucker
- Lead Dogs:
- Envi; 3 year old female Siberian
- Spider; 2 year old male Siberian
- Stanchion; 2 year old male Siberian
- Havok; 4 year old male Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Sandwich Notch 45; 5 place 2009
- Stratford Nighthawks 40; 8 place 2009
- Wilderness 30; 8 place 2009
- Bartlett 25; 6 place 2008
- Statford Nighthawks 30; 6 place 2008
- Can-Am 30; 21 & 27 place 2008 & 2007
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These dogs are my family, my passion heart and soul. Combined with an amazing and supportive husband, I appreciate each and every team/family member. It's not just about racing or training; it's about our commitment, dedication and loyalty to each other. I appreciate all we strive to complete and every accomplishment. Our pride is in each other and our time together, and we will always shoot for the stars!
We have been a slow rising team, with our focus and goals set at a new level in 2007. Unfortunately, after a serious injury in October 2008, training was at an all-time low. That changed the focus on racing. The goal (after being grateful and amazed to be alive) was to introduce the five yearlings to racing, being on the road, and being around others. The entire season reminded me to appreciate our time together and all we can handle!
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| Bonnie Tanguay
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- From: Jay, VT
- Age: 30
- Occupation: architectural engineer
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Bonnie Tanguay
- Lead Dogs:
- Ashley; 2 year old male golden / border collie
- Finch; 2 year old male golden / border collie
- Stella; 4 year old female golden / border collie
- Coffee; 2 year old female golden / border collie
- Leo; 2 year old male golden / border collie
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Bear Notch; 19 place 2009
- Burke Mountai; 6 place 2009
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I have a kennel of 17 dogs, mostly Golden/Border Collie mixes, but have a Siberian, lab/hound mix, 2 husky/hound mixes (just pups still), Golden, Border Collie mix, and of course we can't leave out the little mini Dachshund (she rides IN the sled though). They are hard working pups that love to please. I take great pride in the care, training, and behavior work I do with my pack and because of this I am able to take them on free reign walks - the whole pack - and do not have to tie them in the dog yard. Some of my pups will make better herders, hunters, and search and rescue dogs - which is also going to be another part of my training regiment. But all learn to pull and work as a team. I hope to increase my race distance each year and eventually build my kennel up -with my own breed of Alaskan huskies to eventually run the Iditarod - wish us luck!
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| Kris Sampson
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- From: South River, ON
- Age: 30
- Occupation: N/A
- Website: http://www.chocpaw.com
- Team Owner: Paul Reid
- Lead Dogs:
- Megan; year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Marmora Snowfest; 2 place 2009
- Odysee Appalachienne; 3 place 2009
- Kearney 40; 3 place 2009
- Eldorado; 3 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; place 2005
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I look forwar to the chance to race qat the Can-Am, after handling for Rene Marchildon during his last years 250 miler and getting to see the support of the community.
I have worked as a dog sled guide at Chocpaw expeditions.
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| Lidia Dale-Mesaros
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- From: Campton, NH
- Age: 49
- Occupation: self employed
- Website: http://www.uktousa.com
- Team Owner: Lidia Dale-Mesaros
- Lead Dogs:
- Yahboo; 8 year old female Yukon Husky
- Rosie; 4 year old female Hedlund Husky
- Cookqiz; 2.5 year old female Hedlund Husky
- Daisy; 2.5 year old female Hedlund Husky
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Sandwich Notch 45; 7 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 16 place 2009
- Wilderness 30; 10 place 2009
- Stratford Nighthawks; 11 place 11
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My kennel is a mix of old school / freighting and racing lines including Yukon Husky, Hedlund Husky and Alaskan Malamutes. My dogs are the center of my life, Our mission is to always be the best we can be whatever the challenge or pleasure. Our focus is adventure and racing simply falls into this category. I've been running dogs for over 12 years and love every minute of it. Veteran boot camper with Jamie Nelson and Ann Stead with some guiding experience from past seasons.
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| Paul Boudreau
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- From: L’Assomption, QC
- Age: 67
- Occupation: retired security officer
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Paul Boudreau
- Lead Dogs:
- Blue; 4 year old female Alaskan - hound
- Beauty; 4 year old female Alaskan - hound
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Labrador Sled Dog Race; 2 place 1992
- Marmora; 1 place 2008 & 2009
- L'Odyssee Appalachienne; 1 place 2009
- Can-Am 60; 5 place 2008
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| Todd Sullivan
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- From: Lanark, ON
- Age: 39
- Occupation: log home / timber frame builder
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Todd Sullivan
- Lead Dogs:
- Readie; 5 year old female Alaskan
- Paullie; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Cannonball; 5 year old female Alaskan
- Quicksilver; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 60; 3 place 2008
- Eldorado Gold Cup; 2 & 4 place 2008 & 2009
- Marmora; 3 place 2009
- Bancroft; 3 place 2009
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| Daniel Bourassa
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- From: Lanoraie, QC
- Age: 56
- Occupation: supervisor
- Website: http://www.mushhitech.com
- Team Owner: Daniel Bourassa
- Lead Dogs:
- Chutie; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Sherif; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Beattle; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Brack; 7 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am Crown 250; 10 place 2002
- Odyssee Appalacheinne; 9 place 2010
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I have been mushing for a number of years, participating in the Yukon Quest in 1991 and 2005.
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| Linda Simard
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- From: Chateau Richer, QC
- Age: 46
- Occupation: salesclerk
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Michel Dinelle
- Lead Dogs:
- Kelly; 9 year old female cross
- Fanny; 3 year old female cross
- Race Experience:
- Longest: L'Odyssee Appalacheinne 45; 3 place 2010
- Eagle Lake 30; 2 place 2010
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Linda has been mushing for 20 years. During that time she ran in many six mile sprint races. But this year she is running longer races. She finished third in L'Odyssee 45 mile at St-Pamphile in February. She finished second in the Eagle Lake 30 in January.
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| Claudette Blouin
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- From: St-Medard, QC
- Age: 50
- Occupation: laboratory technician
- Team Owner: Claudette Blouin
- Lead Dogs:
- Kim; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Slush; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 60; 12 place 2007
- St-Medard 2x15m; 14 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 3 place 2008
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My goal is and always will be to have a clean race.
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| Rico Portalatin
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- From: Westhampton, MA
- Age: 38
- Occupation: One Card Coordinator at Smith College
- Web Address: http://www.jazzmineskennel.com
- Team Owner: Paula & Rico Portalatin
- Lead Dogs:
- Knickers; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Kermit; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Malt; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 30; 3 place 2009
- Wilderness 30; 1 place 2009
- Ki Race 30; 1 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 4 place 2008
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We are excited to compete at the Can-Am again. We can not wait to see what our
yearlings can do this year!
In the summer we like to compete in triathlons and road races.
In the winter time we juggle both our work schedules with training the dogs, which
can be challenging at times.
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| Jacques (Jack) Trottier
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- From: St-Gabriel De Rimouski, QC
- Age: 30
- Occupation: biologist
- Team Owner: Jack Trottier & Jacinthe Beauchamp
- Lead Dogs:
- HiFi; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Brouilly; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Défi des Basques 48; 1 place 2010
- Daaquam 40; 2 place 2010
- Defi Taureau 40; 1 place 2010
- L'Odyssee Appalachienne 44; 1 place 2010
- Ticouape 40; 2 place 2010
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I am a biologist for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Oceans Management Branch) since last winter. I'm a lucky father of three healthy kids Nymphea (7), Mateo (3) and Mavrick (1) with a wonderful woman Jacinthe. I did the Can-Am 30 mile race with huskies in 2007. This year, I will enjoy doing it with our new dogs out of Cook's bloodline.
Two years ago, we went to Cross Lake to buy some good old Cook's leaders. This year,in the 30-mile race, we will try a couple of yearlings out of them. These dogs are very powerful and fast. Our kennel is young with actually 34 dogs between two months and one year old (total 50 dogs counting retired and breeding dogs). We are looking forward to a season of great mushing. Hope to see you on the trail!
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| Marcel Gagne
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- From: Grand-Metis, QC
- Age: 45
- Team Owner: Marcel Gagne
- Lead Dogs:
- Inka; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Molson; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Bandit; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Patchy; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Shelshy; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
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"Randonneès et expeditions touristiques depuis 1991. Depuis deux ans j'entraine avec Sylvain Voyer pour les courses."
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| Duane Ramsay
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- From: Inverary, ON
- Age: 72
- Occupation: retired VP of a chemical company
- Team Owner: Duane Ramsay
- Lead Dogs:
- Indy; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Inca; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Kylie; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Kit; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Marmora 150; 12 place 1991
- Bancroft 20; 4 place 2009
- Rideau Lakes Cup 50; 6 place 2009
- Rideau Lakes Cup 50; 10 place 2008
- Eldorado 50; 16 place 2007
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I live with my wife, Mary, in the village of Inverary, in Southeast Ontario, Canada. We're both retired, have 5 grown children and 4 grandchildren. I did not get into sled dogs and racing until 1979 at the age of 42, an age when a lot of racers are thinking about retiring from the sport.
In the 30 years of racing, I have entered over 150 races of distances ranging from 6 to 400 miles and from Michigan to Labrador. A few of the races have been Newberry 60, Craftsbury 60, Sandwich Notch 60, Marmora 30, 60 and 150, Eldorado 50, Bancroft 30 and 60, Kearney 80, Newboro 50, Trail Saver 70, Tug Hill 60, Wawa 100 and 80, and of course Fort Kent; the Can-Am 250 once in '98 (DNF as race stopped due to the trail being rained out) and the Can-Am 60 in 97, 01, 02, 03 and 2005. I am not a winning team but have loved the experience anyway.
My kennel is now down to 13 Alaskan Huskies, and I have dropped back to 25 - 30 mile races as a few of my dogs are getting older and I find the hills are getting bigger and the competition younger each year. My plan is to race a few races over the next couple of years, then the dogs and I will become a recreational team as we enjoy retirement together.
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| Scott Alexander
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- From: Sanbornton, NH
- Age: 37
- Occupation: field service technician
- Web Address: http://www.kianasiberians.com
- Team Owner: Corina & Scott Alexander
- Lead Dogs:
- Circe; 3 year old female Siberian
- Jadis; 3 year old female Siberian
- Lance; 2 year old male Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 60; 23 place 2008
- Sandwich Notch 45; 2 place 2009
- Wilderness 30; 5 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 13 place 2009
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Scott and his wife Corina own a kennel of about 30 Siberian Huskies, They believe in maintaining the multipurpose Siberian Husky; performing in the show ring, obedience ring and on the trail. Scott started racing in 2001, and has run both the Can-Am 60 & 30.
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| Gabriel DuPlessis
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- From: St-Zenon, QC
- Age: 14
- Occupation: student
- Team Owner: Gabriel DuPlessis
- Lead Dogs:
- Cumming; 5 year old male Duplessis
- Zelda; 4 year old female Duplessis
- Cookie; 5 year old female Duplessis
- Plume; 3 year old female Duplessis
- Race Experience:
- Longest: ?
- Can-Am 30; 7 place 2007
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| Davis Cyr
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- From: Fort Kent, ME
- Age: 18
- Occupation: student
- Team Owner: Dennis Cyr
- Lead Dogs:
- Pumba; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Reily; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
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This is my first race. I have been a handler for Snow Runner Kennel for ten years.
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| Corina Alexander
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- From: Sanbornton, NH
- Age: 34
- Occupation: head supervisor
- Web Address: http://www.kianasiberians.com
- Team Owner: Corina & Scott Alexander
- Lead Dogs:
- Valeska; 9 year old female Siberian
- Vale; 1.5 year old female Siberian
- Solo; 1.5 year old female Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Statford Nighthawks 60; 4 place 2009
- Wilderness 30; 9 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 20 place 2009
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Corina and her husband Scott own a kennel of about 30 Siberian Huskies. Corina is the main caretaker of the dogs, and she does most of the training alone. Corina loves to train puppies, and this year she is running the puppy team led by Valeska. Corina's main leader, Valeska, is a show ring Champion with obedience and sledding titles.
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| Kim Paradis
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- From: Fort Kent, ME
- Age: 38
- Occupation: theater owner/operator
- Team Owner: Kim Paradis
- Lead Dogs:
- Isaac; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Snickers; 9 year old female Alaskan
- Suka; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
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I live in Fort Kent with Mike. Together we own the local theater (the Century Theater) and an alternative energy business http://www.greenearthenergy.info/. We live off-grid on 74 acres in the middle of the Can-Am race loops. We have 12 full time sled dogs and a few retirees to cheer us on. I have been mushing for 9 years, but this will be my first race. (Look out! I crash a lot.) I really enjoy the solitude of being on the trail, and I have pretty much mastered the drag behind. I also enjoy hiking, gardening, snowboarding and shoveling poo.
For nine years, I have trained sled dogs with my husband, Mike.
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| Amy Delano (substitute for Heather Delano)
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- From: Troy, ME
- Age: 24
- Occupation: college student
- Team Owner: Fred Delano
- Lead Dogs:
- Jasper; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Cole; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Thelma; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Shooter; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 30; 14 place 2005
- Brownville KI 30; 4 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 19 place 2006
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| Terry Knowles
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- From: Brownville, ME
- Age: 62
- Occupation: US Army retired
- Team Owner: Terry Knowles
- Lead Dogs:
- Kee; 5 year old female Siberian
- Jo; 11 year old female Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Sherman-Patten 100; 10 place 2002
- Can-Am 30; 15 place 2009
- Brownville KI 30; 3 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 17 place 2008
- Can-Am 60; 25 place 2007
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"I have been running and racing sled dogs for 24 years with a consistent goal of having fun and enjoying nature. I have done more Can Am races than I care to recall. 1 have to thank my wife Margie for supporting me and handling for me all these years. I try to help new mushers where I can. I want to thank my dogs for teaching me things every time we go out for a run."
"I've been on many training runs, averaging 1500 - 2000 miles per year. I have done presentations for school children. I am an instructor for Mushing Basics and Beyond course."
Terry raced the first Can-Am 60 in 1994. In all he has run ten Can-Am 60 races. This will be his third Can-Am 30.
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| Ben Hoops
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- From: Lincolnville, ME
- Age: 36
- Occupation: outward bound instructor
- Team Owner: Ben & Aimee Hoops
- Lead Dogs:
- Bandit; 5 year old female Alaskan
- Rockit; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Sheila (aka She She); 2 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Bear Notch Fun Run 25; red lantern in 2007
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I operate a small guiding business along the coast doing half and full day tours. I also guide with Mornington Crescent Sled Dogs when needed, Outward Bound Expeditions as offered, work with Winter Journeys Guide Service as needed.
I have been teaching Outward Bound since the mid nineties and have had the opportunity to work in many of the mediums offered. Work and play often get intermingled while teaching rock climbing, going backpacking, or scrambling through the canyons of the west. When no one is around to play with, I tend towards the smaller streams in Maine to fly fish or swing a hammer in or on my house, with the hope of fixing or changing something.
My wife and I began our affliction with dogs after buying our home on the mid-coast of Maine and having been given our first Alaskan husky, who immediately grew accustomed to house life with our two other pets, After a short intro to skijoring recreationally, I decided it would be nice to spend time with my wife by acquiring more four legged friends, oops. That's where the ball started rolling and now the understanding is, if I bring them home, Aimee will name them. Over the past few years we have begun to provide both educational and guided services to local school groups and visitors alike and were privileged to teach the last dog sledding course Outward Bound offered in Maine. Our handler, Liz, has been a great asset from the beginning, helping to shower the gang with affection and do chores while she is home from school where she is currently pursuing a degree as a veterinarian.
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| Valerie Fuchs
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- From: Auclair, QC
- Age: 42
- Occupation: tattoo artist
- Team Owner: Yvan Huard & Valerie Fuchs
- Lead Dogs:
- Thunder; 6 year old male Alaskan
- Zorro; 4 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 30; 4 place 2009
- St-Medard 2x12; 6 place 2009
- St-Basile 6m; 1 place 2009
- Daaquam 2x6; 35 place 2008
- Carnaval de Quebec City; 20 place 2008
- St-Jacques 2x12; 1 place 2007
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Nine years ago my friend, Yvan, showed me the way of mushing. Since then I can't stop moving for this sport. And it's fun taking care of my dog kennel. I started with local races and later raced professional ones. Tatooing is my indoor job and mushing is my outside activity.
I have done tourist rides.
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| Dennis Cyr
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- From: Fort Kent, ME
- Age: 50
- Occupation: carpenter, building inspector, code enforcement officer
- Team Owner: Dennis Cyr
- Lead Dogs:
- Jetta; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Nor; 2 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Eagle Lake 100; 10 place 2006
- Can-Am 30; 17 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 14 place 2008
- Can-Am 30; 20 place 2007
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"I have been racing for about 10 years."
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| Genevieve Telmosse
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- From: Val-des-Lacs, QC
- Age: 32
- Occupation: dog trainer
- Team Owner: Robin Gratton & Genevieve Telmosse
- Lead Dogs:
- Tiger; 4 year old male Alaskan - hound
- Morgan; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 30; 2 place 2009
- Daaquam 3x25; 5 place 2009
- St-Medard 2x12; 2 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 1 place 2008
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As always, my first goal is to have fun with the dogs and do our best! I appreciate being able to race in the Can-Am 30!
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| Amy Beth Dionne
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- From: St. David, ME
- Age: 20
- Occupation: student
- Team Owner: Amy Beth Dionne
- Lead Dogs:
- Cheyenne; 7 year old female Siberian
- Annie; 6 year old female Siberian
- Snowball; 1 year old female Alaskan
- Bear; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
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Amy is a young college student who is new to the musher's world. She lives in Madawaska with close friend Alex and her dogs. When she is not working on her veterinary degree, she is tending to the kids "the huskies". Her team consists of 2 Siberian and 6 Alaskan Huskies. Her mentor is Yves Carrier, of St. Francis, NB, who is a familiar face to the Northern Maine and New Brunswick mushers. Assisting in training her team is Amy's younger sister, Holly, who is 13 years old. Now, she is Amy's big helper. Alex, Amy's partner and close friend, is a great asset to the team.
I've been dog sledding with my mentor Yves Carrier for one winter. I helped him train the dogs five times a week at night. I did a fun race at Martin Sleds in St. Basile and came in 9th out of 10.
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| James Wheeler
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- From: South Portland, ME
- Age: 40
- Occupation: attorney
- Team Owner: James Wheeler
- Lead Dogs:
- Pison; 6 year old male mixed breed
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Iditarod 1049mi; 65 place 2000
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James has participated in many distance and sprint races throughout Alaska. James finished the 2000 Iditarod, and the 2002 Fur Rendezvous, the Copper Basin 300, the Tustamena 200, and many others.
James recently moved to Maine with his wife Ali and has assembled a team with the help of Rob Bibber and many other helpful Maine mushers.
"I have done tours and helped with movie making, as well as many trips in the back country with my dogs."
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| Bobby Williams
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- From: Mount Desert, ME
- Age: 42
- Occupation: landscaper / archeologist
- Team Owner: Meg Burden
- Lead Dogs:
- Durga; 10 year old male Alaskan
- Osama; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Chena; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Kickingbird; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Diesel; 8 year old male Alaskan
- Ava; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Garland Fun Run 6mi; 2 place 2009
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Ten years ago I got a husky just because I thought he was beautiful. That beautiful dog, Moby, opened up the world of dog sledding, a sport I have always dreamed I would be a part of. I grew up on Mount Desert Island and years ago met Meg Burden, who shared my love of the husky breed. Together we built up a small kennel and trained our sled dogs with the help of our husbands, friends and families. Today, Tsali Kennel hosts a nonprofit youth dogsledding program we call Pulling Together. The life lessons we have learned through mushing -- from caring for the needs of the dogs to conditioning them in all seasons, are invaluable. Commitment, patience, extreme focus and composure when out on the trail, along with insight in times of trouble are skills the children of Pulling Together are learning. I hope my own two little boys will someday become involved in dogsledding. I want to be an example to my boys, Ryder and Cole, to follow their own dreams.
I teach youths the basics of running sleddogs, responsibility for safety of dogs and children, nutrition, care of sled dogs, working dog psychology and conditioning of the canine athlete. I accompanied and cared for 10 dogs that we flew to Fairbanks, Alaska for special training with overflow and cold, windy temperatures. I went on training runs along Murphy's Dome area with our ten dogs from Tsali Kennel and helped a 2008 Yukon Quest musher who was using our dogs for her qualifying races. I also helped with the initial harness training of most of those 10 dogs when they were pups and then yearlings.
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| Al Tarr
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- From: Gibsonia, PA
- Age: 62
- Occupation: excavating contractor
- Team Owner: Al Tarr
- Lead Dogs:
- Brady; 5 year old male Siberian
- Arizona; 5 year old female Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Can-Am 60; 16 place 2004
- Can-Am 30; 19 place 2009
- Trapper Special 25; 3 place 2009
- Chapman Dam 30; 3 place 2009
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I am a sixty-two year old excavating contractor who enjoys working with my Siberian huskies. I've been doing this for twenty-one years. I like traveling with the dogs, meeting new people and making to new friends.
For the past two years, my two grandchildren, Amber and Daniel, have taken an interest in training and racing. Now I enjoy taking them to compete in "Kid Races". Maybe when I retire from this I'll travel as their dog handler. The grandchildren and I have given demonstrations at schools.
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| Marla Brodsky
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- From: West Chesterfield, MA
- Age: 50
- Occupation: blues singer / martial artist / musher / mama
- Web Address: http://www.marlabb.com/hwa/mushing
- Team Owner: Marla Brodsky
- Lead Dogs:
- Betty; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Rosie; 2 year old female Alaskan
- Rollo; 2 year old male Alaskan
- Star; 8 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Tamworth NH 4-dog Sportsman 4mi; 6 place 2009
- Tamworth NH 2-dog Skijor 4mi; 7 place 2009
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Marla Brodsky also goes by the stage name, Marla BB. A Blues Singer for over 25 years and a Martial Artist for over 15 years, at the age of 50 Marla decided she'd give her body a break & start sled dog racing.
"I don't mean literally a break, but I thought some time out from the rigors of martial arts training. I don't know what I was thinking! Mushing is less structured, more random, & dealing with the unexpected. I guess that's why I like it so! So, I closed my Tae Kwon Do Studio & opened Hilltown Wilderness Adventures. I still teach Self Defense & Tae Kwon Do at the college level, but now my focus is on being an outdoor guide for Hiking, Biking, Kayaking, Skiing, Skijoring, & Mushing. I'd rather make a living outdoors than in. I still sing & intend to go back on the road part time, now that my daughter is starting kindergarten & my puppy team is a year old. My last tour was throughout Alaska, where I met my new mushing friends, Lance Mackey & Aliy Zirkle. I have since apprenticed / handled part time for Aliy at SP Kennel in Two Rivers & sang the National Anthem at the ceremonial start of Iditarod 2008...
"I was apprentice/handler for Aliy Zirkle at SP Kennel in Two Rivers, Alaska part time
for the past 2 years (2008-2009). I worked the Iditarod (start & finish) 2008 with Aliy & Iditarod 2007 with Bruce Linton (from Vermont). I did training runs with mid & long distance dogs from 10 miles up to 60-70 miles in Interior Alaska. I adopted one of Aliy's Iditarod finishers, who is now mother to my five (1 year old) pups rounding out a 6 dog Alaskan Husky team. I began my own dog sledding business 2 years ago in Western Massachusetts. It's called HILLTOWN WILDERNESS ADVENTURES, offering rides, mushing school, skijor clinics, assembly programs and festival demonstrations!"
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| Nick Van Drimmelen
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- From: Jericho Ctr., VT
- Age: 54
- Occupation: vice president commodity
- Team Owner: Van Drimmelen & Maple
- Lead Dogs:
- Dawson; 3 year old male Siberian
- Eda; 3 year old female Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Sandwich Notch 45; 7 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 26 place 2009
- Stratford Nighthawks 2x30; 6 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 26 place 2008
- Stratford Nighthawks 2x30; 10 place 2008
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We run 6 dogs that are the pets of the van Drimmelen and Maple families. We have been running for 12 years, and we run for pure fun and the sheer pleasure all experience when the dogs see the harness come out of the sled bag. I have run the Fort Kent Can-Am 30 four times and plan to return here every year that we are running. There is no better organized race, friendlier and more helpful people. We love the carnival atmosphere and through the adopt-a-musher program have made some great friends.
I work in Connecticut and return to our home in Vermont each weekend. Running dogsleds and sailing in the summer are wonderful, healthy, invigorating therapies to cope with the stresses of a professional career.
2009 was our best running season to date, rounded off by the 2009 Can-Am 30 race. It was the last planned race for one of our first dogs (Kiska), and she had to assume leader status at the last moment at the age just shy of 12. She led the team from the front, and we finished our fastest time at a Can-Am 30 race with only 5 dogs on the team. That team is on the Can-Am website 2009 Youtube Can-Am #6. We are deeply saddened by the very sudden and unforeseen loss of Kiska in July 2009 to cancer. Kiska taught many dogs how to be lead dogs and rarely missed a turn on the trail. She was an adoring single-minded Siberian Husky and shall forever be with us on the trail and in our hearts. We dedicate this run to Kiska, who ran the Can-Am 30 four times.
I have been racing since 1999, and I have finished every race I have entered. I have raced the Fort Kent Can-Am 30 four times. I also have raced the Sandwich Notch races 4 times (1999, 2002, 2003 and 2009).
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| MaryBeth Logue
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- From: Trout Run, PA
- Age: 42
- Occupation: school councelor
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: MaryBeth Logue
- Lead Dogs:
- Kuskalana; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Teshe; 6 year old female Alaskan
- Blackburn; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Yukon; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Elias; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Ember; 8 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: John Beargrease 150; 37 place 2008
- Midnight Run; 30 place 2009
- Jim Lobdell Memorial 30; 1 place 2009
- Trappers Special ; 1 place 2009
- Can-Am 30; 9 place 2008
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Mary Beth lives in Central Pennsylvania with Chris, her husband, and 22 sled dogs. Her goals are to have a happy and healthy team of dogs, someday have a cabin in Alaska, and to enjoy life.
Mary Beth said," I really missed competing in last year's race and cannot wait to return to the Can-Am. It will be great to be back in Fort Kent and to show the abilities of the dogs in Cascade Kennel. Thanks to Can-Am Crown Committee for organizing such a wonderful event."
She enjoys spending time with and training her dogs, riding motorcycles, any outdoor activity, and her job as a school counselor at C.E. McCall Middle School.
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| Bethany Van Gorder
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- From: West Tremont, ME
li>Age: 17
- Occupation: student
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Meg Burden
- Lead Dogs:
- Gilead; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Kickingbird; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Kebo; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Vijay Singh; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Vinca; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Augusta; 3 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Garland Race; 1 place 2009
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I'm 17 years old, and have type one diabetes. I'm a senior at Mount Desert Island High School and for many years I have wanted to enter this race. So, I chose to combine running the Can-Am 30 with my senior project that has lo be done this year. I have grown up on Mount Desert Island, and started running sled dogs at age ten with Meg Burden in a non-profit program we call Pulling Together. In the off season we do swimming, agility training, and hiking in Acadia National Park to keep the dogs fit and happy. It's very rewarding to see how the dogs and I have developed a bond and work together as a team. I love the winter and I only wish we could have snow like Fort Kent back on MDI. "Hi, Mom and Dad. See you at the finish!"
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| Eileen Vitello
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- From: Brookfield, MA
- Age: 34
- Occupation: entrepreneur
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Eileen Vitello
- Lead Dogs:
- Meru; 4 year old female Alaskan
- Iris; 2 year old female Alaskan
- Phishfood; 2 year old male Alaskan
- Summit; 10 year old male Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Sandwich Notch 30; place
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I'm the mother of 3 wonderful boys, Mike, John, and Bailey. My husband started running dogs in 1997 and it wasn't long til I fell in love with the sport as well. We have spent the last 5 years focusing on our outfitting business, but with our son showing an interest in racing, our team is jumping back into the race scene.
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- From: St-Jacques, NB
- Age: 38
- Occupation: semi-retired aircraft engineer
- Website: http://www.shaytaanhuskies.com
- Team Owner: Rob & Louise Cooke
- Lead Dogs:
- Paris; 4 year old male Siberian
- Medea; 4 year old female Siberian
- Hektor; 4 year old male Siberian
- Cassie; 3 year old female Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Eagle Lake 100; 16 place 2007
- Can-Am Crown 60; 24 & 22 place 2007 & 2009
- Can-Am Crown 30; 19 place 2008
- L'Odyssee Appalachienne 30; 14 place 2009
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We have been racing Siberian Huskies for about 11 years, taking part in dryland sprint racing in the United Kingdom and, for the last 4 years, mid distance racing in North America. This will be our fourth year in Fort Kent having taken part in the Can Am 60 in 2007 and 2009 and the Can Am 30 in 2008. We really love the event, it is the highlight of our mushing year. The race is always so well organised and we are always made feel so welcome by the people of Fort Kent. We currently have a kennel of 34 Siberian Huskies ranging in age from 12 years old down to the litter of puppies that were born in June 2009. We relocated the kennel this Fall from Shubenacadie in Nova Scotia to Saint-Jacques in New Brunswick. We moved primarily so that we could have better trails and conditions for running the dogs with the aim of having myself and the team better prepared to run longer distances in the future.
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| Louise Cooke
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- From: St-Jacques, NB
- Age: 38
- Website: http://www.shaytaanhuskies.com
- Team Owner: Rob & Louise Cooke
- Lead Dogs:
- Ammo; 2 year old male Siberian
- Kermit; 9 year old male Siberian
- Terror; 2 year old male Siberian
- Race Experience:
- Longest: L'Odyssee Appalachienne 30; 12 place 2008
- Mannsville Quest; 8 place 2007
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We have been running sleddogs for about 11 years. We have just moved to northern New Brunswick for better trails and snow and to be closer to races, [especially the Can Am! Currently we own 33 purebred Siberian Huskies. As well as racing I also do some occasional dog shows. We have one Canadian |Show Champion in the kennel and one joint UK and Canadian Show Champion.
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| Elizabeth Rankin
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- From: Starksboro, VT
- Age: 27
- Occupation: animal control officer
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Elizabeth Rankin
- Lead Dogs:
- Flash; 5 year old male Alaskan
- Ellie; 2 year old female Alaskan
- Jersey; 5 year old female Alaskan
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Stratford Nighthawks; 1 place 2009
- Stratford Nighthawks; 6 place 2007
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I love being with my dogs and having fun with them on the trail. I started dog mushing as a child hooking my beagle to a bike or a sled. While at the University of Vermont I met Ingrid Bower and she introduced me officially to the sport. My years as a handler/intern for her taught me a lot about the sport. Now with my own team I am learning even more. I am looking forward to competing in my First Can-am race.
I worked for Alaska Heli-Mush for 2 summers in Juneau, Ak as a handler/Musher Guide.
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| Julia Bayly (substitute driver for Shawn Graham)
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- From: Fort Kent, ME
- Age: 48
- Occupation: freelance writer / photographer & romance author
- Website: N/A
- Team Owner: Julia Bayly / Rusty Metal Kennel
- Lead Dogs:
- Appolo; 8 year old male Alaskan
- Mr. Magoo; 6 year old male Alaskan
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I've been running dogs recreationally for about 9 years in Fort Kent. I've been involved with the Can Am one way or another since it began, usually covering/photographing the race for publications in Maine and around the country. This will be my first year filing a story from the inside and I'm really looking forward to it and experiencing the race first hand. Mushing has become more important to me over the last two years and I owe a lot to these dogs and my mushing family who have been so supportive (you know who you all are!) Running dogs is a great confidence builder and certainly keeps a person humble. My immediate goal in mushing is to make down Main Street. After that, it's all good. I work out of Fort Kent as a freelance writer/photographer and in the off season trade the dog sled for a bicycle.
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- From: Brookfield, MA
- Age: 12
- Occupation: student
- Website: http://www.ne-outfitters.com
- Team Owner: Bailey Vitello
- Lead Dogs:
- Leukin; 3 year old male Alaskan
- Menphis; 3 year old female Alaskan - hound
- Race Experience:
- Longest: Bear Notch Road 15; 6 place 2009
- Miopia; 1 place 2010
- Laconia Jr. World Championship; 1 place 2009
- Montana Yellowstone National Forest; 1 place 2009
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I have been on a sled since before I could walk. In other words I have known no other life then life with sled dogs! AND I LOVE IT! When my family first started mushing I would ride in a baby back pack on my moms back while she trained the "B" team, and dad trained the "A." team. We spent many starry nights training on trail, so I guess I fell in love with the dogs, the trail and the winter long before I could choose. From the time I could stand I have been running dogs! I like to go fast!!! Last season I won the 2009 3 dog Jr World Championship race in Laconia NH. I followed this up with my first 15 mile race in the Fun Run at Bear Notch road in NH! In December of 2009 I traveled to Montana to race in the Yellowstone National Forest and won both days! Yippy! I then raced in the first ever MA race MYOPIA on the North shore of MA and won! What a rush! I decided to move up to 6 dogs and have been training since for 30 mile races. My first 30 mile was suppose to be the Sandwhich Notch but like a lot of places this year it was canceled due to lack of snow. Bummer. So I am real glad about getting into the Fort Kent Can Am Crown. I will be racing against my mom but as mom always says our kennel is a team and I guess that means we'll be racing together. So I reminded her I like to go fast. She says, "go for it"! I love this sport and what better way to share my love of the sport then to let my dogs shine on.
Our family owns an outfitting company. I not only have a. full understanding of dog mushing but am experienced in teaching the art of the sport through lessons to newbies! We sell harnesses, sleds, lines, plastics and offer lessons, tours and public speaking. I am involved in all levels of this sport. I enjoy both dry land and snow sledding. I am very passionate about the sport of dog mushing and take every opportunity to spend time teaching people about the importance of proper-equipment, training and safety. I am musher, handler, speaker, teacher and a care giver for our dogs and love every minute of it! mushing is not a part of my life but a way of life for me.
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The Can-Am Crown would like to thank the volunteer biographers and editors:
Gale Flagg and Stan Flagg,
