Experience Michigan's Most Trusted Dog Sledding Center
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This home page has become our bulletin board for things going on here at Wilderness Trail Outfitters. Please use the links below for contents of our website. Thank You for visiting our website and we hope to see you on our trails.
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What's on this page
what's new on the website
Job Description
daily weather forecast
index
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We have excellent group rates please call for group pricing
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Whats so important about trusting your outfitter: We are dog people who love our dogs, love to travel by dogs, love to camp with our dogs. We are not driven by a race venue and fill-in in-between, we are driven because of the love for this breed and what they offer to us for traveling everyday through this wilderness area. ALL of the dogs here go through dog obedience classes (that alone sets us apart from everybody else) so I can ensure you a safe wilderness experience.
Even though some of my dogs race and do quite well, it has taken years of breeding to produce the type of dog that I have here. Using the most trusted-obedient type males and females of 3 of the top long distance bloodlines, they have proved themselves over and over for their willingness to please, friendliness, loyalty, positive attitude, and work ethic.
You will be given a comprehensive class about the dogs and handling the sled from one of the experienced guides before we hook up the dogs, there is all kinds of time for questions during the class, and of course there is lots of time to mingle with the stars of the day-the dogs.
Learning about the dogs-harnesses-food etc is free here, you can come early and/or stay after we have gotten back from the tour (even have a cup of hot chocolate with us) or you can stop here any time you like spring-summer-fall-winter to pet the dogs and visit. We have a long ways to travel (the length of our tours is another thing that separates us from everyone else) in the miles that we travel on our tours, other then stops for pictures and lunches it takes all the time allotted for the specific tour to get back here at the kennel.
I am a Licensed Outfitter by the Federal Forest Service with Liability Insurance - not all dogsled touring operations are.
I count on you speaking to your friends about your dogsledding adventure - I don't advertise, and don't want to, I count on you and the word of mouth of your wilderness dogsled adventure here at Wilderness Trail Outfitters, that is the advertising and the success story for me and my dogs here.
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You can follow us on Facebook-- www.facebook.com/fredfudpucker
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click here to read one of the most awesome dogsled true stories
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It has begun, the snow season is here and folks are having a blast on the trails!!!!!!!
Make your reservation now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Its another new kind of dogsledding trip!!!!!!!!!
This may be the trip for you
or your party of up to 50. Starting at $150.00 per night (2 night minimum)
dogsledding is extra. All meals and lodging is included. Please check out the
link below for Timber Doodle Lodge; its awesome!!!!!!!!!!! x-country ski,
snowshoe, hunt, photography and much more!!!!!!!
2 and 4 hour dogsled trips available by reservation only.
http://www.timberdoodlelodge.net/index.html
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Reservations are filling up the weekend season so make your reservations while there are openings!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am taking reservations
also for our NEW dogsledding experience,
Lake
Superior dogsledding, for the last week of March and the month of April I will be up north
dogsledding along Lake Superior. I have established a beautiful trail system
that entails about 40 miles plus there will be lots of exploring. To see a few videos of the area click on the link
below. To see pictures of the area click on the blue colored Lake Superior words
above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvsk05SKWmU&feature=channel lk superior
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Weather outlook for the next 2 weeks is, its getting colder and
snow is falling|!!!!!!!!! Click
on the link below for current and next 7 days weather forecast.
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/
BRING foot and hand warmers!!!!!!!!!! also bring sleeping bags
to put into the sled bag to help keep warm.
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We proudly feed Petersens Hi-Energy dog food.
for inquiries on dog food we are only a phone call away.
906-280-6612
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Nahma Inn
Charlie and Laurie MacIntosh owners - give them a call Laurie
would be more then happy to speak with you and answer your questions.
please check out their website
rooms are $50.00 for community bathroom and $65.00 for private
bathrooms.
Group rates are available!!!!!!
Continental Breakfast included
Dining Room and Bar room
They are located 4 miles south of Wilderness Trail Outfitters (south location)
906-644-2486
A consideration when you have kids is:
With the bar downstairs it can get noisy
upstairs in the rooms.
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Big Bay
Getaway Motel - located on the shore of Big Bay de Noc on US
2, 7 miles east of my driveway. Very reasonable rates especially with the
community kitchenette. Click on
their name for their website. 906-644-2893
Big Bay Getaway Motel has a Kitchenette for your cooking needs- especially for
breakfast. You will be traveling into a
wilderness area and there are no places for 20 miles to get breakfast so bring
supplies.
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Join Fred, Jeff - Brandy and Cassie, Rick and Geri, Bobbie Jo, Brandon, Jolene/Bruce -Tyler and Brucey, and the rest of the staff at Wilderness Trail Outfitters on a unique wilderness experience, mushing dog teams across the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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Ok class, today you will be learning about the people who will be mushing your
sleds!!!!!!!
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Dog picture of the week
Jammer is ready to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Picture of the week
Three brave young lads from the Akler family that braved the holiday temps for a
dogsled ride!!!!!!!!
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Reservations for the 2009/2010 dogsled season are already being made. So please make your reservation early.
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To see pics of dogs for adoption and pups for sale. click here.
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New - race dogs posted on the dog for sale page
New Page of Old Friends
our Salute to dogs
that made us what we are and
have passed on or been retired,
Tips and
Tricks , read about ways to cure bad habits and
things that we do here for health and feeding our best friends.
Our
Family page (more kids)
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New - 1-hour dogsled trip $55.00 per
person price is based on 2 people per sled
and Lake Superior trips in March and April
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If it is to cold in the winter for you to dogsled then come with us on a Fall Training Run, the fall training runs have started out with a huge success with individuals and families learning what it takes to get a dog team in shape for the snow season. Click on Fall training run to see pictures and to read what our customers have to say about it.
For those of you who are new to the dogsled world check out our "What to Expect" page.
Adults are now ready for adoption
Breeding and Training Alaskan Husky adults and puppies for working pets.
Fall Training tours start September 1
Dogsled Tours start on December 1 and run to April 30
Job Description
All positions are filled at this time. Please
check back from time to time for any openings. If you feel that you have a huge
desire to learn about training and running Alaskan Huskies please send a resume
for consideration at another time. Thank You
To all journalists, this is an invitation for you for a free dogsledding trip. The catch is, you need to write an article on your experience here and have it published. If interested please call or e-mail.
Gift certificates available - unique gifts for everyone
If it takes a few days to return your call/e-mail we are probably out with the dogs and we apologize for the delay.
If you do not receive a response from an e-mail you send us, please resend the e-mail as it may have gotten deleted by our spam mail detector.
For those of you who are new to the dogsled world check out our "What to Expect" page.
Between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior lies an expanse of land called the Upper Peninsula of Michigan containing thousands of square miles of semi wilderness to wilderness area. Between these two great bodies of water are marshlands and lakes with fir, pine, and spruce trees dotting their shores. These lowlands are surrounded by upland ridges where maple, birch, beech, red pine, and the great white pines thrive.
After the summer growing season, when the trees lose their coat of leaves, the winds shift from south to north ushering in the beginning of a long winter blanket of snow with temperatures around zero. It is now time for the adventures of dog sledding in the Hiawatha National Forest.
The picture to the left is supplied by Eric Deaton
Whatever your age (12 to 80 years young) we can customize your wilderness dog sledding adventure. If you would like to ride or drive (mush) a dog sled for 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, a weekend All Inclusive Package or take one of our Wilderness Experience Tours or anything in between, we can accommodate your wilderness dog sledding adventure.
Children ages 5 and up are welcome to ride along on this unique winter experience.
Its fun for the entire family
For information you may not find in this website, please call, write or e-mail to:
Fred Powers
1-906-280-6612
For a faster
response please call the number above.
Wilderness Trail Outfitters
12688 US 2
Rapid River, MI 49878
e-mail
dogsled@wildernesstrailoutfitters.com
this pic supplied by D Silk
Current local weather for today is:
Kennel Tours start June 15
Fall Training tours start September 1
Dogsled Tours start on December 1 and run to April 30
All tours require a reservation
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Nahma Inn - located 4 miles south of our driveway.906-644-2486
Big Bay Getaway Motel located 7 miles east of Hwy 13 on US 2. 906-644-2893
Hiawatha Resort and Cabins located 15 miles from our driveway. 906 -573-2450
Camel Riders Resort and Restaurant located 16 miles from our driveway
Grand Island Snowmobile Rental in Munising
There are only a given amount of tours we can run in the 18 week season so make your reservations now.
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