Triple Creek Kennels
Buck Sporting Lodge
E5372 Highway M-94
Munising, MI 49862
1-906-439-5242
or Toll Free: 1-877-275-7533

DOG SLED TRIPS

Your Musher is Bob Johnson

Guided deer hunts, and bear hunts in Michigan

Drive Your Own Dog Sled Team in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Enjoy the Ultimate Wilderness Experience

Our winter dogsledding packages include a 2 hour, 1 day, 2 day, and 2 to 5 day guided trips, with your option of driving or riding your own dog sled team. With an average of more than 200 inches of snow, the trails are always in great condition. Our dog sled rides are tailored to groups as small as 2 to 12 and also include lodging at the Buck Sporting Lodge and meals.

At the Buck Sporting Lodge we provide you with the opportunity to drive your own team. You will learn all aspects of mushing, including commands, braking, steering the sled, and dog care. You'll find you and your dogs become one unit and the feeling is incredible. Some guests prefer to take on the complete care of their personal team during the trip, while others are happy to simply run the dogs and let the guides take care of the rest.

Designed to offer peace and quiet along with action packed adventure, you will travel the historic non-motorized Grand Isle Trail through the Hiawatha National Forest. The Grand Isle Trail follows the ancient Chippewa Indian portage route used to transport supplies and canoes between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Along the trail a cache of food will be provided for a trail stop cook-out. Your guide will handle your meals.

Accommodations are available at the Buck Sporting Lodge in the northwestern side of the Hiawatha National Forest in Forest Lake, Michigan. We have three guest rooms available on the second floor of our restored farmhouse. We serve a continental breakfast, lunch of homemade soup and sandwiches, and a hearty home-cooked meal for dinner.

The Buck Sporting Lodge offers breathtakingly beautiful natural settings in the Upper Peninsula with lots of snow, the perfect spot for some exciting dogsledding.

One Day Trip
Instruction on how to drive your own Dog Sled Team, including a five hour trip down the non-motorized trail with an experienced musher.  This package includes a day trip, lunch on the trail, a full dinner after your ride, and lodging that night at The Buck Sporting Lodge. A Continental breakfast is served the next morning to guests. $175 per person. Upon availability, a room for the night before the trip is $50 with no dinner served that night.

Two Day Trip
Day one, instruction on how to drive your own Dog Sled Team, including a five hour trip down the non-motorized trail. 
Day two, Full day of Dog Sledding.  Includes two nights of lodging at The Buck Sporting Lodge and all meals.

Intermediate and Advanced Mushers Per day, Drive your own Dog Sled Team, including a five hour trip for more advanced mushers.

Three Day Trip
Day one. Instruction on how to drive your own Dog Sled Team, including a beginners five hour trip down the non-motorized trail. 
Day two, Full day of Dog Sledding.
Day three, Relax at the lodge, or go snowshoeing (snowshoe rentals $10.00 per day), cross country skiing (bring your own skiing equipment), ice fishing on our private 42 acre lake, downhill skiing and snowboarding within an hour of the lodge, or visit local area attractions and shops. Includes three nights of lodging at The Buck Sporting Lodge and all meals.  Please call for current pricing!

"Build Your Own Trip!"
We offer two to five day dog sledding trips with a variety of options, including a night camping under the stars Try this exciting overnight package. Winter campers must have winter camping or winter survival experience.

As you dogsled through the woods you will see the light from your campfire. Pull your dog sled up to the fire, unhitch your dogs and get ready for a magnificent U.P. night. Your guide will provide your food and care for the dogs to ensure that you have a memorable evening.

Sit outside around the fire and experience the wilderness at night. See the stars as you have never seen them before, seeming so close you can reach up and touch them. Then curl up in your sleeping bag for a restful, peaceful night. Wake up to a beautiful northern morning, with the snow gently falling, and dog sled back to the lodge.

2-12 people per trip.  Just tell us what you would like to do and when and we will put your vacation getaway together especially for you. Trips may include Overnight Camping, X-Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Ice Fishing and a variety of other activities. Includes 1-5 nights lodging and all meals.

Please call for current pricing!

The sled dogs live here at Triple Creek Kennel, an absolutely outstanding facility for more than 60 sled dogs. The dogs are actively preparing for races all year long. Our dog sled teams go out in the snow or shine, 7 days a week, year round.

Your musher, Bob Johnson, was instrumental in bringing dog sled racing to the Upper Peninsula in the late 1980's. Dog sled racing has become a major attraction in the Upper Peninsula with several major races each year, including the U.P. 200, considered one of the top mid-distance dog sled races in the lower 48 states. The U.P. 200 has a purse of more than $50,000, which attracts dog sled mushers from all over the world.

At the time you make your reservations, you will be sent information about the warm clothing you will need, and a map showing how to find us in the the Hiawatha National Forest. We are located just off Highway M-94, south of AuTrain and near Munising, MI.

Be sure to bring a good sense of humor: When the dogs have taken the correct path around a tree, and you have decided to try an alternate route, you can't really blame the dogs for snickering. Remember, as you pick yourself out of the snowbank, snow trickling down your neck, you have gained in experience what you have lost in dignity.

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