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Stage 1: Seattle Washington to Skagway Alaska

April 22nd to July 6th, 2010
1,400 miles by kayak

Stage 2: Skagway Alaska to Inuvik Northwest Territories

July 9th to October 1st, 2010
1,747 miles hiking/canoeing

Stage 3: Norman Wells Northwest Territories to Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories

February 9th, 2010 to May 1st, 2011
900 miles by dogsled

• • Return to US for one month for school assemblies and teacher training • •

Stage 4: Fort Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories to Grand Portage, Minnesota

June 1st to October 31st, 2011
2,700 miles by canoe

• • Spend winter preparing educational content for the second half of the project, conducting school assemblies and teacher training, and raising money • •

Stage 5: Grand Portage, Minnesota to Montreal, Quebec

April 15th to July 1st, 2012
1,300 miles by kayak

Stage 6: Montreal, Quebec to Key West, Florida

July 2nd, 2012 to March 1st, 2013

Montreal to Saint John, NB 1,000 miles
Saint John to New York City 850 miles
New York City to Key West 1,750 miles

3,600 miles by kayak

Total estimated mileage:

Kayak: 6,300 miles

Canoe: 4,300 miles

Dogsled: 900 miles

Backpack: 147 miles

Total: 11,647 miles

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Feathered Friends
02/21/2012

Image via Wikipedia The days are getting longer and we are starting to see more birds. Many birds live here in the Boundary Waters in the summer and migrate south for the winter. However, there are several birds that live here all year. Next week we would like to focus on one of the birds [ ... ]

In less than 3 months the snow and ice will melt and the dog harnesses will be put away. Amy and I will switch from dogsledding to paddling and we need you to help us decide how we should travel. We will leave Grand Portage, Minnesota in early May to paddle through the Great Lakes and then thr [ ... ]

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Covy
02/21/2012

Age: 6, born in March 2005
Birthplace: Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge; Ely, MN
Parents: Lufa and Jens
Favorite position: Swing
Favorite quote: "A mother's paws* are made of tenderness and pups sleep soundly in them."--Victor Hugo

Covy is actually a nickname. It is short for Lady Covington of Wintergreen. [ ... ]

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Boundary Waters Beavers
02/20/2012

Yesterday, I was skiing in front of two dog teams. Fennel was running in lead next to his new friend, Monax. I skied up over a bump. The dog teams followed, up and over. The bump was a beaver dam. In the winter we travel through many areas where beavers live. We see plenty of evidence of the beavers [ ... ]

Watch this video and learn more about how we feed the sled dogs.

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Feeding the Sled Dogs
02/13/2012

Student Response Worksheet (Upper) Student Response Worksheet (Lower) This week's Notes from the Trail is all about taking care of sled dogs. In last week's Cast YOUR Vote, students helped us narrow down this topic. Based on your votes, we will focus on feeding the dogs. Dave and I walked dow [ ... ]

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