The Crew

Tweet Sharebar Tweet Joel Kersting started running dogs in 1992 and has been hooked ever since. After racing mid-distance races in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan for about ten years, Joel committed himself to sharing the joys of sled dogs with others and founded Suomi Hills Kennels. Joel now gives sled dog rides in Minnesota from …

Tweet Sharebar Tweet Running dogs and singing songs are two of Joe’s passions. He has been working five years in the company, and enjoys his new home at Gold Rush summer dog camp Juneau after a great time up in Skagway in 2010. After a 12,000 mile road trip last winter, Joe and his two …

Tweet Sharebar Tweet When Tonya was growing up sled dogs were often her family’s only form of transportation. When she was 9 years old she had her own 3 dog team to use to dog mush to the 2 room school that was 2 miles away in the village of Manley Hot Springs. Later, they …

Tweet Sharebar Tweet Matt Hayashida was born in Massachusetts but moved west to pursue his passion for the outdoors. He worked in Wyoming for three years as a river/fishing guide during the summer and a dog sled tour guide in the winter. In 1993, he began mushing for personal ambitions and set his sights on …