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Ice Fishing and Traveling to the BWCA with Sled Dogs

Kate Tender and Allison Opheim spent the winter working as sled dog tour guides at Points Unknown, a Cook County business near the Arrowhead Trail.

Kate and Allison recently went ice fishing for the first time. WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs tagged along to chase lake trout during a recent adventure to the BWCA with the duo from Points Unknown. Learn more about Kate and Allison’s experiences working as local sled-dog guides in this episode.

Also featured is audio from a school in Grand Marais where the students learn about mushing by building their own sleds from various classroom objects. They call it… The Ikidarod!