UNHINGED MODE · The Legend

Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge Boundary Waters Weekend — Ely, MN

Destination: Ely, MNNights: 3Group: 48Season: December, January, February, MarchEstimated: $1,800–$2,600/person

Run your own team of huskies across the frozen Boundary Waters out of Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge — Paul Schurke's operation, the only US lodge devoted exclusively to mushing. Day one is harness school and a half-day run; day two is a full lodge-to-lodge crossing on snow-blanketed lakes that ranger trucks can't reach. Sauna, cast-iron dinner, whiskey by the woodstove each night. Decompression: a stop at Ely's Boathouse Brewpub on the way back to Duluth airport — Lake Superior whitefish and a Blueberry Blonde before the flight south.

What You'll Do

Dog Sledding

Boundary Waters dog-sled + ice-fish

Musher-led team across frozen lakes, overnight in a wood-stove cabin 2 hours off the road, auger lake trout at dawn.

Operator: White Wilderness Sled Dog Adventures · Pair with: Duluth Glensheen Mansion whiskey dinner.

Tour

Where You Sleep

  • · Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge

Where You Eat

  • · Wintergreen Lodge dining hall
  • · Boathouse Brewpub (Ely)

Questions

Have to know how to mush?
No — Wintergreen runs harness school morning of day one. Beginners drive their own team by lunch.
How cold are we talking?
Single digits to negative twenty. Lodge issues full Steger expedition parkas, mukluks, gauntlets. Bring base layers.
Closest airport?
Duluth (DLH) — 110 miles. Ely Shuttle from DLH is door-to-door. Or rent in Minneapolis and drive 4 hours.

Ready to book the story?

Five quick questions, then we build the full itinerary — lodging, daily schedule, dining, bars, the group-chat message — and drop you into a Trip Room you can share with the crew.