Sept. 8, 2011- Pull Training Clinic taught by Jamie Nelson and Ann Stead for mushing community at large. Click here to go mushingbootcamp.com for more information
Oct. 10- Nov. 12, 2011- Private trails open for training at Last Chance Retreat and Trails for mushing community at large (Firearm Deer Season from 11-15 to 11-30-11). Click here to contact Linda Lange
Oct. 28-30, 2011- "Trick or Treat" training weekend for MiDD members at Last Chance Retreat and Trails in Baldwin, MI. Organized runs each day including a costume run on Saturday. Click here to get Trick or Treat Training Weekend Schedule
Thanksgiving Weekend: Weekend Fun Run and Training Event for MiDD members at Last Chance Retreat and Trails, Baldwin, MI. Bring dogs, quads, food, for fun on our private trail system. We are planning on an organized training run on Saturday morning. Arrive Friday, stay through Sunday - $15 camping fee per day. Advanced reservations apreciated. Click Here for more information
December 10-11, 2011: Dryland Training Weekend, starting at the Last Chance Retreat and Trails, Baldwin, MI. Included in MIDD's USFS permit is a Dryland Training weekend, the second weekend in December. The past two years we have had snow at that time. We will have access to the seasonal roads that make up part of the Sweetwater Challenge system an opportunity to run a 7 mile loop (with options) on these roadways in addition to the trails on LCRT land. NO MOTORIZED QUADS allowed on Forest Service land.
Christmas/New Year Holiday Season: Last Chance Retreat and Trails, Baldwin, MI. MiDD members are welcome to come and camp and run dogs anytime during the holiday season. Advance reservations appreciated. Click here to contact Linda Lange
January 28-29, 2012: Sweetwater Challenge #1 for mushing community at large. This event is staged at the Last Chance Retreat and Trails in Baldwin, MI. This is an assisted, timed, non-competitive event. It has a mandatory drivers meeting at 9 am on the first day of the event. It is run on approximately 25 miles of a groomed trial system, most of which is located in the Manistee National Forest. Participants can choose to run the entire trail system or to run increments of 5 - 10 - 15 - and more miles. This trail system offers some of the most beautiful, remote and challenging dog sledding trails in the lower peninsula of Michigan. It has no year round road crossings and no portions of it are designated as snowmobile trail (which isn't to say you won't ever come across one, but it's pretty close to saying this). The deadline for entry is 12/30/2011 to enter without paying a late entry fee. Click here for the entry form to this event
February 11-12, 2012: "Lovin' Winter Campout" for MiDD Members, Baldwin, MI. Click here to contact us for more information
February 25-26, 2012: Sweetwater Challenge #2 for mushing community at large. This event is staged at the Last Chance Retreat and Trails in Baldwin, MI. This is an assisted, timed, non-competitive event. It has a mandatory drivers meeting at 9 am on the first day of the event. It is run on approximately 25 miles of a groomed trial system, most of which is located in the Manistee National Forest. Participants can choose to run the entire trail system or to run increments of 5 - 10 - 15 - and more miles. This trail system offers some of the most beautiful, remote and challenging dog sledding trails in the lower peninsula of Michigan. It has no year round road crossings and no portions of it are designated as snowmobile trail (which isn't to say you won't ever come across one.) The deadline for entry is 1/29/2012 to enter without paying a late entry fee. Click here for the entry form to this event
TBD: Introduction to Dog Powered Sports Seminar. Scootering, bike-joring, skijoring with your dog(s).
