Musher Biographies

Peter Bartlett, 33, is a native of Maine. He was working in law enforcement when he decided to move to Alaska in 1997 because Joe Redington Sr. advised him that if he wanted to run dogs, Alaska was the place to do be.

Shortly after moving to Alaska, Peter met his future wife, Theresa Greene, who shared his passion for sled dogs. The two joined forces starting Mawg-Dawg Kennel in 1998 and were married in December of 2000. Now they have a thriving kennel of more than 60 dogs. After six years of breeding, raising, and training dogs, the Bartletts finally realized their dream when Peter entered the 2002 Iditarod.

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Joe is in his fourth year with AIE. Originally from Michigan, he has mushed dogs in the upper peninsula of the State as well as Wyoming and Alaska. He enjoys playing guitar, throwing frisbees, and going hiking with his two dogs, King Tut and Ketza.

This past winter Joe recorded his first album, "Alaskan Afternoon," which is a compilation of stories and experiences of his travels on a dogsled across the Last Frontier. After the season, Joe goes on a week long canoe trip on the Au Sable river, a tradition that is in its sixth year and has reconnected the bonds of old friends year after year. He looks forward to meeting you on the glacier, and giving you the experience of a lifetime.

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Therese grew up in Marquette Michigan. She graduated from Northern Michigan University, Magna Cum Laude in 1991. She went on to receive her Master's in Statistics from Michigan Technological University in 1993. Therese also moved to Alaska in 1997 to handle for Libby Riddle (first woman to win the Iditarod). She was introduced to the sport by Lloyd and Mary Gilbertson while teaching at Northern Michigan University, but was drawn to Alaska because of its beauty and accessibility to sled dogs.

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Cindy was born in Chalk River, Ontario. It is her second year with AIE as a musher. She began mushing six years ago as a tour guide leading multi-day dogsled trips with Chocpaw Expeditions. Two years ago, she moved to Alaska to pursue dog racing. To date she has competed in mid distance racing and is planning to run the Iditarod and Yukon Quest in the future.

Karl was born and raised an hour south of Chicago, IL in the town of Kankakee. He started working for AIE in the summer of 2008. He mushed dogs for Jerry and Rachel Scidoris, the following winter. He is returning back to the Denver for his third summer.

Nathan was born in Fort Bening, GA and moved to VT at the age of three. In his sophmore year at Norwich University he began working at Eden Mountain Dogsledding in the winter months. He graduated with an accounting degree and a business management degree. In the summer of 07 he came to Skagway, AK as a handler. Now he spends my winters in VT running tours and the summers in AK.

Sisters, Rachel and Megan Perry, grew up in Minnesota, and both attended college at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). Megan moved to Alaska in May 2007 to pursue a master’s degree in fisheries biology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, studying Chinook salmon. Within a week of moving to Alaska she acquired her first sled dog by the end of her second winter she had a team of 10! Last winter she worked as a dog handler for the White Mountains Kennel, helping train yearlings and the racers for mid-distance races and the Yukon Quest. She is excited to be living and working on the glacier with her dogs this summer, and to be spending time with her little sister Rachel. Rachel just finished up her sophomore year at UMD, and looking for adventure, decided to come spend a summer living in Alaska working with sled dogs and as a tour guide.

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Mallory was born and raised on the coast of Maine. After finishing school she moved to New Hampshire and began guiding in the White Mountains. Recognizing her strong attraction to the world of sled dogs, she has looked to further her knowledge and experience in dog sledding. This will be her first season with AIE.

Chase is from New Hampshire where he began skijoring with his first husky dog named Tuk.  Eventually he wanted to try more dogs so after college he began guiding by dog sled through the White Mountains.  After three seasons in New Hampshire, Chase wanted to give dog sledding in Alaska a try.  This will be his first season with AIE and is very excited to further his experience with sled dogs.