Profiles
18 Students and one professor from Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario are embarking on an eight day dog sledding expedition through Northern Minnesota. To learn more about each of the members of the 2008 Lakehead Dogsledding class, scroll down or click on a name in the following list.
Hometown: Toronto...but don't hold that against me
Interests: cooking, yoga, skiing, hiking, pies and sandwiches
Trip Goals : to learn how to survive in a winter environment,master outdoor skills and to have fun
Sarah Bresnahan
Hometown: Eden Mills, Ontario
Interests: I love being in the outdoors, running, skiing, snowshoeing, kayaking, doing yoga, exploring, teaching and learning.
Program: Outdoor Recreation with a specialization in Leadership/ Concurrent Education/ B.Sc Natural Science
Trip Goals: am excited to be working with such an amazing group of people in the rustic woods outside of the Voyageour Outward Bound School (VOBS). For me, adding dogs into the winter camping scenario is going to add a beautiful and exciting challenge! Running this trip through VOBS will give us all a chance to see how an experienced wilderness school organizes a challenging trip and allow us to learn from the outdoor professionals we will be meeting through this experience.
Dan Cullen
Hometown: Guelph, Ontario
Interests: A variety of sports including hockey, rugby, swimming, biking and volleyball. I Love the outdoors, especially paddling, winter camping and travel and fishing.
Trip Goals: A better use of traditional winter travel, and I'm stoked to be working with Outward Bound and the dogs themselves. I am also looking forward to the solo experience on the trip.
Kathleen Carole Fraser
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Interests: travelling, cooking, kayaking,hiking (anything to do with the outdoors!)
Trip Goals: I hope to get out of the dog sledding trip a better understanding of the dogs and the sport. Working with different people and a better understanding of my own limits.
Megan Hennessey
Hometown: Brighton, Ontario
Interests: friends, family, camping, travelling
Trip Goals: to gain knowledge on winter travel and working with the dogs and to stay warm as well as great memories
Kim Higgins
Hometown: Baxter, ON
Interests: winter, snowboarding, hockey, soccer, reading, knitting, helping others
Trip Goals: have fun, learn from others, get better at cross country skiing, learn new winter camping skills, develop relationships
Jessica Anne Johnson
Homeland: Born in the Kootenays, but grew up in and around the Rockies near Calgary in the summers, and way up north in Ft McMurray in the winters.
Interests: I love the winter environment - everything from cross country skiing to glacial travel to just exploring frozen rivers.
Trip Goals: Dog sledding will be a brand new experience for me, and will introduce me to yet another form of winter travel. Im stoked to get out there and spend a whole lot of time in the cold with dogs and people and the frozen land.
Cat Leonard
Hometown: Hamilton; Resident of Thunder Bay
Favourite winter activity: winter camping, ice climbing and cross country skiing
Favourite food: cheese and chocolate
Program of Study: Outdoor REc, Leadership Speciallization, B.Sc Natural Science
Darrell Makin
Hometown: Thunder Bay Baby!
Interests: family, paddling, play, academics, reading
Trip Goals: To see everyone come back with huge smiles on their faces.
Hayley Erica Middlemist
Hometown: Leamington, Ontario
Interests: snowboarding, biking, baseball, camping, music, friends
Trip Goals : It will be challenging due to the weather, and will be amazing because of the people, experience, and dogs.
Leah Norris
Hometown: Brantford, Ontario
Interests: canoe tripping, white-water paddling, baking, and traveling
Trip Goals: foundation of winter camping and having fun with the dogs!
Krista Patterson
Hometown: Stouffville
Interests: What a difficult term to list off of. I am interested in anything and everything, but my passions include connecting with people and myself on a grounded level, especially in the wilderness. I have always been an avid alpine skier, and in the last few years I have become really interested in white water paddling. Music has always been in my soul and writting music is what keeps my mind breathing.
Trip Goals: Like many others on our team, it will be exciting to gain more experience winter camping, especially for the solo night. I am as well, looking forward to learn about the social dynamics that will take place in our group. It will be an interesting, exciting lesson to learn how Outward Bound functions and to be facilitated by a winter camping professional.
Robert Patterson
Home Town: Streetsville, in Mississauga Ont.
Interests: Nordic Skiing, winter camping, reading, building modles, mountain biking, and pets
Program: I am doing a double major; an honours BA in both Northern Studies and Outdoor Rec.
Trip Goals: I plan to have an excellent trip enjoying a one of a kind
opportunity where each day I will push myslef, have fun, and learn
from the members of my group.
Warren Pringle
Hometown: Ottawa
Interests: Ice and rockclimbing, Mountain biking, Photography and the Outdoors
Trip Goals: Have fun, learn some new skills, refine old skills, and eat good food
Andy Seto
Hometown: Milton, Ontario
Interests: Although eating is my favourite pastime, I really enjoy the outdoors, being active, paddling, fishing, birding, cycling, hockey, golf, and all sports really. I also enjoy to relax with a good book and a nice cup of tea.
Trip Goals: I am really looking forward to this dog sledding trip not only because my love of dogs and snow, but also because I will be working with Outward Bound which is a renowned organization in the outdoor industry. I am also looking forward to the group dynamics of my team and the solo overnight adventure. And oh yeah, I love dogs and snow.
Adrian Stelpstra
Hometown:
Interests: I like mountain biking, rock climbing and ultimate frisbee. My favourite food is BBQ chicken wings, my favourite colour is red, and my favourite ice cream flavour is chocolate.
Trip Goals: I am going on this trip because I want to graduate and for the adventure.
Claire Weenen
Hometown: Toronto
Interests: skiing, travel &tuna melts
Trip Goals: good memories
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Favourite Activity: alpine skiing, canoe tripping sailing, white water canoing
Trip Goals: to challenge myself, look at different ways to winter camp, travel with the dog teams, the give and take of outside experiences from the group to make this a very positive and rewarding experience.
Jessica Wood
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Interests: people, canoeing, kayaking, chocolate chip cookies, and laughter
Trip Goals: to play with dogs, learn about myself as well as others, and have a wild time.
