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Dave Daley is the originator of the Hudson Bay Quest and a competitor in this unique northern dog sled race since 2004. |
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| Wapusk
Adventures would like to thank Canada
Goose Expedition Clothing for their support in the 2008 Hudson
Bay Quest. |
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Wapusk
Adventures is the proud recipient of the 2005 Travel
Manitoba Aboriginal Tourism Award. |
Hudson Bay Quest
The
Hudson Bay Quest is a 400km dog sled race linking Churchill, Manitoba
with Arviat, Nunavut. For five years, it has brought together mushers
and sled dogs from Canada's Polar Bear Capital of the World, some of the
finest Inuit mushers in the Kivalliq and more than a few teams from 'outside'.
Designed as a self-sufficient dog sledding adventure, racers carry their own supplies and dog food for the duration of the race. Only one emergency food drop is available near the border of Manitoba and Nunavut.
It is a traditional race built on the history of the fur trade, the Hudson's Bay Company and the early days of Churchill, Manitoba. It harkens back to a time when 'There ain't no law of God nor man goes north of 53°’ was a common saying.
This year, Wapusk Adventures, will have two teams running in the Hudson Bay Quest. Dave Daley will run the 'Number One' team with Smoke and the usual top guns while Ernest Azure will participate in his first Hudson Bay Quest with a second team. Wapusk Adventures would like to thank Canada Goose Expedition Clothing for their sponsorship.
The Hudson Bay Quest is set for March 29th and invites racers from across North America to join in this celebration of arctic life and sled dog culture.