9 — Dennis LaBoda from Hovland, Minnesota.
Sled dogs were a neighborhood activity when Dennis was growing up in Minnesota. His older brother, Dale, started mushing as a teenager and raced the IPSSSDR in the early years. Following his brother’s “footsteps in the snow,” Dennis started mushing as a teenager, and in 1973 won the Minnesota State Championship 5-dog class with dogs supplied by Chuck Gould. He’s won many races in North and South America and has been a race official in Europe. Mushing is a family activity. He and his son, Charlie, train and race Nighttrain Racing Sled Dogs.
