UPDATES:
December 19, 2024
We have received several inches of RAIN and wet snow and most all the trails have minimal coverage, its getting colder this weekend but its not enough to do any sort of safe sledding.
We will be offering limited rides/tours this year thanks to local musher Emily Cheney and Maple Hill Hounds who will pool dogs with us to give the best options according to your needs. Emily has well trained hounds like us and 4 years living in Alaska.
Four people max. with 2 different sleds going out simultaneously. ALL rides and tours will take place in Winona Forest from the CCC camp or elsewhere depending on conditions or events.
Click below if you want to check forecast that most accurate for this area:
Winona Forest Weather Click me.
Welcome to Adirondack Kennel, originally from the Southern Adirondacks near the Great Sacandaga Lake, now located in the Tug Hill region of New York.
This region is World renown for our plentiful amount of the white stuff, where we often get over 400 inches per year, however circa 2015 the area has witnessed significant climate change so please contact me early and check the conditions page.
Our background stems from sprint racing ( distances under 35 miles ) and around 2001 ADK started giving rides, presentations and the like but will be also be doing some racing in 2025, so keep in mind we are not strictly a touring kennel. We have 3 decades of experience with sled dogs. We will be training dogs for up to 45 minutes family rides or two hours of the shorter winterfest type rides.
Here at ADK you will see very few husky type dogs. Wait. What? That's right, we only have 1 Alaskan husky here at the moment Safari ( and as of 2024 she is 14 yrs old ) with most being the Scandinavian Hound, which is special hybrid sled dog with various hunting hounds and SOME old school Alaskan Husky, no Siberian at all.
We also work with a distinct sled dog we call Stagsters. A mix of several proven sled dog genes mixed with a staghound from Idaho. These dogs are SUPER athletes, great with kids, listen very well, have tough feet and an awesome attitude. They have some greyhound, scottish deerhound and saluki all bred in around 15% with the rest being proven hound sled dog leaders.
