Scott Hudson has been operating his dogsledding business for six years and says people really like the experience. - Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Canada 
Along for the ride
The animals, which used to be an integral part of day-to-day life in Labrador, always captured his imagination. He grew up and moved to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, but he always wanted his own team of sled dogs.
“It’s sad you don’t see it as much here anymore,” he said. “I guess the snow machines have taken over that spot, but you’ll always have people who are still interested in the traditional ways, the old ways.”
In 2004, Hudson got his own team and it wasn’t long before he and his wife noticed an opportunity.
“We just got the dogs for ourselves but people kept asking if they could come along for the experience,” he said. “We get a lot of tourists who are interested in trying out the experience, and locals who haven’t done it since they were kids, or never have and want to experience it.”
They started up their own business, Northern Lights Dog Sledding, in Happy Valley-Goose Bay six years ago and have been making tracks ever since.