Justin Allen is preparing to take a 3,000 kilometre journey home to Saint John from northern Manitoba by dog sled. - Churchill, Manitoba, Canada 
Saint John musher plans epic journey home
A Saint John man who fell in love with dog sledding while living in northern Manitoba is ready to come home — and he plans to take the scenic route.
After spending the past five years training and racing sled dogs in Churchill, Justin Allen is planning his return to New Brunswick in January to start a business with his team of dogs.
But with no rail lines going into the small Manitoba community, Allen has to find a creative way to get his 12 dogs out of Churchill.
"You can't put them on the train, and you can't fly them out of here — it would cost a fortune — so in that spirit of adventure I thought, 'If I'm going out of here by dog team, I may as well go all the way.'"
A 3,000-kilometre journey home to New Brunswick by dog sled started as a lark, but the idea resonated with Allen.
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