Besides entertaining tourists this summer, Martin decided it was time to square the dog posts in line with our new visitor center so out came all the old posts, ground was dozed, new posts and gravel inserted, houses built and painted and now it's almost finished. The entire left side of the kennel is newly refurbished. Thanks so much Nicolas Pattaroni and Fred "Perk" Fairbanks.
The right side of the kennel makeover is scheduled for Spring 2016!!
Happy Trails Kennel is now accessible by the usual route of Big Lake Road to Beaver Lake Road to West Lakes. The fish culvert has been installed and we are back to normal driving directions.
The primary access route to Happy Trails will be closed from June 26-July 2. A fish passage culvert is being installed under Beaver Lake Road at Meadow Creek. The DETOUR route will be via HAWK Lane rather than Big Lake Road. Do not turn on Big Lake Road. Hawk Lane is the road that goes to Houston High School. The detour may add 5 minutes to your trip.
We are open for tours!!!! All is well here. All dogs and people here being well taken care of by so much generosity. Many people are just stopping by to scoop poop, water and brush dogs. We have lots of food and water for our visiting displaced friends both canine and human.
The Sockeye Fire in the Willow, Alaska area has claimed the homes of many of our dog mushing friends. Deedee Jonrowe and Justin and Jaimee High are staying at Happy Trails Kennel along with their dogs. We also have Vern Halter's dogs here and several recreational musher dogs. Thanks to our dog food sponsor, Eagle Super Premium Pet Food and WellPet we have ample dog food.
We are overwhelmed by the generosity offered!!! We will be posting news on how to help.
The Sockeye Fire is 0% contained on Day 3, not a good sign. It was a record 85 degrees yesterday. Hot and dry and no sign of rain. People and dogs doing well!!!
We are not in FIRE danger and we are maintaining our tour schedule.
Follow fire news on KTUU.com and adn.com.
Just keep in mind that some of the reports on a few sites tend to be sensationalized.
