About Us

Celebrating 25 Years on "The Road Less Traveled"

Call it an epiphany but ever since our first dogsled trip in 1979, winter has been a way of life. We've learned to stay warm, have fun and follow our dreams in some of the world's most wintery places.

1979: Paul Schurke & Greg Lais found Wilderness Inquiry, a non-profit endeavor group, providing Boundary Waters canoe trips for disabled persons.

1982: Paul and Susan Schurke team up with Will Steger to help run the Lynx Track Winter School, teaching dog sledding and wilderness skills to college and community groups.

1985: Paul Schurke & Will Steger begin plans for a dogsled expedition to the North Pole. Susan Schurke develops her design talents by crafting Eskimo-style apparel from new synthetic fabrics, to be used on

We Design, Manufacture and Sell our own brand of clothing for the last 25 years in Ely Minnesota.