Spring snow is a little too late for Minnesota businesses that rely on snow

If there’s any part of Minnesota that depends on winter tourism, it’s northeastern Minnesota.

White Wilderness Adventures operates dog sledding trips, deep in the north woods, about 30 miles outside of Ely.

MPR News reporter Dan Kraker talked to the owner in January when this season’s winter weather was looking pretty bleak. At that time Peter McLelland shared that during his busiest time of year, he had no dog sled trips going out.

“Running a sled dog business like this is a labor of love. You do it because you want to. It’s great to share this with with the guests that come up. But you do not make enough money to really be able to weather this kind of disaster,” McLelland said in January.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checked back in with him.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

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