OUR FAMILY

The story begins in 2001, when work brought us, Caroline and me to the Pontiac region. Back then, I was a wood scaler and a wildlife and forest products processing technician and my wife, a school teacher. One day, we had the once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy a fantastic 200-acre estate in the Municipality of Otter Lake. What a perfect spot to start a new life!

Little by little, the idea of opening our own business starts to sound more and more interesting. And why not a dogsledding company? Since I was young I had been fascinated by this sport, and it seems to me like a nice way of honoring my late uncle François Bruneau, whom had been practicing dogsledding since 1985. I was even lucky enough to keep one of his dogs, Mouki. We opened our business in 2004.

Today our kennel has 49 dogs, most of them descendants of Mouki. We bought several pieces of land and now we own 1 200 acres. We have also hired some employees and we have diversified our activities to be able to welcome customers all year-round.

But our desire to add more projects under our belts and to offer unique experiences in our business has not changed at all. Yes, we both still exercise our professions and we are always busy but we are still passionate about our family business. And we are not planning on stopping any time soon!



Did you know: we chose the name Escapade Huskimo to make reference to siberian huskies, the race of our dogs, but also to Kimo, the lead dog of my uncle François.

Sylvain Drapeau and Caroline Desrosiers

WHO’S THE FAMILY BEHIND ESCAPADE HUSKIMO?

CAROLINE

The beautiful smile at the reception, the décor pro, the cook behind the delicious homemade meals, the owner of the business, that’s her!

VIDALIE

An attentive assistant-guide who is always in a good mood!

SYLVAIN

The one the huskies always listen to, no matter what. If you are looking for him. he’s training the huskies or cutting some wood!

JÉRÉMIE

The firstborn of the family, an assistant-guide who’s been in this business since he could barely walk!

Our Huskies

Females

Akita

Birth: March, 2011

Breeder: Tammy and Richard daughter of Kamik

Position: Head

Mika

Birth: May, 2014

Breeder: The daughter of Akita and Kopac from Escapade Huskimo

Position: Head

Yuki

Birth: April, 2015

Breeder: Joséane Turgeon

Position: Head

Stella

Birth: August, 2016

Breeder: The daughter of Asha and Yukon from Escapade Huskimo

Position: Head

Ivy

Birth: September, 2017

Breeder: The daughter of Eska and Kopac from Escapade Huskimo

Position: Recruit

Males

Voulk

Birth: July, 2011

Breeder: The son of Taïga and Kanuk from Escapade Huskimo

Position: Bar

Tullik

Birth: May, 2013

Breeder: The son of Taïga and Kopac from Escapade Huskimo

Position: Center

Norak

Birth: December, 2013

Breeder: Brian Halls Filsde Kamik and Goldie

Position: Center

Yukon

Birth: April, 2015

Breeder: Joséane Turgeon

Position: Head

Kirouak

Birth: August, 2015

Breeder: The son of Akita and Kopac from Escapade Huskimo

Position: Head

Thor

Birth: July, 2016

Breeder: The son of Snowva and Chimmakk from Escapade Huskimo

Position: Center

Artois

Birth: August, 2016

Breeder: The son of Asha and Yukon from Escapade Huskimo

Position: Center

Hiko

Birth: October, 2016

Breeder: The son of Eska & Kopac from Escapade

Position: Head

Oslow

Birth: October, 2016

Breeder: The son of Eska & Kopac from Escapade

Position: Head

Cosmic

Birth: July, 2017

Breeder: The son of Snowva and Yukon from Escapade

Position: Recruit

Freedom

Birth: August, 2017

Breeder: The son of Mika and Voulk from Escapade

Position: Recruit

Spartan

Birth: September, 2017

Breeder: The son of Eska and Kopac from Escapade

Position: Recruit

Huskies that have been passing among us



Cosmos



Kopac



asha



Eska



Mouki



Alou



Fantôme



Toscan



Yuko



Tchako



Kazan



Optik



Anouk



Pollux



Obama



Kodiak



Hydro



Blizzard



Apout



Chinook



Ice



Oudini



Kaya



Maya



Taïga



Kamik



Kounak



Onyx



Inu



Indi



Lupus



Tuktu



Nanok



Kanuk



Grizzly



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