Musher Details

Michelle Phillips
Hometown: Ten Mile, YT, CANADAWebsite: http://www.tagishlakekennel.com
There are no records for this musher during the 5 race.
Note: checkpoint-by-checkpoint data was unavailable prior to 2001.
Biography
Michelle Phillips, 56, (Veteran) lives in Ten Mile, Yukon Territory, Canada. She owns and operates Tagish Lake Kennel with Ed Hopkins, also an Iditarod finisher. Together they care for and race about 35 dogs. Michelle’s is a nine-time Yukon Quest and eleven-time Iditarod veteran, she’s won the Yukon Quest 300 twice, she’s raced the Percy De Wolfe, the Kobuk 440, the Klondike 300, the Cantwell Classic, the Gin Gin 200 (winning and breaking a record, too), the Denali Doubles, Taiga 300, the Paul Johnson Race, and the Copper Basin 300. She says, “I love running dogs and I look forward to traveling down the beautiful Iditarod trail.”
Website: http://www.tagishlakekennel.com
Social Media: Tagish Lake Kennel
Awards
Herbie Nayokpuk Memorial — Sponsored by Northern Air Cargo
Herbie Nayokpuk Memorial — Sponsored by Northern Air Cargo