Melissa Mendelson
Flight Risk Mushing — Solon Springs, Wisconsin
Melissa grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio where she was enamored with sled dogs from a young age, first learning about them from an artist she followed online. In 2015, she met a local musher in Ohio and discovered dryland and urban mushing and was instantly hooked. After a season bikejoring her friend's dogs, Melissa purchased her first Alaskan husky named Ziggy. In 2021, Melissa moved to Northern Wisconsin to pursue mid-distance racing and will be competing in her first Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby in 2024!