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Grant Pearson

Grant Pearson began work at Mount McKinley National Park as a park ranger in February 1926 and retired as superintendent in November 1956. During his tenure, dog teams were used to patrol the Park's vast backcountry. For more about Grant Pearson and dog teams at Mount McKinley National Park, see: My Life of High Adventure by Grant Pearson with Philip Newill (New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1962); and Crown Jewel of the North: An Administrative History of Denali National Park and Preserve, Volume 1 - General Park History to 1980 by Frank Norris (Anchorage, AK: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, 2006).

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Dog Mushing in Alaska

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Grant Pearson	Grant Pearson was interviewed on October 17, 1962 by W. Verde Watson at Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters, Alaska. Chief Park Ranger Roger Commack and Park Rangers Dick Stenmark and James Larson were also present at the interview. In this interview, Grant discusses the use of dog teams for patrol and to carry supplies to remote cabins, the relationship between ranger and dog, training and caring for dogs, breeds of dog used, use of male versus female dogs, use of the gee pole to guide a sled, the end of dog team patrols, and establishment of the Park's dog sled demonstration program.	2000-22	Dog Mushing in Alaska	Oct 17, 1962