Ken Anderson is Keynote Speaker at the Race to the Sky Symposium
Our dog mushing symposium is scheduled for September 5-6 (Friday and Saturday), 2008 at the Best Inn and Conference Center in Missoula, Montana. We have scheduled Ken Anderson as our keynote speaker, a massage therapist, a dog chiropractor, other mid and long distance mushers and it is sure to be…
Yukon Quest Rookie Prize Continues in 2009
Northern Garments Inc., with support from the Klondike Visitors Association are pleased to announce a new Quest Rookie prize for the first rookie musher into the Dawson Checkpoint. Dawson City, Yukon – Thursday, February 14, 2008– The Klondike Visitors Association is pleased to announce and support a new promotional initiative…
MUSHING USA ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL BERTHS FOR 2009 IFSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
National organization seeks applicants to represent Team USA Oxford, Maine- Mushing USA the National Governing Body for sled dog sports in the USA has established a process for selecting teams to represent the US in the Mid-distance and Junior classes and will consider awarding additional berths in the Sprint and…
Malamute Help League hosts Annual “Pac N Pull”
The Alaskan Malamute Help League is the largest association of Malamute owners in Canada. The AMHL is a Canada-wide registered charity dedicated to working with shelters, rescue groups and the public, to provide: education; information; support in finding lost and stolen dogs; encouragement and recognition of responsible dog ownership and…
John Schandelmeier hired as Yukon Quest Alaska Trail Coordinator
The Yukon Quest’s Alaska Board of Directors recently hired John Schandelmeier as the Alaska Trail Coordinator. John will take the lead role in improving the Yukon Quest Trail within Alaska. The Alaska Trail Coordinator will oversee and coordinate the breaking, marking, proofing and sweeping of the Yukon Quest Trail from…
Australia’s Only Snow Race
Each August for the past 15 or so years, dozens of mushers and the hundreds of dogs that form their teams, descend upon Dinner Plain for the highly celebrated sled dog race, the only event in the Australian race calendar held on-snow. So popular has this race become that competitors…
21 Mushers Enter on Opening Day for 2009 Yukon Quest
For Immediate Release: August 12, 2008 WHITEHORSE, YT & FAIRBANKS, AK – As of Monday afternoon, a total of 22 teams have officially entered the 2009 Yukon Quest. 21 Entries were processed this past Saturday on Opening Day, and both Whitehorse and Fairbanks offices saw several mushers come by in…