Alaska Sprint Race sets $70,000 purse goal for 2015 race
The organizer of the GCI Open North America Championship Sled Dog Race aims to organize a carnival atmosphere and a larger-than-usual purse for the 70th anniversary of the competition next year. The Fairbanks sprint mushing championship has offered a total prize purse of about $15,000 in recent years. Next year,…
Beargrease moves headquarters to Lake County, looks for volunteers
The Beargrease needs at least 200 volunteers to go off without a hitch. Volunteers help with registration, take care of the dogs at the start line, man phones and take down times, help at road crossings, checkpoints and many other things. Without volunteers there would be no event, said volunteer…