J.J. Keller to Sponsor Iditarod Racing Team
In March, three generations of Seaveys will be racing Alaska’s Iditarod together: 74-year-old Dan, 52-year-old Mitch and 24-year-old Dallas, all hoping for victory. James and Rosanne Keller, representing J.J. Keller & Associates Inc., have announced their sponsorship of the Seavey/J.J. Keller Iditarod Racing Team for the sixth consecutive year. They…
Yukon Quest Raises Enough Cash for Prize Purse
The Yukon Quest has raised enough money to pay the $150,000 purse to the top 15 mushers in the sled dog race.Organizers say donations have been coming in to both Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse since last Wednesday, when they announced they still needed to raise $50,000 for the race’s prize…
Cariboo Challenge Sled Dog Race Forced to Cancel
Warmer than normal weather across Western Canada and the resulting lack of snow has caused the cancellation of several major sled dog races, and the local Cariboo Challenge Jack Gawthorn Memorial Sled Dog Race has been caught in the ripple effect.Read more here: http://www.100milefreepress.net/news/137048728.html
Mushers Plan Icy Weekend
WHITE BEAR LAKE — Dozens of mushing teams will return to the ice and snow on White Bear Lake later this month for one of the largest sled-dog races in the Twin Cities.The North Star Sled Dog Club, in association with the St. Paul Winter Carnival, will host sled-dog races…
‘Snow’ Kidding – Sled Dogs Steal the Show During Bemidji Event
No snow meant no rides behind a dog sled team, but recreational musher Charlotte Wolf of Brainerd, Minn., presented a history lesson on the art of dogsledding.The lesson, a Bemidji Public Library program planned well in advance of the warm January weather, drew more than 50 people from young to…
Ellis Nabs Montana Creek Dog Sled Race Championships, King Trains for Speed
Montana Creek Mushing Championships were held on Saturday and Sunday, and for the Alaska Sprint-race circuit, it was an early test for teams and drivers. Well-known mushers were checking their teams’ early season form over two-days of racing, and there were some big names up front.Read more here: http://ktna.org/2012/01/09/ellis-nabs-montana-creek-championship-dog-sled-races-king-tunes-for-speed/
Gjestson earns Montana Creek mushing title
FAIRBANKS — Ami Gjestson of Fairbanks captured the six-dog championship trophy at the Montana Creek Championship sprint sled dog races, highlighting an impressive showing by Interior Alaska mushers at the two-day event near Willow.Gjestson had the fastest time in each of the two six-mile heats to finish a little more…
Merseyside Urban Mushing Team Hoping to Set New British Coast to Coast Record
A TEAM of ‘urban mushers’ from Merseyside are hoping to set a British record with their dog team on a coast-to-coast charity dash this spring.Dr Chris Mimnagh, of Rainhill, will be pulled by his pet Siberian husky Mischka and Irish collie Millie from Inverness to Fort William, starting on March…
Mackey 1st, but Berkowitz wins Knik 200 sled dog race
Lance Mackey beat Jake Berkowitz to the finish line of the Knik 200 by 20 yards Sunday, but that was just the beginning of the drama.With a snowstorm hampering mushers and officials alike, the sled-dog race came to a compelling, confusing end, with the victory going to Berkowitz and the…
Mushing Passion Shared by Rail Trail 200 Directors
If you go out for a walk along the TransCanada Trail in Greenwood you may just be surprised by the call “Go Haw!” If you should hear that call, you may want to stand to the side while Terri Meyer and her dog team race on by. Meyer, a Greenwood…