Knik 200 Sled Dog Race Results
First Place – Jake Berkowitz, Second Place – Lance Mackey and Third Place – Ray Redington Jr.For more info: http://www.knik200sleddograce.com/
Reynolds leads Montana Creek sled dog race
Arleigh Reynolds beat Egil Ellis by 21 seconds Saturday to take the lead on the first day of the Montana Creek Dog Mushers Association championship race at Montana Creek.Reynolds used a team of 14 dogs to finish the 13-mile race in 41 minutes, 10 seconds, and Ellis used 16 dogs…
Tahquamenon successful start to sled dog season
LUCE COUNTY — The winner of last year’s Tahquamenon Country 12-Dog-Pro Class race has done it again. Rene Marchilden finished Saturday in first place with a time of four hours and eighteen minutes.Bruce Magnusson took the title for the 8-Dog-Pro class with a time of two hours and fifty two…
Drink Beer and Support a Dog Sled Team
The Bottle Shop has tapped a keg of Alaskan Black IPA with all proceeds being donated to Alexander Beebe-Giudice who is preparing to run the Copper Basin 300 dog sled race in Alaska, January 14th. Check out the link! Called the “Toughest 300 miles in Alaska”, this race is full…
Deadline Nears for Mushers to Sign Up for Yukon Quest
FAIRBANKS — 2009 Yukon Quest champion and 2011 runner-up Sebastian Schnuelle will race in 2012 — despite his best intentions not to.Schnuelle, a six-time Quest finisher who placed sixth in last year’s Iditarod, faxed in his application Thursday morning, two days before today’s deadline. It came as a surprise, considering…
Eagle Lake Gets Enough Snow to Hold Sled Dog Races
EAGLE LAKE, Maine — It was a bit of a nail-biter, but in the end Mother Nature came through and planners of the Irving Woodlands-Mad Bomber Eagle Lake Sled Dog Races announced this week the event is on, albeit with a few modifications.Read more here: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/01/07/news/aroostook/eagle-lake-gets-enough-snow-to-hold-sled-dog-races/?ref=latest
Robert Mentzer column: Wausau vet helps Iditarod run
When Wausau-area veterinarian Dennis Griffin first visited Alaska with his son, they were blown away by the natural beauty and vast open spaces of the state. “I need an excuse to come back here,” he said.His excuse took the form of joining a team of vets who care for the…
Alaska’s Knik 200: An important test for Iditarod hopefuls
The Knik 200-Joe Redington Sr. Memorial Sled Dog Race, founded by Sally Welch of Eagle River, Alaska, continues to be a valuable training race for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Held each year on the first weekend in January, the popular race starts at Knik Lake — at mile…
Excitement Surrounds Knik 200
KNIK — There’s plenty of motivation to keep the Knik 200 alive.The race honors the memory of the late Joe Redington Sr., a man known as the father of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Its start and finish location, Knik Lake, offers easy access to local mushing fans, and…
Rideau Cup Officials Say Let It Snow
Some more snow will do them some good.While organizers of the Rideau Cup Sled Dog Race remain very optimistic of there being enough snow on the ground for the Jan. 14 event to run as planned, the weather needs to deliver as promised in the forecast.Read more here: http://www.recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3426993