Northland Musher Eyes 2014 Iditarod
Every time he and his team compete in sled dog races, Northland musher Nathan Schroeder says, spectators ask him one question more than any other:“Have you done the Iditarod?”For years, Schroeder always has had to answer no. He plans to change that next winter.Schroeder, winner of this year’s John Beargrease…
Finding Minnesota: Dog Sled Racing in Cass County
In the simple beauty of the winter woods is heard a chorus of canines. Sharp barks and harmonious howls signal a kennel of sled dogs nearby and ready to run.“I love every minute of it, there’s never a dull moment,” veteran sled dog racer Kevin Malikowski said.Malikowski is doing his…
2013 Yukon Quest Nets More Than $3.6 Million Worth of Media Coverage
The 2013 Yukon Quest was one of the most successful races in recent years, and with media stories spanning at least seven countries, it received the coverage to match. Since September of 2012, hundreds of stories on the Yukon Quest have been shared through print, online, video and radio, reaching…
Russia’s Greatest Dog Sled Race ‘Beringia-2013’ is Won by a Local Kamchatka in Record Time
Harsh weather made it one of the most challenging races, but it was won by maestro Andrey Semashkin from Yelizovo and his highly-trained dogs.A dozen out of the 15 teams finished the race which began three weeks ago. Andrey and his dogs covered the distance of 970km from Esso to…
Jones Intermediate Holds Fifth Annual Mini Iditarod
The J.J. Jones Intermediate School’s fifth Mini Iditarod Dog Sled Race seems to have inspired a “dogged” determination among third-grade students for a lifelong journey into a bigger world. Jones Reading Specialist Cindy Wilson said the after-school enrichment program was made possible by a grant obtained by the Surry County…
Raven Students Race for the Finish Line
What an exciting adventure! On Friday March 22nd Raven students boarded a bus with their sack lunches and winter gear and traveled to Salcha for an educational experience in Dog Mushing.Mike and Donna Ostler of 3 Dog Night Hostel demonstrated what it takes to own and care for a team…
Huslia Students Learn about Life, Culture by Working with Sled Dogs
How is a dog sled race like a classroom? Students learn about relationships and teamwork by handling a team of dogs.Dog yards house the adventurous, dependable, fearless, independent, persistent, and charming. Also, the lazy, cowardly, quarrelsome, surly, and downright unfriendly. Somewhat like my English class. But the good musher must…
Ranch Ehrlo Society Tries ‘Pet Therapy’ with Mushing Lesson
Risky Trails Kennel owner Nancy Dragan, who also oversees the pet therapy program at Carlton Comprehensive High School, dropped by the campus that afternoon to teach kids the finer points of sled dog racing, also known as mushing.“What Nancy does is (she) just has an awesome program, with her dogs…
Ipswich’s Stewart Takes Third at World Sled Dog Championships
Lily Stewart has some catching up to do. After all, she was staying in a cabin without internet service, and she is still a 16-year-old high school student.Stewart, an Ipswich resident, is also a World Dog Sledding Championships Bronze medalist. She took third in the 4-Dog Mass Start event, competing…
Belfast woman traveling by dogsled across northern Labrador
As Mainers dig out after a late-season snowstorm, Belfast residents won’t be able to spot a sight that became familiar this winter — Karen Miles riding through town on her dogsled.That’s because Miles, 44, is currently traveling via dogsled over several hundred miles of northern Labrador in the company of…