Yukon Quest: Rivalry and Banter Keep Frontrunners Racing
When trailbreakers briefed mushers on Alaska-side trail conditions, they said it was the worst trailbreaking in 30 years, but neither Allen Moore nor Hugh Neff were complaining when their energetic teams came bounding into Eagle.The fifth checkpoint on the Yukon Quest trail is in Eagle’s historic old school house. Teams…
Teacher Traveling To Alaska For Special Assignment With Iditarod
“What’ve you learned about your musher?” asks Linda Fenton of her third grade students at Waupaca Learning Center.For several weeks in winter, the elementary students focus on the Iditarod — Alaska’s most well-known sporting event, challenging mushers, or athletes, and their team of dogs to race about 1,000 miles in…
Start Location For The Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race May Change
With the 16th annual Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race fast approaching, president Gill Gracie said the original start location of downtown Prince Albert may have to change due to inadequate weather conditions. “Our big challenge this year is with the trail because of so much snow and so much blow…
Yukon Quest: The Girls Up Front
Only six women signed up to run this year’s Yukon Quest. Two of them are driving teams in the top ten. Both teams are running close together, but they’re in the race for very different reasons.Rookie musher Suzie Rogan never expected she’d be driving a team among the Yukon Quest’s…
Sled Dogs Get Check-Up Before Race To The Sky
The annual Race To The Sky starts Saturday at 10 a.m., and the stars of the show – the sled dogs – got a check-up on Friday before they begin their journey.Veterinarian Sue Geske explained, “Most of these dogs start running in August for their training runs and so they…
Yukon Quest: Mushers Dig Into Bag Of Tricks As Race Picks Up
The top five teams are headed for Circle City. It’s the next stop on the Yukon Quest trail. The race course follows a similar route used in the early 1900’s by two brothers who delivered mail by dog sled between Eagle and Circle. It’s a long, flat run on the…
Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race Ends
Nearly 65 sled dog teams hailing from Michigan to Oregon participated in this year’s Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race, held Saturday, Feb. 2nd and Sunday, Feb. 3rd, 2013 in Bayfield, Wisconsin.”The best thing about a sled dog race is that you can feel the excitement in the air!” says John…
Los Molinos Woman Shares Iditarod Teacher On The Trail Experience In Oroville
No matter how challenging things get, persevere, keep trying.That was the main message retired Los Molinos teacher Blynne Froke conveyed to Oroville elementary school children Friday as she recounted her experiences on the Iditarod race as last year’s 2012 Teacher on the Trail.”It’s a challenge, it’s hard, but if you…
People Can Meet ‘Sky’ Sled Dogs Racing Saturday North of Butte
People will get a chance to meet sled dogs and their mushers Saturday in Elk Park, 15 miles north of Butte, as part of the annual Race to the Sky.Event spokesperson Pam Beckstrom said six racing teams are expected to arrive at Elk Park for the “vet check” from 3…
Four-Time Yukon Quest Champion Lance Mackey Leaves Race
Four-time Yukon Quest champion Lance Mackey has scratched from the sled dog race.Race officials accepted his resignation soon after the Alaskan musher got into Dawson City Thursday morning.Mackey said his small team and the well-being of the dogs was the reason for pulling out. He was down to seven dogs…