Sled Dog Mushing Included in BOW Winter Workshop in Minnesota
Whether you want to learn sled dog mushing skills, dark house fishing techniques or a host of other outdoor activities and skills, the Minnesota-based Becoming an Outdoors-Woman winter workshop has a little something for most everyone’s winter outdoor needs. Join like-minded women at Audubon Center of the North Woods in…
Iditarod 2013: Rookies from Brazil & Norway Join 7 Former Champs
Twelve rookies and seven former champs are among sixty-eight mushers who have signed-up for the 2013 Iditarod sled-dog race, including a rookie from Brazil and Norway.Dallas Seavey, this year’s winner and the youngest musher to win at the age of 25, will try to repeat his victory and his father…
Four Y-K Delta Mushers Sign Up for Iditarod 2013
Registration for the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race closed Friday night. Sixty-eight mushers have signed up to compete so far, four of them from the Y-K Delta.The local teams are the father-son duo from Akiak, Mike Williams Sr. and Jr. Also, Pete Kaiser of Bethel and Richie Diehl of…
Dog Sled Race Scheduled in Iron River, MI for January 18-19, 2013
Iron River already hosts several annual summer events, such as the U.P. Championship Rodeo, Rum Rebellion Days, and the Iron County Fair. Now, a group of local residents is aiming to add a winter event to the calendar – the IronLine Sled Dog Race.”We want to bring Iron River out…
Jacksonville Beach Man Has a Dream to Race Sled Dogs
Larry Daugherty of Jacksonville Beach has had a dream since he was 10 – to mush dogs across the arctic tundra.Now the childhood dreamer-turned-radiation oncologist is asking for Facebook votes so he can live the dream via the Fjällräven Polar, a 300-kilometer-long winter adventure across the arctic tundra via dog…
Mushing Sled Dogs for a Mission
Before she was struck with rabies, Jeanna Giese was an athlete. But after the disease robbed her of her strength, she doubted she would ever play sports again.A single ride on a dog sled changed everything.The 23-year-old Fond du Lac woman made worldwide headlines in 2004 when she became the…
Brockport, NY Teen Trains for Junior Iditarod
Noah Pereira, a 16 year-old from Brockport, is currently training for the adventure of his life. He will be sacrificing school and time with his friends to chase his dream.Noah Pereira is a junior at Brockport High School. He’s an honor roll student who dedicates himself to his studies. But…
Northern Lights 300 will begin on Jan. 25, 2013
The 2013 Northern Lights 300 will be starting on Friday, January 25th, 2013 from Martin Buser’s Happy Trails Kennels in Big Lake, Alaska.Musher Sign Up1. Matt Hall2. Scott Janssen3. Monica Zappa4. Frank Haberman5. Jimmy Leibling6. Karin Hendrickson7. Miriam Osredkar8. Gwenn Bogart9. Peter Reuter10. Mike Ellis11. Anna Berington12. Wendy Booker13. Cindy…
The Aurora 50/50 will be held Dec. 22-23, 2012
AURORA 50/50 – Dec.22nd &23rdLocation: Big Lake, Alaska – Aurora Dog Mushers Club HouseRace Manager: Jake BerkowitzEntry: $115 plus club dues (check rules for late sign up)Purse: Minimum of 87% of entry goes to the purse. If team limit isreached it will be a minimum of $4,000 purse.Purse Payout: Top…
The Alaska Excursions 120 will be held on December 15th and 16th, 2012
ALASKA EXCURSIONS 120Race Information and RulesThe Alaska Excursions 120 will be held on December 15th and 16th, 2012. The event will consist of two heats of about 42 miles each.Sign UpEarly entry fee is $175 (fully refundable until 11/30, no refund after that). Day of race entry is $225 (cash…