Copper Basin 300 a go if it gets enough volunteers, sponsors
Efforts have begun to reorganize and rejuvenate the Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race in Glennallen, after it was announced the 2013 race would be canceled.Last year’s race was canceled less than a third of the way through when teams piled up and were unable to traverse a heavily drifted…
Alaska’s fastest dogs take center stage as the mushing season gets rolling
With snow finally starting to stick in Anchorage, mushers across Alaska are getting ready for the upcoming sled-dog race season.First up, a very non-traditional kind of race: delivering a barrel of Beaujolais Nouveau wine.This year, Crush Wine Bistro and Cellar co-owner Chad Culley decided to celebrate the delivery of the…
Dryland Sled Dog Challenge Returns to Farmpark, Ohio
The annual Dryland Sled Dog Challenge takes place the weekend of Nov. 17-18 at Farmpark, 8800 Euclid-Chardon Road. Races run from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Demonstrations and chat sessions follow the races and last until 2:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for persons 12-59, $5 for visitors 60 and older…
Three Sled-Dog Races Agree on Separate Dates
The calendar for early season dog sled races in south central had been a challenge for mushers for much of the fall. Three dog sled races had been scheduled for the same weekend. But, at the urging of mushers and the support of volunteers, race organizers were able to alter…
Copper Basin is On After Organizers Overturn Cancellation
The future for a dog sled race between Paxson and Glenallen was in question after most of race board resigned last year. A series of trail, weather and personal difficulties forced the last remaining board member to post a cancelation notice on Facebook last month. But outcry from the mushing…
Sled Dogs to Saint Paul: The Race for Clean Water
Last winter, former legislator Frank Moe drew a great deal of attention when he loaded up his dog sled team in his hometown of Grand Marais, and headed 362 miles south for the State Capitol. Along the way, he gathered nearly 13,000 petitions from Minnesotans who were similarly concerned about…
Iditarod Trail Alliance Honored
The five-year commemoration of the historic Iditarod Trail was honored with a Partners in Conservation award by the U.S. Department of the Interior last month.Since January 2008, the Iditarod National Historic Trail Centennial Partnership led by the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance has implemented a public-private commemoration of the trail’s centennial,…
Dogmanay: Husky Dog Race makes return as part of New Year’s Celebrations
HUSKY dog races are to return to Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations for the first time in four years.The Scottish Sleddog Society is helping to stage the comeback for the popular event, which had been traditionally staged in Holyrood Park on New Year’s Day.The capital’s New Year’s Day Triathlon is also returning…
Dryland Sled Dog Races Return to BV Colorado Nov. 10-11
Dryland sled dog races will be held this weekend at Adventure Unlimited Ranches, 18325 CR 366, north of Buena Vista. Sponsored by Colorado Mountain Mushers, the races begin at 8:30 a.m. and last until approximately 11:30 a.m. on both Nov. 10 and 11. Sometimes called Urban Mushing, events include canicross…
Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race
It was roughly a year ago that the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race was in such dire straits financially that organizers wondered if the event could even happen one more year, much less every year into the future.This year, however, a new corporate sponsor and many upcoming fundraisers have helped…