Fast Times Mark First Day of Rondy
Ken Chezik started Day One of the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race in second position on Friday and finished in first — by a significant time.The veteran musher from Fife Lake, Mich., ran the 25-mile course in 88 minutes and 46 seconds. That’s almost five minutes faster…
2012 Junior Iditarod To Begin This Saturday, February 25th
Wasilla, Alaska – Thursday, February 23, 2012 – the thirty-fifth running of the Jr. Iditarod is set to get underway this Saturday, February 25th at 10 AM AK Time from Knik Lake, Mile 13, Knik Goose Bay Road, Wasilla. Lynden is the major sponsor of this event.The twelve Jr. Iditarod…
Canadians, Rookie Mushers Eager to Hit Fur Rondy Trails
The field of 24 teams in the 2012 World Championship Sled Dog Race, which starts today in downtown Anchorage, includes eight mushers competing in the Fur Rendezvous race for the first time.”It’s a good field,” said Arleigh Reynolds of Salcha, the second-place finisher in the last two races. “A quarter…
24 Mushers Will Compete In Fur Rondy
Bib numbers for the 2012 Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Races were drawn Tuesday evening. Poor snow conditions in the Lower 48 and Canada have increased the field this year with eight rookies joining the competition.The drawing at the Sheraton Hotel was preceded by a moment of silence for…
Former Musher Teaches Dog Safety To Students
Forty first-graders perched on the very edges of their chairs, eager for a chance to interact with a dog named Sue. But Sue, a 9-year-old Husky, just rolled paws up and gave a sigh. She had better things to do than be a celebrity — like take a nap.It’s a…
Threepeat for Anderson
In the back of his mind, Ryan Anderson went into the U.P. 200 sled dog race wanting to win. For the third year in a row, the musher from Ray and his team of dogs clinched a first place victory in the race, tying the record for number of consecutive…
Jonrowe Explains What It Takes To Be A Lead Dog
With the Iditarod just around the corner, mushers are making final preparations with their dogs. Finding the right dogs for the job begins months, sometimes years before the race. KSKA reporter Daysha Eaton visits with a woman who has had 15 top-10 finishes in the race, DeeDee Jonrowe and her…
South Dover Elementary Students Construct Igloo & Learn About Iditarod
Dover, Del. —Who knew constructing an igloo made of plastic milk jugs could pack so many lessons for students?Such was the case with children in South Dover Elementary School kindergarten teacher Diana Torres’ class, which recently constructed an igloo as part of its 100th day project.To begin with, the igloo…
Recalling 20 Years of Can Am
It’s hard to remember a time when the Can Am Crown Sled Dog races were not a major event on the St. John Valley winter landscape.Next week the Can Am celebrates 20 years of mushing in northern Maine —- two decades of human and canine athletes leaving their marks and…
Sled Dogs Visit Western Town Library
The Town of Western Library held its ninth annual “Sled Dog Day” Wednesday, bringing out local children to meet and learn about sled dogs. Christina Gates of Remsen brought three dogs from her Siberian Husky team to the library for children to meet, eager to see sled dogs and get…