The Top of the World 300-Mile Sled Dog Race, announced this week, will be dedicated to the life and untimely death of Chief Isaac Juneby of Eagle Village, Alaska.According to the official Top of the World facebook page, the 300-mile sled dog race will strive to “provide a challenging, yet fun” competition “while remembering the true spirit of dog mushing in remote Alaska,” of which Juneby often spoke. The inaugural race is set to start Dec. 29, 2012, in Eagle Village, Alaska and end in Tok, Alaska, but the festivities will begin in Tok on Dec. 27th, with a fun-run style mass start followed by a potlatch and dance in Eagle.Read more here: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/new-300-mile-sled-dog-race-honor-late-chief-juneby
