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Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod: This is not the Last Great Rest

January 30, 2012 at 06:26 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

Prior to the 1978 race, three young ladies were in training for the Iditarod.  Susan Butcher, Varona Thompson, and Shelley Gill  Vandiver.  To get in practice for the conditions that would be faced during the race, Susan decided to go for a swim in a hole in the ice at Knik Lake.  With photographers there [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod…

January 21, 2012 at 05:54 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

Kenneth Huston of the Sheffield Hotel in Anchorage, flew to Nome prior to the 1984 Nome Banquet with 700 pounds of meat, gallons and gallons of salads, crates of cauliflower, cases of green beans and 25 flats of fresh strawberries. Kenneth was a chef and his job when arriving in Nome was to cook for [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod… On January 20, 1981…

January 20, 2012 at 06:55 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod… On January 20, 1981, Joe Redington, Sr., Herbie Nayokpuk, and Col. Norman Vaughan represented Alaska in the inaugural parade for President Ronald Reagan.  The residents of Washington D.C. and everyone at the parade got to see three Alaskan dog teams mushing down Pennsylvania Avenue.  The teams, arranged in a “V” [...] Read More »

The Ultimate Experience

January 16, 2012 at 07:48 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

By Ed Ward I wouldn’t have thought that the Iditarod “Ultimate Experience” could possibly be an understatement.  Then I tried it. Now, months later, still organizing the hundreds of photos and the hours of video, it’s the memories that aren’t captured in pictures and videos that are the hardest to sort out.  Most of them involve the [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years… From the 1988-89 Archives

January 5, 2012 at 09:01 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

The honorary musher for the 1988 Iditarod was “Muktuk” Marston.  Elsie Marston, his wife, led the pre race festivities and cut the ribbon at the start of the race.  “Muktuk’s” nick name came due to his success in a muktuk eating contest.  Marston was very active in working towards Alaska’s statehood. Placing 15th in the 1988 [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod… From the 1989 Trail Annual

December 29, 2011 at 08:59 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

Gordon Brinker placed 44th in the 1988 Iditarod. His time was 18:07:44:07.  Gordon came to Alaska from Oregon in 1979.  He lived in Shell Lake- where the historic Iditarod Trail ran right behind his house, which prompted a natural interest in racing.  The Shell Lake musher was a surveyor for F. Robert Bell and Associates [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod… 1988 – 1989

December 21, 2011 at 04:18 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

Jan Masek placed 12th in the 1988 Iditarod.  Masek escaped from Czechoslovakia in as stolen race car.  He came to the United States in 1967.  Masek began mushing in 1969.  During the 1984 race, Masek married Beverly Jerue of Anvik at the Finger Lake Checkpoint at the home of Gene and June Leonard.  That year, [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod… 1982 – 1985

December 15, 2011 at 04:06 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

Anne Patch of Homer was the administrative coordinator for the 1982 Iditarod.  She also served in that capacity in 1981 so brought a wealth of experience to the job in 1982. As administrative coordinator, Anne was in charge of the headquarters across the state, the mushers’ banquet in Anchorage, the awards ceremony in Nome, and [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod

December 4, 2011 at 10:56 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

Jack Hooker, Montana, in the 1977 Iditarod Trail Annual recalled that he had a strange experience when he left Shaktoolik during the 1976 race.  He’d stayed overnight there and while hooking up the dogs to leave the next morning, he saw people on their way to church for a funeral.  As he mushed out of [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod. . .

November 24, 2011 at 02:59 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod. . .  From our archives…. Conrad Saussele placed 29th int the 1988 Iditarod.  In the 1989 Iditarod Trail Annual, Conrad said, “There are beautiful things, glaciers up there, and bridges of ice.  The Farewell burn looks like a moon landscape.  What do you think about? (Conrad repeated this question from a [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod: A Sketch from the 1977 Race Annual

November 22, 2011 at 04:03 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

“Mary Gooder of Wasilla was kind enough to sketch the figures on the page representing the feeling and emotions of the 1976 Iditarod mushers and their dogs because of the numerous snowstorms that kept them snowbound in various checkpoints along the trail. For instance, many of the dog mushers were jammed in at Placerville for as [...] Read More »

Remembering 40 Years of Iditarod. . .

November 11, 2011 at 09:31 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

The 2012 Iditarod is the 4oth running of the Last Great Race®.   Remembering 40 years of Iditarod… is our new feature series, designed to bring you bits of history and memories from the past 40 years. We’ll share these memories on our Facebook page as snippets of history remembered and gather the stories together as articles [...] Read More »

The IditaRider Auction is Open for Bidding!

November 4, 2011 at 02:42 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

Wasilla, Alaska – Wednesday, November 2, 2011 – The annual IditaRider Musher Auction, conducted online by the Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC), is now open for bidding at www.iditarodauction.com. Winning bidders will travel the first 11 miles of IDITAROD XL from the very best vantage point; in the sled of their favorite musher, powered by a [...] Read More »

Lead Dog in Lead Role

November 2, 2011 at 06:45 AM Alaska Time by Terrie Hanke

WANTED: Wolf for lead role in screenplay. Wolf must be handsome, arrogant, follow commands, have patience and be able to work with humans. Screenplay is Jack London’s The Love of Life written by Robert Gregg of Michigan. Filming set for October of 2011 in Alaska’s desolate bush country. Also need [...] Read More »

A Story of Iditarod History and Tribute to Paul Johnson

October 18, 2011 at 05:53 PM Alaska Time by Terrie Hanke

Shortly after midnight on March 14th during Iditarod XXXIX, Inupiaq Eskimo, John Baker, left White Mountain on his way to victory in Nome. Around the same time, another Inupiaq Eskimo musher and long time resident of the area, Paul Johnson, checked into Unalakleet. A large crowd of family, friends and volunteers greeted him. [...] Read More »

Bailey Entertains and Informs at Midwest Symposium

October 10, 2011 at 09:53 AM Alaska Time by Terrie Hanke

Chatanika, Alaska musher, Jodi Bailey, delighted teachers, mushers and sled dog enthusiast at the Midwest Sled Dog Symposium held in Curtis, Michigan with her keynote speech. Jodi stands alone in the mushing record books. In 2011, she became the first rookie musher to finish both long-distance sled dog races in the same year. [...] Read More »

Midwest Symposium – a Peak Experience

October 6, 2011 at 09:22 AM Alaska Time by Terrie Hanke

Over the first weekend of October, mushers, educators and race enthusiasts gathered in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at a symposium organized by Ed and Tasha Stielstra of Nature’s Kennel. In more ways than one, the event was a peak experience. Visually, the fall colors were at their peak. The maple, birch, poplar [...] Read More »

Lance Mackey Joins North Carolina Cancer Survivors

September 24, 2011 at 04:57 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

By Martha Dobson, Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™ Celebrating cancer survivors, High Point Regional Health System Hayworth Cancer Center sponsored a Cancer Survivor Celebration day September 24 with the Pink Heals Tour and keynote speaker, Lance Mackey. Event organizers heard about Lance, 4 in a row Iditarod winner, on National Public Radio [...] Read More »

2011 Iditarod Summer Raffle Ticket WInners Announced!

September 5, 2011 at 04:45 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

(Wasilla, Alaska) The 2011 Iditarod Summer Raffle Drawing took place at 5 pm at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer Alaska. Ten great prizes, valued at $96,000, were awarded to the lucky winners.  Included in the prizes were two 2011 Dodge Ram Quad Cab 4X4 pickup trucks.  Below is a listing of the 2011 Iditarod Summer [...] Read More »

Meet Iditarod Legends At The Alaska State Fair!

September 3, 2011 at 07:14 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

2011 Iditarod Champion John Baker will be joined by four time champions Martin Buser, and Jeff King, along with 1978 Champion Dick Mackey, 2004 Champion Mitch Seavey and top contenders Ramey Smith, Dallas Seavey, and Dee Dee Jonrowe at the Alaska State Fair September 4th. This very special “meet and greet” is part of Alaska Native [...] Read More »

Remembering Julia Walker

August 23, 2011 at 12:30 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

By Martha Dobson, Target® Iditarod Teacher on the Trail and Educational Consultant Julie, as she introduced herself to me last March during my time in Anvik for the Iditarod, was the teacher-principal for the Blackwell School in Anvik. Julie and I had time to talk while we waited for the [...] Read More »

“Champion Of Alaskan Huskies” Book Signing Thursday July 28th

July 25, 2011 at 11:05 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

The Iditarod Trail Committee is proud to welcome Alaskan author Katie Manglesdorf for a very special book signing on Thursday, July 28th from 4 to 7 pm at the Iditarod Trail Headquarters in Wasilla (mile 2.2 Knik Goose Bay Road). Katie’s book titled “Champion of Alaskan Huskies” is all about the life of “The Father of [...] Read More »

2011 Iditarod Champion John Baker Joins Forces To Sustain Youth Leaders Program

July 22, 2011 at 07:34 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

An Alaskan School District very near and dear to 2011 Iditarod Champion John Baker became the recipient of a $1.25 million donation from Teck, the company that manages Red Dog Operations. Teck will donate $1.25 million over the next five years to the Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD) Youth Leaders Program – a suicide prevention [...] Read More »

The 2011 Iditarod Volunteer Edition of The ERunner is Here!

June 29, 2011 at 02:22 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

In this edition of the Iditarod ERunner,  we try to capture the roles that the greatest volunteers on the planet play during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race .  Please click here to get your edition of the 2011 Volunteer ERunner now! Read More »

2011 Iditarod Volunteer Appreciation Picnic A Big Success!

June 25, 2011 at 04:23 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

(Wasilla, AK. June 25, 2011) The 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race first day sign ups began at 9 am Alaska time at the Iditarod Trail Committee Headquarters.  By the end of the first draw deadline (3:30 pm Alaska Time) 47 mushers had signed up. Four Time Iditarod Champions Lance Mackey and Martin Buser were [...] Read More »

Attention Volunteers! Join us at the Picnic!

June 13, 2011 at 07:42 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

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Update: Melanie Gould Has Been Found

June 10, 2011 at 12:35 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

* Update: Melanie was found on June 11, alive and safe. Iditarod Musher and our friend, Melanie Gould, was last seen on May 31st. The “Have you seen Melanie Gould?” Facebook page has been created to assist in the search for Melanie. If you have information about Melanie, please call the Alaska State Trooper Dispatch for [...] Read More »

Iditarod Board Of Directors Next Scheduled Meeting Set For June 3rd

May 31, 2011 at 10:14 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

The Iditarod Trail Committee Board of Directors will meet on June 3rd at the Millennium Hotel Anchorage.  The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 am.  The public is invited to attend. Click here for more information on the upcoming meeting. Read More »

The Iditarod Rules Committee Meets On Tuesday, May 17

May 16, 2011 at 10:52 AM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

The Iditarod Trail Committee’s (ITC) Rules Committee will meet at the Millennium Alaskan Hotel in Anchorage at 6:30 pm, on Tuesday, May 17.  The draft of the 2012 Iditarod Rules & Policies will be drawn up for presentation to the ITC Board of Directors at their next scheduled meeting on June 3. This meeting is open [...] Read More »

NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND ELECTION PROCESS

May 2, 2011 at 01:12 PM Alaska Time by Iditarod Staff

The Iditarod Trail Committee will soon be conducting elections for two board seats. If you are an Iditarod Trail Committee member, please read the following information: This year Directors will be elected to two (2) of the nine (9) seats on the Board: Ø  Seat O, a Nome seat (currently occupied by Mike Owens), and; Ø  Seat P, [...] Read More »

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