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Junior Iditarod Stories
The Jr. Iditarod concluded last night with a wonderful banquet celebrating the teenage mushers who competed in the race. It was also a time to recognize the Honorary Musher. This was an emotional, heartbreaking moment; one that I feel lucky to have been in the room to witness. Honorary Musher? What’s that? The Honorary musher …
Over the past 36 hours I have had the great privilege of watching some exceptional athletes perform at the top of their sport. I’m talking about the Jr. Iditarod mushers. Dogs are the key athletes in a race like this, but the mushers have to be physically conditioned and in peak shape to be able …
As an elementary school librarian I believe books are magical. In stories we travel, explore, discover, empathize, understand, engage, and learn. Yesterday was all about the Jr. Iditarod and, as each page turned to reveal new adventures through the day, I thought of the books that engage young readers. This epic event – a 150 …
Witnessing history is astounding; especially when, in that moment, you know history is being made. This seems to be easier with tragic or difficult events. On September 11th and during the COVID pandemic we knew immediately that these events would end up in history books. Yet, the impact of positive momentous events is often only …
Ask me when Iditarod starts and I’ll always answer, “The last Saturday of February.” That’s for a couple of reasons. Over the years, many of the Jr. Iditarod mushers have gone on to compete in the Iditarod. Also, the festivities of the Jr. Iditarod occur one week prior to Iditarod and it seems that the …
Kevin Harper got a little sleep last night after doing his chores and feeding his dogs. He woke up at approximately 1:00 a.m. to begin his preparations to depart Alpine Creek Lodge at 4:18 a.m. Jimmy Lanier was doing the same preparations for his departure at 4:10 a.m. Eight minutes will separate the two Junior …
“Will it be a boy or a girl this year?” This is the question Barb Redington asked the junior mushers last night at the Junior Iditarod Mandatory Meeting. There are eleven juniors racing this year, six girls and five boys. Ten out of the eleven young mushers sat in the front row at Iditarod Headquarters …
[wpvideo aDeqDE9d] Congratulations to Conway Seavey, the winner of the 2014 Junior Iditarod! Here he is leaving from the starting line on Saturday morning.
The 2014 Junior Iditarod officially concluded tonight with the Junior Iditarod Awards Banquet. The juniors graciously accepted their awards and prizes and thanked their families and sponsors. The prize committee worked exceptionally hard this year and the kids earned a variety of scholarships and awards totaling in the neighborhood of $17,000. I always tell my …
When daylight broke at Yentna Station the planes began arriving to move out all the personnel who had been located at the station. We were on the second plane to take off, and we managed to make it back to Martin Buser’s Happy Trails Kennel in time to see Andrew Nolan come in fifth place …