Iditarod: What Does it Take to Win the Last Great Race?

Mushers and their dog teams have participated in the Iditarod race for the past half century. This grueling race is held each year to commemorate the 1925 Serum Run, when dog sled teams relayed life-saving medicine from Nenana to Nome, AK after an outbreak of diphtheria. What does it take to run the 1,000 mile race through some of the harshest winter conditions? What is packed on a sled to help both dogs and their musher survive the many days on the trail? Learn this and much more when Jim and Mary Ann Miller of Prairie Bilt Sleds visit the Main Library. Jim and Mary Ann have been building sleds for mushers around the country since 1999. Many of them have been used in the Iditarod. They’ve also visited both the start and finish of the race. And they long enjoyed the sport of dog sledding with their own dogs. A dog sled craft will follow the presentation. This event is open to all ages, but is geared toward kids in grades K-5. No pre-registration is required.