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Finger Lake.
Eye on the Jr: Race History
- Welcome to Halfway Checkpoint Yentna Station Roadhouse
This February will mark the 44th running of the Jr.
Iditarod. The Junior, just like the Iditarod, began as a dream.
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It was Joe Redington who dreamed of a long distance race across Alaska to commemorate the place of the sled dog in the history of Alaska and bring recognition to the Historic Iditarod Trail. It was Eric Beeman who dreamed of a distance race for young mushers to help prepare them for the “Big Iditarod.” Beeman shared his dream with his young mushing friends while on winter camping trips with their dogs.
As the young mushers sat around the campfire listening to Eric’s idea of a junior sized Iditarod, the concept grew in their minds and took on energy.
The Iditarod was only a few years old and was taking enormous time and energy to stay alive.
The folks working hard on the “big one,” had little if any time to lend to a junior race or to help the kids learn abo