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06/05/2008: "Lecture Saturday By Wa Iditarod Sled Dog Racer"

Laura Daugereau, Washington’s first woman to run in the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, is coming to San Juan Island for a presentation about her rookie run this year.

She will be speaking at the San Juan Island Library on Saturday, June 7 at 7:00pm. There will be a slide show, education about dog care, equipment used, the sport of mushing, the heart of her athletes and the historic 1,049 mile Iditarod Trail.

This amazing race stretches from Anchorage, through central Alaska, along the western Bering Sea Coast, and finishes under the great burled arch in downtown Nome.

It is wrought with awesome beauty and grave dangers, and it forever changes those few who have finished it.

The presentation on “The Last Great Race” is free and open to all ages. This is a rare opportunity to meet a seasoned musher, and see first hand her love for her dogs and their love for her.