For information about the 2015 Jr. Iditarod, feel free to contact jpotts@iditarod.com. Entries for 2015 will be open on June 28 in conjunction with the annual Iditarod volunteer picnic.

  Enjoy these images of the 2014 Jr. Iditarod, taken by photographer Mike Kenney.   For a larger view of the photo, click on the image.  

Annika Olesen, Northwest Territories, Canada Junior Iditarod 2011: rookie year  From my blog written for friends, family, and sponsors:   The race was hard and a lot of fun. We were well prepared for the start and that went smoothly. In the first hour or so I was passed by a lot of people and …

The 2014 Jr. Iditarod will be the 37th running of this 150 mile race for Jr. mushers along the Iditarod Trail.   The 2014 Race will begin at Happy Trails Kennel on Saturday, February 22. The mushers will run to the halfway point at Yentna Station Roadhouse, home of the Gabryszak family, where they will …

*This page is under construction. March 11 & 12, l978 FIRST RUNNING OF THE JR. IDITAROD Junior Division, ages 11 through 14 Trail ran from Knik Lake to Nine Mile Hill and return for a total of 18 miles. Team size = 4 to 6 dogs Race Marshall – Dave Olson, Knik, Alaska Total Elapsed …

Read an article from the February 1981 Runner publication. Click Here to View Page 4 and 5 of the February 1981 Runner as a PDF document.    

2013 Honorary Musher, Scooter Newman by Terrie  Hanke Scooter Newman has been recognized by the Board of Directors as the Honorary Musher for the 2013 Jr. Iditarod. Scooter was born in Los Angeles, California. The family moved to Lawson, Missouri where she attended grade school. About the time she celebrated her 13th  birthday, Scooter and …

        THANKS  LYNDEN  FOR  SPONSORING  THE  JR. IDITAROD       35 years ago, in February of 1978, the very first Jr. Iditarod was run, and what an asset it has become. This race provided opportunities for the youth, ages 14 through 17, to get involved in the State sport of dog mushing. Many of …

Mushers, parents, friends, supporters and volunteers gathered to celebrate the 2013 Junior Iditarod about 100 yards from the finish line at the Willow Community Center on Sunday evening. The banquet was a celebration of the accomplishments of the thirteen contestants who ran the 150 mile route from Knik Lake to Yentna Station to Willow Lake.Not …

Enjoy these photos of the young people and their energetic teams shushing across the lake at the 2013 start  of the Jr. Iditarod. While you’re looking at the pictures, imagine being between 14 and 17, racing 150 miles, responsible for your dog team, their safety, your safety, and having the time of your life. Click …