Moses Cruikshank is an Athabaskan Indian from Beaver, Alaska.  Moses spent part of his childhood at St. Mark's Mission in Nenana, Alaska where he became the "dog boy" who helped prepare the dogs to travel on the missionaries' winter circuits. He spent much of his life around dogs and dog teams.

Wayne Eben was born December 24, 1910 in Unalakleet, Alaska.  He lived in Unalakleet for 43 years, and also lived in White Mountain, Nome, and Anchorage. Wayne was raised at a roadhouse his dad operated near Unalakleet, Alaska and started driving dogs when he was ten years old.  He became a saw mill owner, carpenter, and electrician.  He also taught Native studies at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.  Wayne passed away on January 9, 2003.  For more information about Wayne Eben, see his... Read More

Wilfred "Tod" Kozevnikoff was born in Tanana, Alaska on January 7, 1937.  He grew up in Tanana where his father ran one of the last mail routes by dog team, stopping around 1942.  Tod worked at the Tanana Hospital, on the North Slope, and for the Tanana Chiefs Conference before finally retiring in 2008.  He passed away on May 23, 2009.  To read more about Tod, see his ... Read More

Allen Moore was born in Arkansas and graduated from Arkansas State with a degree in wildlife management.  He moved to Alaska over 20 years ago with his two daughters and began sled dog racing.  Allen won the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in 2013 and 2014. Allen and his wife, Aliy Zirkle, operate Skunk Place Kennel where they raise and train their sled dogs.

Warren Harding Neakok was born to Frederick Thomas Neakok (known as Tommy Neakok or Tommy Knox) and Eva Neakok at Akuliaqattaq near Icy Cape, Alaska, while his family was camped there hunting bearded seals. At age four, Warren was adopted by his grandparents, Neakok and Kimmik Knox and grew up in the area around Icy Cape, Point Lay, and Wainwright, Alaska. He grew up living off the land following a traditional subsistence lifestyle of traveling by dog team and hunting caribou, seals, and... Read More

Grant Pearson began work at Mount McKinley National Park as a park ranger in February 1926 and retired as superintendent in November 1956. During his tenure, dog teams were used to patrol the Park's vast backcountry. For more about Grant Pearson and dog teams at Mount McKinley National Park, see: My Life of High Adventure by Grant Pearson with Philip Newill (New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1962); and Crown Jewel of the North: An Administrative History of Denali National Park and... Read More

Joe Redington, Jr. (Joee) is the son of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race founder, Joe Redington, Sr. He grew up on the family homestead in Knik, Alaska and got involved with dog mushing at an early age. Joee has been a successful sprint dog racer, winning the Junior Fur Rendevous and Junior Open North American, as well as the World Championship Fur Rendezvous sled dog race in 1966. He competed in races all across Alaska, Canada, New York and New Hampshire, and the Mid-West circuit. He retired... Read More

Emily Schwing was born in 1983 and grew up in Colorado and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Carleton College in Minnesota. She got her start as a radio journalist at the age of 19 at KUER public radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. She came to Alaska in April 2006 to work as an intern at KFSK public radio station in Petersburg, Alaska. She came to Fairbanks to pursue a master's degree in Natural Resources Management at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where she became a volunteer... Read More

Cody Strathe owns Dog Paddle Designs, where he builds custom dog sleds, kayaks, and accessories. With a degree in Natural Resources, Cody first came to Alaska as a backcountry guide and later studied archeology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He and his wife eventually became interested in dog mushing and going on camping trips by dog team. In 2006, Cody built his first dog sled for his wife based on information from the Internet.

Frank Warren was born June 4, 1928 in Batavia, New York.  He came to Alaska in December of 1946.  He  married his wife, Mary, in 1953 and moved to Circle City in 1956 after purchasing the Yukon Trading Post.  He moved to Central, Alaska in 1977 and finally to Fairbanks, Alaska after that.  Frank and Mary had four children.  Frank passed away on March 14, 2012.  For more about Frank Warren, visit his... Read More

Gareth Wright grew up in Nenana, Alaska, where he learned to drive a dog team from his father and well-known dog breeder, Arthur Wright. Gareth went on to become a successful dog breeder and sprint dog racer.