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Daniel "Dan" Seavey

Dan Seavey

Originally from Minnesota, Dan Seavey moved to Seward, Alaska in 1963 for a job as a high school social studies teacher. Dan and his wife, Shirley, moved to a homestead on Old Exit Glacier Road in March 1964, where they continue to reside. Dan became involved in dog mushing and dog racing, ran the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1973, and operated a sled dog tour business in Seward. His sons and grandsons continue to be involved in sled dog racing and dog tour operations. From the late 1970s until the mid-1990s, Dan also operated a local tour bus and charter business in Seward, as well as providing regular service to Anchorage. With his strong interest in history, Dan is active in the Resurrection Bay Historical Society, and since the late 1970s has served on the Iditarod National Historic Trail Advisory Council and on the board of the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance.
Daniel "Dan" Seavey appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Dan Seavey's Slideshow
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Dan Seavey, Interview 1, Part 1

Dan Seavey was interviewed on April 11, 2010 by Don Callaway, Rachel Mason, and Karen Brewster at his home in Seward, Alaska. In this interview, Dan talks about changes in Seward, the 1964 Earthquake, commercial fishing, his dog mushing career, and training and racing sled dogs. He talks about living on a homestead on Old Exit Glacier Road (Seavey's Corner), using horses, hunting and trapping in the Exit Glacier area, the road to the glacier, and local use of the area.

 2010-05-05_PT.1 Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park Apr 11, 2010
Dan Seavey, Interview 1, Part 2

This is a continuation of an interview with Dan Seavey by Don Callaway, Rachel Mason, and Karen Brewster on April 11, 2010 at his home in Seward, Alaska. In this part of the interview, Dan continues to talk about dog mushing in the Resurrection River valley, and about changes in Exit Glacier and Exit Glacier Road, flooding, trail use, and effects of establishment of Kenai Fjords National Park.

 2010-05-05_PT.2 Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park Apr 11, 2010
Dan Seavey, Interview 2

Dan Seavey was interviewed on November 3, 2021 by Karen Brewster at his home in Seward, Alaska. In this interview, Dan talks about getting involved with the Iditarod National Historic Trail because of his dog mushing activities and helping to start the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1973. Having been appointed to the initial Advisory Council for the Iditarod National Historic Trail in 1981 and now being a board member for the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance, Dan is the longest serving member of the organization. He discusses the work accomplished by these organizations, and specifically highlights his efforts to get recognition for the southern portion of the Iditarod Trail from Seward to Knik and the establishment of a complete recreational trail along the historic route in this section. Dan also discusses his involvement with the Seward Trail Blazers, the local Iditarod Trail advocacy and stewardship group, and the Alliance’s teacher training program (Iditarod Trail to Every Classroom - iTREC).

 2021-04-04 Iditarod National Historic Trail Nov 3, 2021