[Publib] The Iditarod Dog Days of Summer

[Karen Land]

KAREN LAND AND HER SLED DOG, BORAGE, ARE AVAILABLE FOR 2009 SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAMS!

Karen Land is an Iditarod dog musher, outdoors
columnist, and award-winning public speaker,
placing reserve champion in the competitive SCHOOL PRESENTERS IDOL COMPETITION
at the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Conference
in Los Angeles.



Karen Land, a writer and three-time participant in the 1,150-mile Iditarod Sled
Dog Race across Alaska, is on the road year-round with her sled dog, Borage,
giving dog mushing presentations (for all ages) in libraries and schools across the country.



Since 1999, Karen and Borage have given over 800 talks across the United
States. For more information, go to their website at www.mymusher.com.
E-mail Karen directly at mymusher at yahoo.com.



In 1999, Karen took a job caring for 100-some Alaskan
Huskies at the Montana kennel of 21-time Iditarod musher, Terry Adkins,
DVM. In 2001, Karen finished the 450-mile Wyoming International Stage Stop
Race, the 250-mile Can Am Crown in Maine, and Montana’s 350-mile Race to the Sky Sled Dog Race.



In March 2002, Karen made her first appearance in the Iditarod and finished the
race in just under 14 days. She went on to compete in 2003 and 2004. Completing
the 1,150-mile Iditarod is among the most difficult feats in all of sports.
More people have reached the summit of Mount Everest than have made it to the Iditarod finish line behind a dog team.



Join Borage and Karen on an icy adventure in the comfort of your library or
school!

Karen and Borage are in Texas for the month of May. In June they will be driving from Indiana to Montana and can give talks along the way. Email her now for more information!



      
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