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 At
the age of 19, Dewey Halverson arrived in Alaska prepared
to live in the wilderness and rise to the challenge
of "The Last Frontier". While mushing dogs,
fishing, building a home, and raising a family, Dewey
amassed a plethora of tales and stories that span his
more than three decades of Alaskan adventure.
His
involvement with the Iditarod Sled Dog Race began in
1973 as a volunteer. In 1978 Dewey entered his first
Iditarod and has since successfully completed the race
nine times.
He
has placed as high as 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 11th in
his bid for the Iditarod Championship and has been the
recipient of the Alascom Midway Trophy, the Gold Coast
Award and the Sportsmanship Award for a lifesaving rescue
effort in 1996. Dewey also served on the Iditarod Trail
Committee Board of Directors.
In
1990, Dewey opened his kennel to the public near Denali
National Park, Alaska. Nuna Kennels-Denali included
an Iditarod Exhibit complete with sled, gear, historic
Iditarod Trail and Gold Rush photography, full scale
Iditarod checkpoint with life-size dog team and musher
mannequins, a dog lot with Iditarod veterans, newborn
husky puppies and a log cabin gift shop.
It
was an Nuna Kennels-Denali that Dewey began his public
speaking career.
In
1992, Dewey began presenting his program for Princess
Cruises at the Denali Princess Lodge. The great success
with his adult audience programs prompted Dewey to bring
his message to the lower 48 through school, church,
library, corporate and community venues.
Since
1993, Dewey has brought The Iditarod Experience to hundreds
of schools and many other locations across the United
States.
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