SUSAN BUTCHER

1954 - 2006

Susan Howlet Butcher  was an American dog musher, noteworthy as the second woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1986, the second four-time winner in 1990, and the first to win four out of five sequential years.

On March 1, 2008, Susan Butcher was honored by the State of Alaska when, just prior to the start of the 2008 Iditarod, Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill establishing the first Saturday of every March as Susan Butcher Day. The day coincides with the traditional start of the Iditarod each year. Observing the special day, the bill noted, provides opportunity for people to “remember the life of Susan Butcher, an inspiration to Alaskans and to millions around the world.”

The Susan Butcher kennel in Alaska

Click on the link to view the photo album of Susan Butcher
http://www.iditarod.com/learn/butcheralbum.html

Click on the link for more stories of the Iditarod trail
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/iditarod_alaska.htm