August 29, 2010
Announcement – 2011 Arctic Expedition
This year Joe and the team will set out on a 3 ½ month, unsupported, solo dog sledding expedition in Arctic Alaska. The expedition is a tribute to Alaska’s new official State dog, the Alaskan Malamute.
School kids from Polaris K-12 in Anchorage proposed House Bill 14, which would designate the malamute as our state dog. After three years of hard work and in depth research to help them make their case to the legislature, the kids and their teachers met with success and Governor Sean Parnell signed the bill into law.
The 2011 Arctic Expedition is dedicated to all the kids who worked on that project. It’s the best way we know how to show our appreciation to these individuals for their hard work in making it possible and also to show them that the Alaskan malamute continues to thrive in the arctic in modern times.
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If you’d like to contribute funds to help supply dog food and ship it to the starting point of the expedition, please visit either the home page or the sponsors page on our main website to make a donation via PayPal! When you donate $25 or more, you will receive four 11×17 signed 2011 calendars like the ones shown above.
Thank you so much for your support!!!
