nunaadventures
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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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