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Mushing Through Alaska!

2024-06-01 11:00:00 2024-06-01 12:00:00 America/Chicago Mushing Through Alaska! Learn what it's like to be a musher - meet three-time participant in the 1000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Karen Land, and her Alaskan husky, Noggin! Space is limited, registration is a must. Highland

Saturday, June 01
11:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-01 11:00:00 2024-06-01 12:00:00 America/Chicago Mushing Through Alaska! Learn what it's like to be a musher - meet three-time participant in the 1000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Karen Land, and her Alaskan husky, Noggin! Space is limited, registration is a must. Highland

Highland

Meeting Room A

Learn what it's like to be a musher - meet three-time participant in the 1000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Karen Land, and her Alaskan husky, Noggin! Space is limited, registration is a must.

What does it feel like to ride the runners behind a team of dogs, steering a loaded sled through mountainous terrain? What is it like to navigate the vast Alaskan tundra, hugging the shoreline of the great Bering Sea? How much work is it to care for a team of Alaskan huskies? Could my dog become a sled dog, too?

Musher, Karen Land, will answer these questions and more when she and Noggin, her Alaskan husky, visit the Highland Library!

Land is a writer, public speaker, and three-time participant in the 1000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She has also raced in many other sprint and endurance races in Alaska, Canada, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Maine.

Since 2000, Land has traveled to nearly every state with her Iditarod dog sled, mushing gear, Arctic clothing, and beloved dogs, giving over a thousand school and public library presentations.

Space is limited, registration is a must. Please register every adult, teen and child planning to attend.

Registration closes one day before event.

AGE GROUP: | Teens (12-18) | Family (0-99) |

TAGS: | Special Events |

Highland

Phone: 219-838-2394

Branch manager
Heather

Hours
Mon, May 13 12:30PM to 8:30PM
Tue, May 14 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, May 15 12:30PM to 8:30PM
Thu, May 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, May 17 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, May 18 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 19 Closed

About the branch

The Highland Branch Library has long played an important role in downtown Highland. From its beginnings in rented storefronts to the Highland Memorial Library built in 1946 to its present location on Jewett and 4th Street, it has been an integral part of the community. The exterior of the library looks nearly as it did when it was first built in 1966. Although it is one of the oldest buildings in the library system, it's newly remodeled interior makes it one of the newest. The library still houses over 65,000 items, but now also features a large meeting room and children's program room, a small group room, and WiFi, along with many public Internet computers. These features, along with the library's bright and inviting atmosphere and convenient location, make the Highland Branch Library a destination for the community and surrounding areas.

Upcoming events

Thu, May 16, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Programming Room
Registration is now closed

Thu, May 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Registration is now closed

Mon, May 20, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Thu, May 23, 10:30am - 11:15am
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, May 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Sat, Jun 01, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jun 03, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jun 03, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jun 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Thu, Jun 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Thu, Jun 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Thu, Jun 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Fri, Jun 07, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jun 10, 2:00pm - 4:15pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jun 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jun 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Jun 13, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Fri, Jun 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A