<P> Dorothy G. Page ( January 23 , 1921 -- November 16 , 1989 ) was best known as `` Mother of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race '' , the 1,049 - mile ( about 1,600 km ) dog sled race across the U.S. state of Alaska . </P>
<P> Dorothy G. Page ( January 23 , 1921 -- November 16 , 1989 ) was best known as `` Mother of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race '' , the 1,049 - mile ( about 1,600 km ) dog sled race across the U.S. state of Alaska . </P>
who was known as the mother of the iditarod
who was known as the mother of the iditarod
Dorothy G. Page
Dorothy G. Page