Delivering the mail in 2023 were Iditarod racers Kristy and Anna Berington of Knik.
Pictured is Ellen Redington, delivering the mail in 2022.
2024 Potluck Picnic and
Hall of Fame Induction
Knik Museum AND MUSHERS' HALL OF FAME
KNIK MUSEUM- 10524 KNIK-GOOSE BAY ROAD, WASILLA, AK
This is a potluck picnic so bring your favorite dish to share! Dessert and drinks will be provided.
The 2024 inductee into the Mushers Hall Of Fame is Roxy Wright, the only woman to win the Fur Rondy Open World Championship Sled Dog Race, and the first woman to claim the Open North American Championship in Fairbanks!
As a part of this event, the Bjorn Cabin is an official USPS post office. Commemorative cachets celebrating Roxie, representing the mail that all mushers in the Iditarod are required to carry, will be available for sale and will be hand stamped by a USPS postal employee. You are also welcome to bring any other mail, birthday cards, and letters to be stamped with our specially made cancelation stamp.
Admission to the museum is free today also, so come join us for a day of food, friendship and fun!
Hobo Jim Remembered
It is with great sadness that we inform fans of the passing of Jim Varsos in the fall of 2021. Jim was an amazing musician, a true ambassador for the state of Alaska, and a supporter of the Knik Museum. He is missed.
Thank You to Our Devoted Sponsors, past and present:
Alaska Railroad, WalMart, Home Depot, Talkeetna Air Taxi, Mahays Riverboat Service, Arby's, KFC, Red Robin, Subway, Three Bears Big Lake, Spenard Builders Supply, Eleanor Wilde, David Bastian, Richard Wilson, Bob Frost.
2024 Alaska Day Dinner
Our annual Alaska Day Dinner will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the Palmer Depot!
Doors open at 4:30 for a Meet and Greet, followed by the Famous Dessert Auction at 6:00. Bring your yummiest dessert to tempt your fellow bidders! We will once again have a Silent Auction, so if you have a donation for this please contact us via our email KnikMuseum@gmail.com, or by message phone at 907-376-7755, A buffet dinner, catered by Marion Romano, will be served at 7:00, and will be followed by our guest speaker, Kevin Toothaker, talking about the Dena'ina of the Upper Knik Arm. Tickets are $55 and can be purchased by contacting us above, from any board member, or at Nonna's Osteria