Obituary of Vi Redington in the Frontiersman newspaper, April 2, 2006.
'A dog race to Nome is impossible' seemed to be the general consensus of everyone around. But a few hardy (many would say foolhardy) souls, led and inspired by Joe Redington Sr. and supported all the way by Vi, made it happen. Though not officially known as the “mother” of the Iditarod, few would argue that Vi was the matriarch of the event - hosting, sometimes tolerating, musher after musher in her never-locked home in Knik and in various cabins, including a much-loved place in the Petersville Hills.
The photos of Vi and Joe are on display at Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla.
