Statue stands in honor of Iditarod founder

He already has a school named after him, now, there’s another way to honor the man known as the “father of the Iditarod.”
It took Palmer artist Pat Garley took roughly 18 months to complete the “Joe Redington, Senior on the Trail” statue that sits outside Redington Junior-Senior High School.
The part of Redington weighs 900 pounds, each of the seven dogs, 200 pounds, while the sled comes in at 1,100 pounds. As beautiful as it is, it’s not the only story on cam