Poster
Archival Item
2026.11.6
Poster, Yukon Quest
1991 Ned Cathers and Jeninne Cathers Yukon Quest poster, black print on beige poster paper. Contains images of Jeninne and Ned and 3 dogs in a storm. The poster was made from a drawing by Zina Ekdahl.
The posters were collected by Peter Anthony Garside, who timed many of the Yukon Quest races. They were inherited by his sister, Veronica Malzarby. For a time they were on display in the Midnight Sun Hotel in Dawson.
Yukon Quest posters were published and sold every year as souvenirs of the Quest. Purchasers often collected signatures of the mushers on their poster.
Yukon Quest posters were published and sold every year as souvenirs of the Quest. Purchasers often collected signatures of the mushers on their poster.
The Yukon Quest, formally the Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race, is a sled dog race that began in 1984, between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon, switching directions each year. The Quest had operated with both a Canadian board and an Alaska board. But in 2022, the race split over proposed rule changes to the 2023 race.Since then, there have been Yukon Quest races in both Yukon and Alaska, operating independently of each other with shorter course distances.;Ned Cathers and family own Cathers Wilderness Adventures, located on the east side of Lake Laberge.
in 1988, Ned ran the Yukon Quest, completing the trip with all 12 dogs that he started with. In 1989, his daughter, Jeninne decided to run the race, too, becoming at age 18, the youngest person to ever finish the Yukon Quest. Over the next years, Ned ran in the Yukon Quest a total of 10 times, and Jeninne a total of 6 times. In 1997, Ned received the Vet's Choice Award for the best dog care. By 1999, they decided to stop racing and focus our winters on our dog sled tours.;Zina was a long-time resident of Whitehorse, leaving the rat race of Toronto behind in 1978 for a peaceful but busy life in the North. Zina was a talented artist and her work can be seen around the city including the murals at the Whitehorse RCMP Detachment and the Transportation Museum. The lovely and colorful stained glass windows at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church were designed and made by Zina.
in 1988, Ned ran the Yukon Quest, completing the trip with all 12 dogs that he started with. In 1989, his daughter, Jeninne decided to run the race, too, becoming at age 18, the youngest person to ever finish the Yukon Quest. Over the next years, Ned ran in the Yukon Quest a total of 10 times, and Jeninne a total of 6 times. In 1997, Ned received the Vet's Choice Award for the best dog care. By 1999, they decided to stop racing and focus our winters on our dog sled tours.;Zina was a long-time resident of Whitehorse, leaving the rat race of Toronto behind in 1978 for a peaceful but busy life in the North. Zina was a talented artist and her work can be seen around the city including the murals at the Whitehorse RCMP Detachment and the Transportation Museum. The lovely and colorful stained glass windows at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church were designed and made by Zina.