HUMAN

Name: MISTY ANSELMENT
Age: 32
Residence: TAKOTNA, ALASKA
Occupation: MY HUSBAND AND I OWN MAGNUSON AIRWAYS; AIR TAXI BUSINESS
Years involved with Iditarod: SINCE I WAS 8
Iditarod Role: SINCE I GOT OLDER AND I GOT PUT INTO THE KITCHEN COOKING, SO I’M ALWAYS DINNER AND AFTERNOON SHIFT EVERY YEAR
Current Location: TAKOTNA, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 7, 2019
Temperature: 32F / OUTDOORS

What is your Why?.. Why are you here today and involved in Iditarod?:

WELL, GROWING UP HERE, IT’S JUST PART OF OUR LIFE WHEN IDITAROD COMES THROUGH. I STARTED OUTSIDE AND THEN I GOT MOVED INDOORS. AND I CAN’T BE GONE. IT’S PART OF MY LIFESTYLE TO BE HERE AND HELP OUT WITH IDITAROD WHEN IT COMES THROUGH.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

WORKING WITH MY AUNT. SHE’S MY AUNT JAN. WORKING WITH HER IN THE KITCHEN IS ALWAYS GREAT.

What do you know for sure?:

EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY; A NEW OPPORTUNITY.