My mom and I went to Seavey's last night for dinner and the show. We had a wonderful time. The crowd for dinner (at 6 p.m.) was smallish and allowed for a lot of chatting with the mushers (guys, and presumably gals, who lead the teams of dogs). They had a nice slide show that, despite a few typos, was really informative and interesting. The slide show led to some good questions to ask the mushers. Plus, dinner was good. I mean, have you ever had a buffet dinner with a bunch of tourists that was good? It wasn't only good, it was delicious. They served a baby herb salad (fresh as can be), grilled chicken (I didn't try that), amazing garlic mashed potatoes, slow-cooked perfectly spiced NY Strip roast, and entirely decent rolls. Dessert was NY cheesecake with fresh strawberries.
After dinner we walked through the kennel area, petting the dogs and snuggling a new litter of puppies. The mushers were super-friendly and helped everyone take nice photos with the dogs (eg getting them sit, stay, and to look at the camera). We made our way to covered bleacher seating for the "rodeo"/sleddog demonstration. The demonstration had some little stories thrown in that were cute and entertaining. We were able to see and learn about the different positions the dogs can take -- lead dogs, wheel dogs, where you put the dogs that aren't quite so clever, etc. We saw one of the wheel dogs pull 800 lbs, and a team of 16 dogs pull an entire pick-up truck put in neutral. We had a really nice evening with Dallas Seavey, the other mushers, and their dogs. I'd recommend their show without reservation. read more