Auction Will Offer Spot On Iditarod Dog Sled

Sun., Oct. 22, 1995

Graham Vink Travel Editor

Looking for an exciting travel opportunity this winter? Then place your bid for a spot in the 1996 Iditarod sled dog race between Anchorage and Nome, Alaska.

A three-month telephone auction begins Nov. 1 for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ride in a sled under the command of an Iditarod musher. Minimum bid is $500; for information, call (800)-IDITAROD.

Bring the special clubs

The Eagle Bend golf course, near Bigfork, Mont., is being transformed next Sunday into what is billed as “the world’s hardest golf course for the day, with tee markers and pins placed in strategically difficult locations.”

The scramble tournament marks the end of the season; for information, call the golf shop at (800) 255-5641 or (406) 837-7302.

Seattle stuff

News of note in the Emerald City:

Hale’s Ales newest brewery in the Fremont neighborhood will add a brewpub in early November. The 125-seat pub will include a direct view of the brewery’s working area; call (206) 706-1544.

Key Arena at Seattle Center is scheduled to open next Saturday. The new home of the Seattle SuperSonics boasts a lowered event floor to allow for 3,000 more seats, new seats and scoreboard, a new roof and a 650-space parking structure nearby.

The new arena is not the only renovation at the Seattle Center. Also opening Oct. 28 will be the renewed Center House and a multimillion-dollar renovation to the International Fountain.

The Children’s Museum at the center has tripled in size and reopened this month with three new exhibits, including the Mountain Forest exhibit, the Global Village exhibit and the Discovery Bay for toddlers.

For program information, call the Seattle Center events line at (206) 684-7200.

Places to stay

A new conference retreat center has opened in Icicle Canyon, near Leavenworth, Wash. The retreat, named Sleeping Lady, includes 10,000 square feet of conference space and sleeping facilities for up to 200 guests.

This environmentally friendly retreat offers a business center, sauna, massage room and organic gardens. For more information, call (509) 548-6344.

Triple Creek Ranch, an exclusive (and expensive) hideaway in the Bitterroot Mountains near Darby, Mont., has been recognized as one of America’s Top 10 Country House Hotels by Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report newsletter.

Triple Creek offers 17 private cabins and a central lodge with a restaurant, bar, library and outdoor decks. For information, call (406) 821-4664.

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