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Nenana, AK

Bill Cotter, 53, started out on the other side of the country in New Hampshire. After graduating in 1970 from Suffolk College in Boston, where he majored in history, Cotter traveled with three friends on a cross-country trip ending in Alaska. The friends went back to Boston; Cotter stayed. A stint as a volunteer during the 1973 Iditarod led Cotter to become a competitor.

In addition to competing in the Iditarod 14 times, Cotter has also participated and placed first in other races including the Yukon Quest. "There is nothing as rewarding to me as working in partnership with my dog team to tackle the elements," says Cotter. He and Liller, Cotter's wife, who he says is as integral to the success of their kennel as the dogs themselves, live on a "dog farm" in Nenana. A kennel owner for the last 25 years, Cotter says in his spare time he enjoys biking and fishing.

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