Susan Butcher was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her love for animals drew her to Alaska when she was 20 years old. She eventually rose to became the most famous dog musher in the world.She was the first person to win three consecutive Iditarod championchips. Butcher lived with her husband, fellow dogsled racer David Monson, where they raised two daughters and a pack of wonderful sled dogs. In 2006, she died of leukemia at the age of 51. In the years following her death, the state of Alaska honored her in a number of ways.
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