Wasilla Knik Historical Society
Thank You to Our Devoted Sponsors:
Alaska Railroad, WalMart, Home Depot, Talkeetna Air Taxi, Mahays Riverboat Service, Arby's, KFC, Red Robin, Subway, Three Bears Big Lake, Spenard Builders Supply, Eleanor Wilde, David Bastian, Richard Wilson, Bob Frost.
Alaska Day Dinner
In October we celebrate the 1867 transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States.
Doors open at 5:00 so that desserts may be delivered, followed by
the Famous Dessert Auction at 6:00. Bring your yummiest dessert to tempt your fellow bidders!
A buffet dinner is served at 7:00,
Annual Potluck Picnic
Knik Museum- 10524 Knik-Goose Bay Road, Wasilla, AK
The 2022 inductees were Dorothy Page and Ed Carney. Dorothy was instrumental in the Centennial Race, held in 1967, and in organizing the Iditarod Races which followed. Ed Carney was a local musher and excavator who oversaw the reopening of the first 50 miles of the historic mail and supply route for the Centennial Race.
Hobo Jim Remembered
Delivering the mail again in 2022 was Junior Iditarod musher Ellen Redington, daughter of Ray and Julia Redington, and a fourth generation musher.
Trails Day
Knik Museum
Join us the first weekend in June as we clean up the Iditarod National Historic Trail and the Knik Museum.
It is with great sadness that we inform fans of the passing of Jim Varsos in the fall of 2021. Jim was an amazing musician, a true ambassador for the state of Alaska, and a supporter of the Knik Museum. He is missed.
1st Annual Homestead
Survivors' Reunion
This is a NEW event, to be held at the Palmer Depot on April 30 from 3-8pm, . It's a time to come together, tell stories, and reminisce about the early days of the Mat-Su Valley. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Nona's Osteria at 201 W Herning in Wasilla.