Susan Butcher Day is established on the first Saturday of March of each year, the traditional start date of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, to honor Susan Butcher, a loving mother, devoted wife, world-class athlete, determined competitor, true Alaskan, and four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion. Susan Butcher Day may be observed by school assemblies, sporting events, and other suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public to remember the life of Susan Butcher, an inspiration to Alaskans and to millions around the world.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 12. Holidays, Agency Office Hours, and Official Language
Article 2. Designated Days and Months of Honor.
Sec. 44.12.030. Wickersham Day.
Sec. 44.12.040. Anthony J. Dimond Day.
Sec. 44.12.050. Ernest Gruening Day.
Sec. 44.12.055. Bob Bartlett Day.
Sec. 44.12.060. William A. Egan Day.
Sec. 44.12.061. Walter Harper Day.
Sec. 44.12.063. Katie John Day.
Sec. 44.12.065. Elizabeth Peratrovich Day.
Sec. 44.12.066. Susan Butcher Day.
Sec. 44.12.067. Ted Stevens Day.
Sec. 44.12.068. Vietnam Veterans Day.
Sec. 44.12.070. Alaska Flag Day.
Sec. 44.12.072. Alaska Day of Prayer.
Sec. 44.12.074. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day.
Sec. 44.12.075. Family day and family preservation month.
Sec. 44.12.076. Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Days.
Sec. 44.12.077. Military Family Day.
Sec. 44.12.078. Women Veterans Day.
Sec. 44.12.080. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Sec. 44.12.083. Alaska Territorial Guard Day.
Sec. 44.12.085. Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day.
Sec. 44.12.087. Great Alaska Good Friday Earthquake Remembrance Day.
Sec. 44.12.090. Juneteenth Day.
Sec. 44.12.092. Alaska History Week.
Sec. 44.12.094. Alaska Mining Day.
Sec. 44.12.095. Drunk Driving Victims Remembrance Day.
Sec. 44.12.098. Avalanche Awareness Month.
Sec. 44.12.100. Older Alaskans' Day.
Sec. 44.12.105. Alaska Agriculture Day.
Sec. 44.12.108. Children's Day.
Sec. 44.12.115. Purple Heart Day.
Sec. 44.12.118. Motorcycle and Motor Scooter Awareness Month.
Sec. 44.12.120. Alaska Public Gardens Day.
Sec. 44.12.121. Alaska Wild Salmon Day.
Sec. 44.12.125. Alaska National Guard Day.
Sec. 44.12.130. Jay Hammond Day.
Sec. 44.12.135. Dr. Walter Soboleff Day.
Sec. 44.12.137. Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day.
Sec. 44.12.140. Alaska Law Enforcement Officers' Day.
Sec. 44.12.145. Alaska Firefighters' Day.
Sec. 44.12.150. African American Soldiers' Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway Day.
Sec. 44.12.153. Hmong-American Veterans Day.
Sec. 44.12.155. Indigenous Peoples Day.
Sec. 44.12.157. Alaska Native Heritage Month.
Sec. 44.12.160. Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sec. 44.12.162. Ashley Johnson-Barr Day.
Sec. 44.12.165. Sobriety Awareness Month.