In brewing, a carboy or demijohn is a glass or plastic vessel used in fermenting beverages such as wine, mead, cider, perry, and beer. Usually it is fitted with a rubber stopper and a fermentation lock to prevent bacteria and oxygen from entering during the fermentation process.
1 Alaskan musher Lance Mackey sets Iditarod record for most wins in a row. 2  Mackey, a throat cancer survivor, completes 1,049-mile race in just under nine days. 3  Mackey's father, 1978 Iditarod winner, says son likes to get the best out of his dogs.
Joe Redington, Senior (February 1, 1917 â June 24, 1999) was an American dog musher and kennel owner, who is best known as the  Father of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race , a long distance sled dog race run annually from the Anchorage area to Nome, Alaska.