The Wilderness Woman Contest is organised by the TalkeetnaBachelorSociety and is held in Talkeetna, Alaska on the first weekend of December. The contest began in 1986 and is open to single women aged 21 or older. The winner gets a fur hat, a plaque, and sometimes a trip to Europe.
Talkeetna is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 876, up from 772 in 2000.
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The contest includes at least three timed events highlighting the skills that a Talkeetna bachelor would find most desirable in a woman. The events change from year to year, but have included:
hauling firewood
fetching water
driving a snow-machine
harnessing a sled-dog team
catching fish
climbing a tree
shooting a moose or a ptarmigan
making a sandwich and opening a beverage for a reclining bachelor watching Sunday-afternoon football on a simulated TV
The Annual Bachelor Society Benefit Auction and Bachelor Ball takes place in the evening after the Wilderness Woman Contest. The winner is crowned and contestants bid on eligible bachelors. Only single ladies aged over 21, and members of the Talkeetna Bachelor Society, are permitted to enter the auction room.
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