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100 Years Later: Remembering the incredible sled dogs and mushers of Alaska’s 1925 serum run
A century ago, a team of determined mushers and their sled dogs embarked on a perilous journey to deliver life-saving ...
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Clad in a thick fur coat, Alaskan sled-dog musher Gunnar Kaasen stood next to the hero of the moment: Balto, a Siberian husky who’d helped deliver medicine across a frozen frontier to halt a ...
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Irondequoit’s Winterfest draws families with alpacas, sled dogs, and chilly fun
Maddie Delorme, 16, with one of the Siberian husky sled dogs at Irondequoit's Winterfest. Irondequoit residents left their ...
Alaska Public Media12d
How a warming climate is part of a shift in sled dog genetics
While some changes in mushing come from development in the sport, others have been forced by a changing climate. One part of ...
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A century ago, sled dogs braved dangerous weather to rescue Nome, Alaska, from a deadly disease
Hayes left Nenana on Monday with 16 Seppala Siberian sled dogs, registered descendants of Seppala’s team. Diphtheria is an airborne disease that causes a thick, suffocating film to develop at ...