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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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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 ...
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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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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 ...