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Subsistence-style dog mushing is fading. How Alaska's salmon crisis is changing the sport
Throughout its rich history in Alaska, the tradition of mushing has changed with the times and shifted to adapt to a changing ...
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 ...
Mushers, dogs braved harsh Alaska winter to deliver life-saving serum 100 years ago
Nome, Alaska, remembers its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through hypothermia, ...
Mush: Idaho teen claims victory in 'Warm Lake Sled Dog Race' after previous year's setback
Caroline Nevills, a 17-year-old musher from Middleton, Idaho, captured first place in the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge's "Warm ...
From St. Cloud to the WolfTrack Classic: Mike Bestgen’s epic sled dog racing journey
Mike Bestgen, a 66-year-old resident of St. Cloud, Minnesota, has been a competitive sled dog racer for over 25 years.
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Chilly Dogs: A home for retired racing sled dogs
Located deep in the woods of Ely, lies a special kind of dog kennel, one made specifically for sled dogs. “We have around 90 ...
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Does daylight saving time affect dogs? It depends if they have to work.
Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in about one-third of the countries around the world, with clocks changing one hour ...
From St. Cloud to the Iditarod: Mike Bestgen’s epic sled dog racing journey: ‘It is exhilarating’
Mike Bestgen has been racing sled dogs for over 25 years and, at age 66, he isn’t planning on stopping anytime soon. The St. Cloud native got his start in the sport helping his friend, Dave, during ...
Maine musher prepares for sled dog race across Alaskan wilderness
Musher Jonathan Hayes and his Seppala Siberian sled dogs are retracing the 1925 journey that saved Nome, Alaska, during a deadly diphtheria outbreak.