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.
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Murder Near the North Pole, Part III: The Death of Peeawahto
In 1914, explorer Fitzhugh Green shot and killed his Inuit guide Peeawahto at the northern tip of Axel Heiberg Island. This ...
Idaho Sled Dog Challenge thrills both attendees and its four-legged athletes
The Idaho Sled Dog Challenge includes three races: a 100-mile, 300-mile and the Warm Lake Stage Race, a two-day 52-mile sprint race. The premier event is the 300-mile race, one of the only three ...
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Meet Togo, The Brave Sled Dog Who Led His Team Through The Longest Leg Of The 1925 Nome Serum Run
Most people think of Balto as the heroic dog who saved the town of Nome, Alaska, from an outbreak of diphtheria in 1925, but Togo the Siberian husky was the head of the sled dog team that ran 260 ...
A tour of Greenland with the country's first female prime minister
Greenlandic politician and Inuit educator Aleqa Hammond shares her top ways to experience the country, from sampling ...