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Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a new route that allows mushers to bypass barren land ...
Arizona Daily Star

Mushers, dogs braved harsh Alaska winter to deliver life-saving serum 100 years ago

Gunnar Kaasen and his dog Balto, the heroic dog-sled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. They were part of a group of mushers and sled dogs that braved frigid conditions to bring ...
Alaska Public Media

Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska’s mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming.

Local mushers compete in the 2025 Akiak Dash. This story was produced by KYUK and Northern Journal. Charlie Chingliak is a budding high school basketball player in the Western Alaska Native village of ...
The Telegraph

Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago

FILE - Gunnar Kaasen and with his dog Balto, the heroic dogsled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. (AP Photo, File) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a ...