Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
spotlight mushing as a still-viable thing for the state of Alaska,” said Diana Haecker, a kennel club board member and co-owner of Alaska’s oldest newspaper, the Nome Nugget. “People just ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
which is not based on the serum run but on the Iditarod Trail, a supply route from Seward to Nome. Iditarod organizers are nevertheless marking the serum run's centennial, with a series of ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago – Associated Press
which is not based on the serum run but on the Iditarod Trail, a supply route from Seward to Nome. Iditarod organizers are nevertheless marking the serum run’s centennial, with a series of ...
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Iditarod race director says most of the trail is in good shape
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Mushers, dogs braved harsh Alaska winter to deliver life-saving serum 100 years ago
the Nome Nugget. "People just dropped whatever they were doing," she said. "These mushers got their teams ready and went, even though it was really cold and challenging conditions on the trail." ...