Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska's mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming
High school boys in one Kuskokwim River village can 'forget the muscle cars,' said Barron Sample, principal of the school ...
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Meet Togo, The Brave Sled Dog Who Led His Team Through The Longest Leg Of The 1925 Nome Serum Run
How Togo Almost Didn’t Become A Sled Dog Born around 1913, Togo was part of a litter sired by a lead sled dog named Suggen. He was named after the Japanese admiral Tōgō Heihachirō ...
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Born in 1913, the Siberian husky was small, weighing less than 50 pounds, but he was strong and determined, with an uncanny ability to lead a sled-dog team in harsh conditions. According to ...
Sled Dog Derby to go on as scheduled in Laconia later this week
The World Championship Sled Dog Derby is a go in Laconia this year. Organizers said the trail conditions are great for the ...
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17-Year-Old Musher Wins Warm Lake Stage Race as Part of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge
Musher Caroline Nevills from Middleton, Idaho, and her sled dog team start the first leg of ... heading up the 10-minute lead that last year's victor, Clayton Perry had on the young musher.