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- The Yukon Quest
- 2017 Sled Dog Race Calendar
- A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon
- Looking for Lizzy
- “A Mighty Nice Place”
- Ordering Books
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- Horse Snowshoes
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- Joe Redington’s Iditarod Booklet
- Dog Team Doctor
- The Parks-Archer Colony Barn
- John “Iron Man” Johnson
- A Look Between the Covers
- Alaskan Sled Dog Tales
- A.A.”Scotty” Allan
- Writing
- Icebound
- 2016 Northern Lights 300
- Iditarod Trail History
- 2016 BLM Alaska Idita-Chat
- Leonhard Seppala
- Alaskan Roadhouses Review
- BLM IditaChat
- The Yukon Quest Trail
- BLM Alaska Sled Dog History
- Along Alaskan Trails
- NLM Books at IndieBound
- The All Alaska Sweepstakes
- 2016 #BLMIditaChat
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The Alaska Railroad 1902-1923
The Alaska Railroad: 1902-1923 , subtitled Blazing an Iron Trail Across The Great Land, covers the construction of the Alaska Railroad and its predecessors, from 1902, when John Ballaine built the Alaska Central Railroad; through 1923, when President Warren G. … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Alaska Railroad, Books, News & Information
Tagged A.E.C., AEC, Alaska, Alaska Central Railroad, Alaska Northern Railroad, Alaska Railroad, Alaskan Engineering Commission, Anchorage, ARR, Denali, Fairbanks, Golden Spike, Helen Hegener, Nenana, President Harding, Seward, Tanana Valley Railroad
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Iditarod: The First Ten Years
Please click here to help put a copy of this book in every Alaskan school – even a $5.00 donation will help put more books into our schools! Iditarod: The First Ten Years is a tremendous compilation of history from … Continue reading
Still Crazy After All These Years
Still Crazy After All These Years by Helen Hegener with Rod Perry Adventure has been a way of life for Rod Perry of Chugiak, Alaska. Now seventy-four, an age when most are slowing way down if not sitting still, Rod … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, DVD & Video, News & Information, Races, Sled Dog History
Tagged Buzz Rohlfing, Fat Albert, Gil Perry, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Men of 73, Rod Perry, Sourdough, Trailbreakers
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The Men of ’73
In March of 1973, filmmaker, author, and Iditarod historian Rod Perry ran his dogteam in the very first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Now Rod is seeking to preserve the story of that very first … Continue reading
Posted in News & Information, Races, Sled Dog History
Tagged Alaska, Gil Perry, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Kickstarter, Rod Perry, sled dog race, sled dogs, Sourdough, The Last Great Race
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The First Iditarod
The First Iditarod: Mushers’ Tales from the 1973 Race, by Helen Hegener “We got a storm back about Rainy Pass and the trail was covered over; we had no trail, so Victor Kotongan, Bud Smyth and I spent about three … Continue reading
The Yukon Quest
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race spans some of the harshest and most beautiful winter territory anywhere: 1,000 miles between Fairbanks, Alaska and the city of Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Known as ‘The World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race,’ … Continue reading
2017 Sled Dog Race Calendar
• January 6 – Gin Gin 200 – Paxson, Alaska • January 7 – Tahquamenon Country – Newberry, Michigan • January 7 – Knik 200 (Joe Redington Sr. Memorial) – Knik, Alaska • January 7 – La Grande Odyssée Savoie … Continue reading
Posted in News & Information, Races
Tagged Alpine Creek Excursion, American Dog Derby, Beargrease, Caledonia Classic, Can-Am Crown, Canadian Challenge, Canadian Classic, Copper Basin 300, Darby Dog Derby, Eagle Cap Extreme, Finnmarkslopet, Gin Gin 200, Gold Rush Trail, Gunflint Mail Run, Hudson Bay Quest, Iditarod, International North Hope, Knik 100, Knik 200, Kobuk 440, Kuskokwim 300, La Grande Odyssee, Nome-Council 200, Northern Lights 300, Percy DeWolfe, Race to the Sky, sled dog races, Tahquamenon Country, Tobacco Trail, Tustumena 200, Two Rivers 200, UP 200, Willow 300, Willow Jr. 100, Wyoming Stage Stop, Yukon Quest
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Looking for Lizzy
As an author of books on the history of Alaska, I often receive inquiries from people seeking information about long-lost relatives, and I’m always happy to help whenever I can. Family connections are important, and helping someone piece together clues … Continue reading
“A Mighty Nice Place”
“The valley looks great. It looks fine, fine. You got a mighty nice place here.” ~American humorist and commentator Will Rogers, Palmer, Alaska, August, 1935 The newest book from Northern Light Media combines the history of the Matanuska Valley with … Continue reading
Joe Redington’s Iditarod Booklet
A slim little booklet came to my attention at the Palmer library recently; if memory serves me it was tucked into their collection which cannot be checked out of the library but must remain in the building. Titled Iditarod Trail, … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books, News & Information, Races, Roadhouses, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Joe Redington, Leonhard Seppala, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dog racing, sled dogs
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A Look Between the Covers
The newest book from Northern Light Media, Alaskan Sled Dog Tales, is in the final proofing stage before indexing the book, and I thought a peek between the covers might be fun for readers looking forward to this book. Here, … Continue reading
Alaskan Sled Dog Tales
The history of Alaska was in large part written behind a team of sled dogs. “These trustworthy creatures could be relied upon to do the heavy work, while remaining—as Hegener eloquently reminds us—our most treasured friends.” David Fox, for the … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, News & Information, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, Alaska Nellie, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Anchorage Press, Book Reviews, David Fox, Helen Hegener, Iditarod Trail, Leonhard Seppala, mushing, Northern Light Media, Scotty Allan, sled dog race, sled dog racing, sled dogs
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A.A.”Scotty” Allan
From the Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Washington, June 29, 1909: “Scotty” Allan, Dog Trainer Winner of All-Alaskan Sweepstakes an old-time resident of Chelan County and well known here The Seattle Post-Intelligencer of Monday night contained an interesting story regarding “Scotty” Allan, … Continue reading
Writing
As a writer I work with words on a daily basis, and I’ve been asked if it ever gets old, this spending my time at a keyboard instead of pursuing other potentially more exciting ways to make a living. Okay, … Continue reading
2016 Northern Lights 300
The Northern Lights 300 mid-distance sled dog race runs on the Iditarod Trail from four-time Iditarod champion Martin Buser’s Happy Trails Kennel to the Winterlake Lodge on Finger Lake, deep in the Alaska Range. The race has become a favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Albert Marquez, earthquake, Finger Lake, Happy Trails Kennel, Helen Hegener, High's Adventure Gear, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Martin Buser, mushing, Northern Light Media, Northern Lights 300, Ray Redington Jr., Rick Casillo, sled dog race, sled dogs, t this https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.917948968274044.1073741836.173906432678305&type=3
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2016 BLM Alaska Idita-Chat
The 2016 BLM Alaska Idita-Chat was a resounding success, and sled dogs from all around Alaska answered dozens of questions with the capable assistance of their mushers and the ‘Tweet cadre’ which typed in answers as quickly as they appeared … Continue reading
Posted in News & Information, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, BLM Alaska, Idita-Chat, Iditachat, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, mushing, mushing history, sled dog racing, sled dogs
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Alaskan Roadhouses Review
The Anchorage Press features a great review of my latest book, Alaskan Roadhouses, in the January 14 issue. I love what David Fox wrote about my book: “In Alaskan Roadhouses, Helen Hegener reconstructs the scant history of these establishments and … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, News & Information
Tagged Alaska, Alaskan Roadhouses, Book Reviews, books, David Fox, Fairbanks, Helen Hegener, Iditarod Trail, Leonhard Seppala, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, Roadhouses, S. Hall Young, Samuel Hall Young, sled dogs, The Mushing Parson, Yukon River
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BLM IditaChat
Northern Light Media is co-sponsoring the 2016 IditaChat from BLM Alaska: @BLMAlaska will host a “Sled Dog Tales: Talk with Alaska Sled Dogs” Tweet Chat on Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 9 to 11 a.m. AKST (1 to 3 p.m. EST). This year’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, BLM Alaska, Iditachat, Iditarod, mushing, sled dog racing, sled dogs, Tweet Chat
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2016 #BLMIditaChat
Northern Light Media is co-sponsoring the 2016 IditaChat from the Bureau of Land Management Continue reading
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Tagged BLM, BLM Alaska, Iditachat, Iditarod, Iditarod mushers, Iditarod Trail, Mushers, Northern Light Media, sled dogs
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Northern Light Media Store
In addition to the overview featuring all of the books we publish, each book is spotlighted on its own ordering page Continue reading
Posted in Books, DVD & Video, News & Information
Tagged Alaska, Helen Hegener, Lance Mackey, mushing history, Northern Light Media
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