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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
The Yukon Quest Trail
Update: A good commentary on the 2016 field of 25 mushers from two-time Yukon Quest Champion John Schandelmeier. The 2016 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race will start February 6, 2016, in Fairbanks, Alaska, when 25 mushers and their dog … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Races
Tagged Alaska, Dawson City, Fairbanks, Helen Hegener, John Schandelmeier, mushing, Northern Light Media, Scott Chesney, sled dogs, Talespin Media, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Quest, Yukon River
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Arthur Treadwell Walden
“Let me tell you about this man Walden.” These words, found in the introduction to Arthur Treadwell Walden’s classic book, A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon (Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928), are the reader’s invitation to meet one of the most respected … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books
Tagged A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon, Antarctica, Arthur Treadwell Walden, Chinook, Circle City, Dawson City, Helen Hegener, Kate Sleeper, Katherine Walden, mushing, mushing history, New England Sled Dog Club, Nome, Northern Light Media, Richard E. Byrd, Yukon River
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A Look at The Yukon Quest Trail
The newest book from Northern Light Media is a captivating journey traced each February by hardy mushers and their teams of lionhearted sled dogs, traveling, as the subtitle states, ‘1,000 miles across northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory.’ Over frozen … Continue reading
The Yukon Quest Trail
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,’ it’s … Continue reading
The Yukon Quest Trail
The Yukon Quest Trail: 1,000 Miles Across Northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory, by Helen Hegener, will be published by Northern Light Media in December, 2014. With over 180 full-color photographs by the author and by photographers Eric Vercammen and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawson City, Eric Vercammen, Fairbanks, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, John Schandelmeier, mushing, Northern Light Media, Scott Chesney, sled dog race, sled dogs, Whitehorse, Yukon Quest, Yukon River
Yukon Quest 2015
“People say I’m crazy- but I’m not the only one…” — John Lennon The 2015 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race will start February 7 in downtown Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, and travel 991 miles (1,594 kilometers) to Fairbanks, Alaska. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawson City, Fairbanks, Helen Hegener, Mark Gillett, mushing, Northern Light Media, sled dog racing, sled dogs, Suitcase Media, Whitehorse, Yukon Quest
Following the 2013 Yukon Quest
The 2013 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is history, and mushing fans have already turned their attention to the Big One, the Iditarod, set to begin in Anchorage on March 2nd, with a Re-Start on Willow Lake the next … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska Dispatch, Aliy Zirkle, Allen Moore, Brent Sass, Brian O'Donoghue, Comeback Kennel, Dawson City, Helen Hegener, Honest Dogs, Jeffrey Dinsdale, John Balzar, Lance Mackey, Mark Gillett, mushing, mushing video, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dog racing, sled dogs, SP Kennels, Yukon Alone, Yukon News, Yukon Quest
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Yukon Quest Album
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race spans some of the harshest winter territory on the planet: 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,’ it’s an … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Canada, Dawson City, dogsled, Fairbanks, Hans Gatt, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Lance Mackey, mushing, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dogs, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Quest, Yukon Quest map, Yukon River
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