Tag Archives: Dawson City

The Yukon Quest

Posted on January 21, 2017 by

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 →

Posted in Books, News & Information, Races, Sled Dog History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Yukon Quest Trail

Posted on January 12, 2016 by

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Arthur Treadwell Walden

Posted on April 11, 2015 by

“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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Look at The Yukon Quest Trail

Posted on December 9, 2014 by

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 →

Posted in Books, Races | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Yukon Quest Trail

Posted on December 3, 2014 by

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 →

Posted in Books, Races | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Yukon Quest Trail

Posted on November 28, 2014 by

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 →

Posted in Books, Races | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Yukon Quest 2015

Posted on September 3, 2014 by

“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 →

Posted in Races | Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Following the 2013 Yukon Quest

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

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 →

Posted in Races | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Yukon Quest Album

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

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 →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment