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Alaskan Adventurer Mary Shields
In 1974, the second year the 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was run, Mary Shields became the first woman to finish the race, with the smallest team in the race (only eight dogs) and a part-Labrador lead dog named … Continue reading
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
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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Golden Places
Golden Places: The History of Alaska-Yukon Mining, With Particular Reference to Alaska’s National Parks, was written in 1990 by William R. Hunt, prepared as a special theme study to assist in the assessment of cultural resources associated with metal mining … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, Cassiar, Chisana, Circle City, Dawson, Fairbanks, Fortymile, Golden Places, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Kantishna, Klondike gold rush, Kuskokwim, Nabesna, Nizina, Nome, Northern Light Media, Seward-Nome Trail, William R. Hunt
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Crow Creek Pass, Iditarod Trail
Crow Creek Pass is a popular summer destination with hikers and backpackers, crossing a scenic pass high in the great Chugach Range of mountains which overlooks Anchorage and separates the Matanuska Valley from Prince William Sound. Crow Creek pass, or … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Roadhouses, Sled Dog History, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, Chugach Mountains, Crow Pass, Eagle River, Eklutna, Fire Lake, Fred Taulman, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, John Muir, Knik, mushing, mushing history, Northern Light Media, Peters Creek, S. Hall Young, Seward, Sled Dog History, sled dogs
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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
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
Posted in News & Information, Races
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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Iditarod Trail History
I assembled the following photos relating to Iditarod Trail history for the BLM Alaska Idita-Chat on January 20. As it turned out, circumstances changed and I only posted a few of the descriptions, and none of the photos, so I … Continue reading
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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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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BLM Alaska Sled Dog History
An in-depth and interesting series of articles about the history of mushing in Alaska can be found at the BLM Alaska web site, including the article, From Babiche Webbing to Kevlar Runners—An Intro to Alaska Dog Mushing History. The emphasis is … Continue reading
Along Alaskan Trails
Along Alaskan Trails, Adventures in Sled Dog History, by Helen Hegener, is a collection of true stories about Alaskan sled dogs and the role they played in the development of the north, with dozens of historic photos from the archives … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books
Tagged Alaska, Alaskan Roadhouses, All Alaska Sweepstakes, “Iron Man” Johnson, Baldy, Balto, Chester Noongwook, Chinook, Emiu, Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, Fritz, Helen Hegener, Hudson Stuck, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Joe Redington, Jujiro Wada, Leonhard Seppala, Mary Joyce, military sled dogs, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, Rembrandt, Richardson Trail, Scotty Allan, sled dog mail, sled dog racing, sled dogs, Slim Williams, Split the Wind, Togo, Valdez to Eagle Trail, Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail, Wolf
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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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The First Iditarod
The First Iditarod: Mushers’ Tales from the 1973 Race, by Helen Hegener. The First Iditarod shares the history of the first running of The Last Great Race, and most of the book is comprised of the verbatim words of mushers … Continue reading
2015 Alaska Book Week
Northern Light Media will be participating in Alaska Book Week again this year, with a book-signing at our favorite bookstore, Fireside Books in Palmer, on Saturday, October 3, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm! We’ll be focusing on our mushing books, … Continue reading
The Ghost of Wild Bill Shannon
It had been a long evening’s presentation as the mushers, snowmachiners, support crews and others gathered in the Nenana community center listened intently. The trail boss, musher coordinator and others explained the final preparations and outlined their trip across the … Continue reading
