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All Alaska Sweepstakes

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Helen Hegener

The historic All Alaska Sweepstakes is the oldest organized distance sled dog race in the world, with records kept by the Nome Kennel Club dating back to the first race in 1908. The race, which was held from 1908 to 1917, and commemorated with 75th and 100th anniversary races in 1983 and 2008, is the subject of All Alaska Sweepstakes: History of the Great Sled Dog Race, by Helen Hegener. Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, Gold Rush History, Sled Dog History, Sled Dog Races | Tagged Aaron Burmeister, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Baldy, Candle, Jan DeNapoli, Janice Doherty, Jeff King, Jodi Bailey, Joe May, John "Iron Man" Johnson, Jon Van Zyle, Lance Mackey, Leonhard Seppala, Mitch Seavey, Nome, Nome Kennel Club, Percy Blatchford, Scotty Allan, Togo | Leave a comment

2015 Northern Lights 300

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Helen Hegener

The 2015 Northern Lights 300 sled dog race from Big Lake to Finger Lake drew a diverse field of mushers from many areas of Alaska, with some mushers racing to qualify for the long distance Iditarod and Yukon Quest races, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sled Dog Races | Tagged Albert Marquez, Anna Berington, Barry Munsell, Bud Smyth, Charley Bejna, Christine Roalofs, Darrin Lee, Ellen Halverson, Finger Lake, Flat Horn Lake, Happy Trails Kennel, Helen Hegener, Iditarod Trail, Jodi Bailey, Kevin Saiki, Kristy Berington, Louis Schrader, Martin Buser, mushing, NL300, Noah Pereira, Northern Light Media, Northern Lights 300, Planet Earth Adventures, Richard Plack, Robert Redington, Roger Phillips, sled dog race, sled dog racing, sled dogs, Stan Smith, Sue Allen, Talvista Lodge, Tom Jamgochian, Yentna Station | Leave a comment

BLM Idita-Tweet Chat

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Helen Hegener

The BLM Alaska will be hosting a “Women of the Iditarod” Tweet Chat on Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. (AKST; 1 to 3 p.m. EST), focusing on women mushers, the history of women mushers, the Iditarod National … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Information | Tagged Aliy Zirkle, BLM Alaska, Heidi Sutter, Helen Hegener, Iditachat, Iditarod mushers, Iditarod National Historic Trail, Iditarod Sled Dog Race, Jodi Bailey, Karin Hendrickson, Kevin Keeler, Lisbet Skogan Norris, Liz Parrish, Northern Light Media, Tweet Chat, Women of the Iditarod | Leave a comment

All Alaska Sweepstakes

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Helen Hegener

The historic All Alaska Sweepstakes is the subject of All Alaska Sweepstakes: History of the Great Sled Dog Race, by Helen Hegener, now in a new edition, revised with 60 pages of new content and photographs. Hundreds of beautiful photos by … Continue reading →