Appetite and Attitude: A Conversation with Lance Mackey
An elementary school teacher is embarking on a trail that she hopes will lead to fulfilling her Iditarod dream. Read the rest of this entry »
Iditarod champion musher Jeff King was ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and another $750 in restitution to the National Park Service on Friday for illegally killing a moose just inside Denali National Park and Preserve more than a year ago. Read the rest of this entry »
The following was in The Post-Standard, Monday December 1, 2008, in MoneyWise.
Consumer Corner – Kathy Kristof, Syndicated Columnist
Justin and Brandy Besemer were newly married and trying to pay off their wedding debt when they decided their family needed a dog — an American bulldog named Kaila. Read the rest of this entry »
A former Alaskan and Iditarod organizer is taking over the city’s chilliest event, the Outhouse 500. Read the rest of this entry »
Visit DogBreedStore.com where we have thousands of products for hundreds of breeds.MyPetCareTV.com encourages pet owners everywhere to add “pet safety” to their holiday list and make sure to check it twice. Read the rest of this entry »
Eukanuba, working in cooperation with the FCI and AKC, is especially pleased to publicize the details of all Top Winning dogs who will be representing the 52 invited participating countries at the 2nd Annual Eukanuba World Challenge hosted at the AKC / Eukanuba National Championships in Long Beach, California this December. Read the rest of this entry »
Driven and determined.
Those are the two words that come to mind when a person spends much time with 17-year-old musher Travis Beals. Read the rest of this entry »
Since I live in Anchorage, Alaska, the name Jeff King is a well known and respected one. Read the rest of this entry »
Visit DogBreedStore.com where we have thousands of products for hundreds of breeds.Over the past several years, I’ve found that one surefire way to impress people here on the East Coast is to mention that I once lived in Alaska. I become something of a novelty, as curious New Yorkers inquire about my year in Fairbanks. Read the rest of this entry »
When it’s 48 degrees below zero in Alaska, your saliva can freeze in mid-air and your skin can freeze solid within three minutes of exposure. Read the rest of this entry »
Although some Krabloonik dogs have minor health issues, for the most part they are in good health, according to seven independent veterinarians who examined the canines in Snowmass Village Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Why haven’t I seen Russia?
I’ve spent as much time in the Bush of Western Alaska as any reporter kicking around the state these days, and I’ve looked for Russia. Read the rest of this entry »
There have been a number of articles about Alaska in the media since Sarah Palin was selected for Republican VP candidate. And she herself has spoken up with her version of Alaska on a number of occasions. Read the rest of this entry »
Many mushers can tell a story of a time when their dogs saved them — sometimes on the trail, sometimes off. Read the rest of this entry »
FORT KENT, Maine n He’s run two Iditarods and 11 Race to the Sky Sled Dog Races and this weekend Bozeman musher Rob Greger is on the trails in northern Maine competing in the 15th Can Am Crown International 250 Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »
“Everybody went home happy,” is how American Dog Derby volunteer Karen Nygaard summarizes this year’s celebration of dogs in Ashton. Read the rest of this entry »
Jill Homer has been called a lot of different things. Strangers call her daring, yet crazy. Friends think she’s bordering on insanity, but brave. Family members think she is amazing but worry openly for her safety. Read the rest of this entry »
There are any number of parallels to be drawn between elite human and canine athletes. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a rare year Michigan isn’t represented in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »
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