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Congratulations to Jeff King, winner of this year’s Copper Basin 300!! He finishing time was 50 hours and 34 minutes. Whew!! That was fast. Read the rest of this entry »

Alaska sled dogs and mushers: A teaching unit about the iditarod race and other dog races

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Title: Large field primed for last great race: a record-breaking 93 mushers will race in the 32nd running of the Iditarod.(Alaska This Month)
Author: Steve Pilkington
Publication: Alaska Business Monthly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2004
Publisher: Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Page: 24(1)

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Large field primed for last great race: a record-breaking 93 mushers will race in the 32nd running of the Iditarod.: An article from: Alaska Business Monthly

There are still 11 mushers struggling for the Iditarod finish line in Nome. Read the rest of this entry »

Will take place this year from January 11th to 21st, 2009
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There are 73 mushers registered to compete in the 2009 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the fewest competitors in six years. 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 »

When Alyson Smith follows her shadow, it doesn’t always mean the sun is out. Read the rest of this entry »

For kids: The Jr. Iditarod sled-dog race gives teens a taste of adventure in the Alaskan wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »

Three Minnesotans are among the 96 mushers who will compete in the 2008 Iditarod trail Sled Dog Race next month in Alaska. Read the rest of this entry »

Ludington native Ed Stielstra led 15 finishers in the U.P. 200 sled dog race, crossing the line 11 minutes and 25 seconds ahead of the second place finisher Sunday. The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

A state known for the Turnpike, big hair and an abundance of oil refineries isn’t the easiest place to pursue the sport of sled dog racing. Read the rest of this entry »

Each year, 30,000 to 40,000 people from around the world gather in Anchorage to watch the ceremonial start of the Iditarod sled dog race. Thousands more turn out to cheer the winner at the finish line in Nome some 10 days later. Read the rest of this entry »

Mushers won’t have to deal with sled-burning descent through the boulders. Read the rest of this entry »

Poor trail conditions have prompted a course change for the 25th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, which starts Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

A Frenchman and a German will bookend the start of the 25th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race here today, and neither is happy about their position. Read the rest of this entry »

New Hampshire’s Lakes Region will be home to mushers and anglers this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Mushers from the annual Race to the Sky will stop in Deer Lodge on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »