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The moment that made Bethlehem skating coach Janet Tremer as a faithful fan of Iditarod champion Lance Mackey was the 2006 race. Read the rest of this entry »

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is rooted in tradition. The annual race to Nome is both a celebration of the official state sport and a memorial to the serum run, which delivered diphtheria serum to Nome in 1925. Read the rest of this entry »

Saves time, money: Organizers say decision best for all concerned. Read the rest of this entry »

Today statues stand tall in New York City’s Central Park and Nome, Alaska commemorating the 1925 Serum Run to Nome in which Balto the sled dog led his team and relayed diphtheria antitoxin over 600 miles across Alaska, saving the small city of Nome from an incipient epidemic. Read the rest of this entry »

Every afternoon, a group of 15 middle-school students in Tuluksak meets for class outside the school walls, especially after the snow falls. Read the rest of this entry »

Eleven mushers have signed up so far for the oldest sled dog race in Alaska, the All Alaska Sweepstakes first contested a century ago. Read the rest of this entry »

Balto is a name many people are familiar with. There is a statue of this famous Siberian husky in New York City, and a cartoon children’s film was released in 1995 titled Balto. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2001, a New York author called me in search of information about Balto, the famous sled dog. It wasn’t exactly Balto that Laney Salisbury was asking about, but the dog’s musher. Read the rest of this entry »