Mainers honor Alaska’s historic 'Serum Run' with 100th anniversary expedition
Musher Jonathan Hayes and his Seppala Siberian sled dogs are retracing the 1925 journey that saved Nome, Alaska, during a ...
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria ...
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Alaskans failing to make progress toward most health improvements sought by 2030
The latest Healthy Alaskans status report shows little improvement in most categories, including preventive care for pregnant ...
10 Things You Need to Know About the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, Alaska
From January 27, 1925 until February 2, 20 mushers and 150 dogs heroically transported desperately needed diphtheria antitoxin to the remote town of Nome, Alaska, saving countless lives in the process ...
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Meet Togo, The Brave Sled Dog Who Led His Team Through The Longest Leg Of The 1925 Nome Serum Run
Most people think of Balto as the heroic dog who saved the town of Nome, Alaska, from an outbreak of diphtheria in 1925, but ...
This week in history, January 27-February 2
Washington shifts towards India; Church Committee established into CIA, FBI crimes; Truman backs development of H-bomb; ...
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This cruise line just unveiled more buzzworthy monthlong voyages — including a rare Inside Passage route
A throwback Mediterranean cruise, an in-depth exploration of Alaska and Canada (including a solstice celebration north of the ...
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PONANT’s Transarctic 2024 science voyage
Scientists from across the world embarked on the first crossing of the Arctic Ocean from west to east as part of PONANT's ...
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The Rewind: 3 UAA athletes earn weekly GNAC honors; Bettye Davis East and Nome boys basketball teams stay unbeaten
On the men’s side, UAA nearly squandered a 20-point lead and a career night from junior guard Tyler Burraston in a stunning ...
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Internet disruptions reported in Northwest Alaska due to subsea cable break
The apparent cable break is in a similar location to an outage in 2023 that left customers without internet for 14 weeks.
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Caribou herds in Arctic Alaska trend in opposite directions
The contrast between the declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd is correlated to different levels of ...