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Author Archives: Helen Hegener
The Yukon Quest Trail
Update: A good commentary on the 2016 field of 25 mushers from two-time Yukon Quest Champion John Schandelmeier. The 2016 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race will start February 6, 2016, in Fairbanks, Alaska, when 25 mushers and their dog … Continue reading
BLM Alaska Sled Dog History
An in-depth and interesting series of articles about the history of mushing in Alaska can be found at the BLM Alaska web site, including the article, From Babiche Webbing to Kevlar Runners—An Intro to Alaska Dog Mushing History. The emphasis is … Continue reading
Along Alaskan Trails
Along Alaskan Trails, Adventures in Sled Dog History, by Helen Hegener, is a collection of true stories about Alaskan sled dogs and the role they played in the development of the north, with dozens of historic photos from the archives … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books
Tagged Alaska, Alaskan Roadhouses, All Alaska Sweepstakes, “Iron Man” Johnson, Baldy, Balto, Chester Noongwook, Chinook, Emiu, Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, Fritz, Helen Hegener, Hudson Stuck, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Joe Redington, Jujiro Wada, Leonhard Seppala, Mary Joyce, military sled dogs, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, Rembrandt, Richardson Trail, Scotty Allan, sled dog mail, sled dog racing, sled dogs, Slim Williams, Split the Wind, Togo, Valdez to Eagle Trail, Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail, Wolf
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NLM Books at IndieBound
All eleven of the books published by Northern Light Media are available at your local independent bookstore or bookseller, easily found through the online search engine at IndieBound, a marketing program of the American Booksellers Association. IndieBound supports independent bookstores … Continue reading
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The All Alaska Sweepstakes
The colorful history and the enduring legacy of the All Alaska Sweepstakes, the oldest organized distance sled dog race in the world, includes records kept by the Nome Kennel Club dating back to the first race in 1908. The race route … Continue reading
2016 #BLMIditaChat
Northern Light Media is co-sponsoring the 2016 IditaChat from the Bureau of Land Management Continue reading
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Tagged BLM, BLM Alaska, Iditachat, Iditarod, Iditarod mushers, Iditarod Trail, Mushers, Northern Light Media, sled dogs
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Slim Williams
Alaska Highway Trailblazer Clyde “Slim” Williams arrived in Alaska in 1900 at the age of 18 and spent the next thirty years trapping, hunting, and blazing trails throughout the frontier. In the early 1930’s Williams became a strong proponent of … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History
Tagged Alaska, Alaska Highway, Helen Hegener, mushing, mushing history, Northern Light Media, sled dogs, Slim Williams
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Northern Light Media Store
In addition to the overview featuring all of the books we publish, each book is spotlighted on its own ordering page Continue reading
Posted in Books, DVD & Video, News & Information
Tagged Alaska, Helen Hegener, Lance Mackey, mushing history, Northern Light Media
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New Address
We’ve moved! Here’s our new postal mailing address: Northern Light Media Post Office Box 870515 Wasilla, Alaska 99687-0515 The physical mailing address is 401 N. Main St. #0515, Wasilla, Alaska 99687-0515.
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The First Iditarod
The First Iditarod: Mushers’ Tales from the 1973 Race, by Helen Hegener. The First Iditarod shares the history of the first running of The Last Great Race, and most of the book is comprised of the verbatim words of mushers … Continue reading
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