Tag Archives: Iditarod

Along Alaskan Trails

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Helen Hegener

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 →

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2016 #BLMIditaChat

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Helen Hegener

Northern Light Media is co-sponsoring the 2016 IditaChat from the Bureau of Land Management Continue reading →

Posted in News & Information | Tagged BLM, BLM Alaska, Iditachat, Iditarod, Iditarod mushers, Iditarod Trail, Mushers, Northern Light Media, sled dogs | Leave a comment

The First Iditarod

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Helen Hegener

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 →

Posted in Alaska History, Books, Sled Dog Races | Tagged Alaska, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, mushing, mushing history, Northern Light Media, sled dog racing | Leave a comment

2015 Alaska Book Week

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Helen Hegener

Northern Light Media will be participating in Alaska Book Week again this year, with a book-signing at our favorite bookstore, Fireside Books in Palmer, on Saturday, October 3, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm! We’ll be focusing on our mushing books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Alaska Book Week, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Fireside Books, Iditarod, Matanuska, Northern Light Media, Yukon Quest | Leave a comment

The Ghost of Wild Bill Shannon

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Helen Hegener

It had been a long evening’s presentation as the mushers, snowmachiners, support crews and others gathered in the Nenana community center listened intently. The trail boss, musher coordinator and others explained the final preparations and outlined their trip across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History | Tagged All Alaska Sweepstakes, Don Duncan, Doug Swingley, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Nenana, Nome, Norman Vaughn, Northern Light Media, Seppala, Serum Run, Terrence Shanigan, The Cruelest Miles, Togo, Tom Walker, Von Martin, Wild Bill Shannon | 1 Comment

The Great Alone

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Helen Hegener

During the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race the independent filmmaker Greg Kohs followed four-time Iditarod and Yukon Quest champion Lance Mackey along the trail. Combining that hard-won film footage with family photos, interviews and other media, Kohs produced a … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD & Video | Tagged Alaska Dispatch, Dick Mackey, Greg Kohs, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Lance Mackey, Northern Light Media, Seattle International Film Festival, SIFF, Suzanna Caldwell, The Great Alone, Yukon Quest | Leave a comment

Knik Arm

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Helen Hegener

Only a River . . . Knik Arm is the northernmost branch of Cook Inlet, a great body of water which stretches 180 miles from the Gulf of Alaska and splits at Anchorage into Knik Arm and the more southern … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Chugach Mountains, Glenn Highway, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Knik, Matanuska Valley, Northern Light Media, Palmer, Parks Highway, Pioneer Peak, Talkeetna Mountains, Wasilla | Leave a comment

Iditarod National Historic Trail

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Helen Hegener

The 2015 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is over, but the Iditarod Trail is much more than just a sled dog racetrack. This network of over 2,300-miles of winter trails, which first connected ancient Native Alaskan villages, opened the territory for … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History | Tagged Iditarod, Iditarod National Historic Trail, Iditarod Trail, Knik, National Historic Trail, Nome, Seward | Leave a comment

Long Hard Trails excerpt

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Helen Hegener

An excerpt from the book, Long Hard Trails and Sled Dog Tales, by Helen Hegener, published by Northern Light Media. This chapter is about the 2008 centennial running of the All Alaska Sweepstakes race: We were surprised to learn that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged All Alaska Sweepstakes, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Jeff King, Lance Mackey, Nome, Northern Light Media, sled dog racing | Leave a comment

The First Iditarod on Kindle

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Helen Hegener

The First Iditarod, Mushers’ Tales from the 1973 Race, is now available as a Kindle book. Telling the story of the first race from the perspective of the mushers who ran it, The First Iditarod also includes the history of … Continue reading →