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Tag Archives: Iditarod
The Beautiful Matanuska Valley
The Beautiful Matanuska Valley is a tribute to a very special part of the Last Frontier, a unique valley surrounded by towering mountains, bordered on its southern edge by the tidewaters of Knik Arm, a branch of Cook Inlet, crossed … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Knik, Matanuska, Northern Light Media, Palmer, Wasilla
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The First Iditarod
“Musher after musher agrees that no one – racers or officials – knew what to expect.” ~Bill Sherwonit in Iditarod: The Great Race to Nome (Alaska Northwest Books, 1991) This book is the result of several years of researching, interviewing, … Continue reading
On Cover Designs
At some point in writing each of my books I’ll take a break from the writing and play with the cover design. This isn’t just an exercise in graphic arts, the process of putting the book cover together often helps … Continue reading
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Tagged Helen Hegener, Iditarod, mushing history, mushing video, Northern Light Media, sled dog racing, sled dogs
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Iditarod Adventures
Iditarod Adventures: Tales from Mushers Along the Trail, by Lew Freedman, illustrations by Jon Van Zyle (Alaska Northwest Books, 2015). In this splendid collection of profiles and ‘tales of the trail,’ written by the mushers themselves, twenty-three top Iditarod and … Continue reading
The 1973 Iditarod
The First Iditarod: Mushers’ Tales from the 1973 Race, by Helen Hegener. Published in March, 2015 by Northern Light Media. 156 pages. ISBN-13 978-0-9843977-6-1 Format 6″ x 9″ perfect bound, text only, no photos. $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling … Continue reading
A One-Thousand-Mile Race
Joe Redington, Sr., known as the “Father of the Iditarod,” was born on February 1, 1917, in a tent on the banks of the Cimarron River, north of Kingfisher, Oklahoma, on the famous Chisholm Trail. It was a fitting … Continue reading
The Yukon Quest Trail
The Yukon Quest Trail: 1,000 Miles Across Northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory, by Helen Hegener, will be published by Northern Light Media in December, 2014. With over 180 full-color photographs by the author and by photographers Eric Vercammen and … 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
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Tagged Alaska State Library, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Along Alaskan Trails, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Joe Redington, Jujiro Wada, Leonhard Seppala, mushing, mushing history, Northern Light Media, Richardson Trail, Scotty Allan, sled dog racing, sled dogs, University of Alaska Anchorage
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2013 Iditarod: Buser’s Bold Run
The 2013 Iditarod got off to a blazing start with four-time champion Martin Buser setting a blistering pace out of Willow. Leaving in the first place position with bib #2 (#1 is honorary and does not race), Buser ran his … Continue reading
Posted in Sled Dog Races
Tagged Albert Marquez, Craig Medred, Earl and Natalie Norris, Emily Schwing, Eric Vercammen, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Joe May, John Baker, Kathy Chapoton, Kyle Hopkins, Lance Mackey, Leonhard Seppala, Martin Buser, Matthew Failor, mushing, Northern Light Media, Perry Solomonson, Planet Earth Adventures, Rohn, Sebastian Schnuelle, sled dog race, sled dogs, Zack Steer
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