Tag Archives: Nome

Alaskan Roads and Trails History

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Helen Hegener

Alaska’s history can be defined in large part by the network of trails and roads which criss-cross the state, threading through the seemingly endless forests and across the wide tundra lands; winding over great mountain ranges and bridging tumultuous rivers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History | Tagged Alaska Highway, Alaska Road Commission, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Glenn Highway, Iditarod National Historic Trail, Iditarod Trail, Nome, Richardson Highway, roads, routes, trails, U.S. Army, Valdez | 1 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

Arthur Treadwell Walden

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Helen Hegener

“Let me tell you about this man Walden.” These words, found in the introduction to Arthur Treadwell Walden’s classic book, A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon (Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928), are the reader’s invitation to meet one of the most respected … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, Books | Tagged A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon, Antarctica, Arthur Treadwell Walden, Chinook, Circle City, Dawson City, Helen Hegener, Kate Sleeper, Katherine Walden, mushing, mushing history, New England Sled Dog Club, Nome, Northern Light Media, Richard E. Byrd, Yukon River | 2 Comments

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 Early Days of Mushing

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Helen Hegener

“I spent almost the entire winter freighting with my dogs to the outlying creeks, and so was away from civilization most of the time. There was more money in it than in ordinary freighting to the mines, and the life … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, Books | Tagged Alaska, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Helen Hegener, Hudson Stuck, Iditarod Trail, Leffingwell, Leonhard Seppala, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, Scotty Allan, sled dog racing, sled dogs, Yukon River | Leave a comment

The Great Alone

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Helen Hegener

Lance Mackey is one of the greatest dog drivers of all time. Four-time Yukon Quest Champion. Four-time Iditarod Champion. Winner of the Humanitarian Award for excellence in sled dog care for both races, winner of numerous awards over the years … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD & Video, Sled Dog Races | Tagged Alaska, Dick Mackey, Greg Kohs, Iditarod, Jason Mackey, Lance Mackey, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dog racing, The Great Alone | 7 Comments

1973 Iditarod, The First Race

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Helen Hegener

“W. A. Dikeman and Charles Peterson reported by Iditarod Nugget as “First Mushers Over the Iditarod Trail: Taking 45 Days from Seward to Otter, they meet several others on the trail including Harry Johnson and Bob Griffis.” (Iditarod Nugget, December … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, Books | Tagged Alaska, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, Serum Run | 1 Comment

A One-Thousand-Mile Race

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Helen Hegener

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 →

Posted in Alaska History, Books, Sled Dog Races | Tagged Anchorage, Dick Mackey, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Isaac Okleasik, Joe Redington, Knik, Leonhard Seppala, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, sled dog race | Leave a comment

Baldy of Nome

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Helen Hegener

Scotty Allan’s Legendary Leader A chapter from Along Alaskan Trails, Adventures in Sled Dog History In Esther Birdsall Darling’s classic book, Baldy of Nome, a story is told of a driverless dog team in the 60-mile-long Solomon Derby, a race … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, Books | Tagged Alaska, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Allan Alexander Allan, Baldy of Nome, Helen Hegener, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, Percy Blatchford, Scotty Allan, sled dog race, sled dog racing, sled dogs | Leave a comment

All Alaska Sweepstakes

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Helen Hegener

The historic All Alaska Sweepstakes is the subject of All Alaska Sweepstakes: History of the Great Sled Dog Race, by Helen Hegener, now in a new edition, revised with 60 pages of new content and photographs. Hundreds of beautiful photos by … Continue reading →