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  2. 1925 serum run to Nome - Wikipedia

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    Map of the historical and current Iditarod trails; the route taken during the 1925 serum run is shown in green.. The 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the Great Race of Mercy and The Serum Run, was a transport of diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled relay across the US territory of Alaska by 20 mushers and about 150 sled dogs across 674 miles (1,085 km) in 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 days, saving the small ...

  3. List of sled dog races - Wikipedia

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    Haliburton Highlands Dogsled Derby — Collection of sprint races held annually in Haliburton, Ontario. [49] Kearney Dog Sled Races — Ontario's largest dog sled races held in Kearney, Ontario on the western boundary of historic Algonquin Park. This race offers Sprint, 4 dog 4mile, 6 dog 6 Mile, Skijouring and a mid distance 10 dog staged (50 ...

  4. Mushing - Wikipedia

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    During the 1925 serum run to Nome, 20 mushers and about 150 sled dogs relayed diphtheria antitoxin 674 miles (1,085 km) by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska in five and a half days, saving the small city of Nome and the surrounding communities from an incipient epidemic.

  5. Juneau Mountain Rescue - Wikipedia

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    Juneau Mountain Rescue (JMR) is a mountain search and rescue agency, located in Juneau, Alaska, United States.JMR is a member of the Alaska Search and Rescue Association, and facilitates rescues involving wilderness terrain, rope rescues on rock faces, ice and snow fields, glaciers, and during avalanches, medical evacuations, missing persons cases, aircraft crashes and other disasters. [1]

  6. Juneau Icefield - Wikipedia

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    The Juneau Icefield is an ice field located just north of Juneau, Alaska, continuing north through the border with British Columbia, [1] extending through an area of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi) in the Coast Range ranging 140 km (87 mi) north to south and 75 km (47 mi) east to west.

  7. Montana Race to the Sky - Wikipedia

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    Sled dogs at the 2010 Race to the Sky. The Race to the Sky is a long-distance sled dog race held annually in Montana.There are several divisions offered at different distances.

  8. Sled dog - Wikipedia

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    Mail delivery by dog sled came to an end in 1963 when the last mail carrier to use a dog sled, Chester Noongwook of Savoonga, retired. [15] He was honored by the US Postal Service in a ceremony on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. [15] Airplanes took over Alaskan mail delivery in the 1920s and 1930s. [12]

  9. Dog sled - Wikipedia

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    A musher riding a dog sled in Røros, Norway, during a sled dog race. A dog sled or dog sleigh [1] is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow, a practice known as mushing. Numerous types of sleds are used, depending on their function. They can be used for dog sled racing.

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