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A 2,500-mile, seven-day race across Alaska is dubbed “The World’s Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race” — the Iron Dog. And ...
The core argument in “They Came but Could Not Conquer” is that Alaska Natives have turned to Western judicial systems that ...
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Saving Sinking Homes
Each year, the home sinks six inches. When the marshy land engulfed the original flooring from her childhood home, Chase laid ...
Kari Gibbons, in her first traverse of the full 1,000-mile route, and Petr Ineman — who’d previously done it on a bike and on ...
Into the Ice,” a travelogue, historical mystery and memoir, recounting a sail through the Northwest Passage, will appeal to ...
The breed is descended from Togo, who a century ago led a team through the Alaskan wilderness to deliver diphtheria serum to the children of Nome. The dog later lived in Poland Spring.
Sea ice in the Arctic was at a record low this winter, according to research released earlier this month from the University ...
Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...
Known as Alaska’s “Emerald Isle,” this ... welcoming sled dog teams to travel from Anchorage to Nome—a distance of 938 miles. Beyond the spectacle (but no less spectacular) is the ...
Alaska was one of America’s last remaining frontiers. The isolated region was one full of hardship but offered a quiet ...