DeBruin Finishes 1,000-mile Iditarod
It all began with a dream.On Saturday, March 17 some were celebrating the luck of the Irish, Haliburton’s own Hank DeBruin was celebrating the completion of the Iditarod, a 1,000 mile dogsled race across Alaska.Starting in Anchorage and ending in Nome, the race includes teams of 12 to 16 dogs,…
12 Times A Champion: Ellis Express Celebrates Another ONAC Title Run
Egil Ellis celebrated his birthday a day late Sunday when his sled dog team turned in another amazing third-day run to win the GCI Open North American Championship in downtown Fairbanks.Trailing Salcha’s Arleigh Reynolds by 12 seconds going into Sunday’s final 27.5-mile heat, Ellis, who turned 42 Saturday, beat Reynolds…
Failor, dogs cross Iditarod finish line
Alaska’s version of March Madness officially ended at 1:10 p.m. EDT Saturday for Matt Failor when he and his team of 14 dogs completed the 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.The Mansfield musher and his dogs crossed the finish line in Nome in 48th place after officially being on the…
With closing kick, Dan Seavey joins son, Iditarod champ grandson in Nome
All three generations of Seavey are across the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.Seventy-four-year-old Dan Seavey, the third-place musher in the inaugural Iditarod of 1973, slipped under the burled arch on Nome’s Front Street a little after 10 a.m. Sunday, to the cheers of his son Mitch…
Egil Ellis Runs Away with Fifth Straight Open North American Title
Egil Ellis celebrated his birthday a day late Sunday when his sled dog team turned in another amazing third-day run to win the GCI Open North American Championship in downtown Fairbanks.Trailing Salcha’s Arleigh Reynolds by 12 seconds going into Sunday’s final 27.5-mile heat, Ellis beat Reynolds by almost two minutes…
Military Families and Veterans Initiative: Dog Sledding in the Boundary Waters
I went to bed March 1st, in a cheap hotel outside of the Detroit Airport dreaming of cold nights and fast trails for sled dogs and veterans on cross country skis. I was stuck in Detroit on a connecting flight to Duluth, MN where I was headed to catch a…
Sled Dogs Protect Filmmakers from Polar Bears
You’d think polar bears — at up to 8.2 feet in length and weighing up to 1,800 pounds, the world’s largest land carnivores — wouldn’t be afraid of anything. Not so apparently.The team who created Frozen Planet — the upcoming Discovery Channel/BBC series from the makers of Planet Earth —…
Iditarod to Art: First Alaska Native Woman to Race Rose Albert Overcomes Obstacles to Succeed at Both
Rose Albert is a survivor. Albert was the first Alaska Native woman to race in the Iditarod. It was just one of the many challenges she’s faced in her lifetime.Albert was born to Phillip and Justine Albert on a houseboat on the Nowitna River in 1956. The Alberts raised eight…
Chezik Hangs on to Third Place in ONAC, Comedian’s Sled Hits Handler
Only three mushers held their positions Saturday in the second heat of the 67th annual GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race.Ken Chezik started and finished the day in third place, John Erhart held onto his sixth position even though he place seventh for the day and Randy DeKuiper…
Salcha Musher in Position for First Interior Alaska Victory in ONAC in 20 Years
Salcha musher Arleigh Reynolds put himself in position to do something that hasn’t been done in 20 years.Reynolds had a strong second-day run to take over the lead in the 67th annual GCI Open North American Championship, putting himself in position to become the first Interior Alaska musher in 20…