Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Now, 100 years later, Nome is remembering its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through ...
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What’s in a name? Following presidential order, Athabascan reflections on the meaning of Denali
Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, would a ...
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Pure Sole: Denali has always answered
Historically, human habitation inside the Denali region is over 11,000 years old. Athabaskan people’s presence in the region dates back roughly 1,800 years while principal groups in the park area in ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
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Anchorage Museum, others win auction for railroad's golden spike
The golden spike used to complete the Alaska Railroad over 100 years ago will now be permanently displayed in Alaska for the ...
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AROUND ALASKA: Serum Run, Forest Management, Iceworm Festival, and Winning Photo!
Jonathan Hayes recreates the historic Serum Run journey to Nome on its 100th anniversary. Alaska plans forest expansions, the ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria ...
They’re off! 100 years since the Serum Run marked with expedition recreation
Nenana said “safe travels” to Jonathan Hayes and his team on Monday as they took off to recreate the Serum Run 100 years ...
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Golden Alaska Railroad spike to return to state
The Anchorage Museum, along with the City of Nenana, bought a special railroad spike at a Christie’s auction for $200,000.
On Alaska names and neighborhoods
"I started to learn (and am still learning) more about the rich naming traditions “Denali” and other Alaska Native names for ...
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Golden spike returns to Alaska after nearly a century, marking historic milestone
The iconic 14-karat gold spike, part of the 1923 Alaska Railroad completion, is returning to Alaska after nearly 100 years. The Anchorage Museum and City of Nenana will alternate its ...