Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
A Maine resident has been working to preserve the genetic line of sled dogs driven on the run by famed musher Leonhard ...
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Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...
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Nenana celebrates Serum Run Centennial with re-enactment
One hundred years ago today, a sled dog team left Nenana carrying lifesaving anti-toxin medication to save people in Nome ...
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Great Race of Mercy: Maine man recreates famed dog-sled run 100 years later
Next week marks 100 years since the conclusion of the Great Serum Run, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, to deliver life ...
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Anchorage Museum Helps Bring Historic Railroad Spike Home to Alaska
It was loaned to President Warren G. Harding to use at a ceremony marking the completion of the railroad on July 15, near the city of Nenana. At the Christie’s sale this past Friday, it sparked ...
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Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, with financial help from private donors and the Alaska Railroad, won the Christie’s auction for the spike in New York with a bid of $201,600 ...
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Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's golden spike
Harding in Nenana, Alaska, just days before he died in office, which marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad over a century ago. (Christie's Images via AP) (Uncredited/AP) ANCHORAGE ...