Helen on January 19th, 2010

In a commentary piece for the Anchorage Daily News titled Rookie will have veteran approach to Iditarod, veteran musher John Schandelmeier takes a look at Dan Kaduce and Jodi Bailey’s Dew Claw Kennel, north of Fairbanks;
“Dan Kaduce has finished the Yukon Quest a couple of times — and also scratched. His eighth-place finish in last [...]

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Helen on December 27th, 2009

Race Updates and Articles:
• Alaska Dispatch’s Team and Trail, Dec. 30
Michelle Phillips of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory placed first in the women’s division, with Abbie West placing second an hour and sixteen minutes later, and Maren Bradley placing third. In the men’s division.

• Anchorage Daily News article, Dec. 28
It is, perhaps, the oddest race many [...]

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Helen on October 10th, 2009

Hans Gatt’s team near Deshka Landing, a few miles west of Willow, 2009 Iditarod
It’s been a long wonderful summer and now we’re late into fall, and it’s time to put the Northern Light Media Journal back online again. We’ve been revising this site – still revising – and working to make it easier to use. [...]

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Helen on October 10th, 2009

Brent Sass of Wild and Free Mushing writes from Minnesota, where he’s taking a break before moving to Eureka for the winter season:
“The 2009-10 season is shaping up to be very exciting! I have already signed up for the Sheep Mountain 150, Gin Gin 200, Copper Basin 300 and of course the 1000 Mile [...]

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Helen on December 27th, 2008

An update on the start of the Gin Gin 200 and the first teams in both men’s and women’s divisions into Maclaren River Lodge.

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