The history teacher became fascinated by the Gold Rush-era Iditarod Trail and helped stage the first dogsled race.

Dan Seavey ran the first Iditarod, in 1973, when mushers and organizers were still trying to figure out if a thousand-mile sled dog race across Alaska was even possible.

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Skye isn’t the only sled dog that’s found a retirement home—it’s common for kennels in the Northland to turn to adoption when they have dogs past their running prime. Voyageur Outward ...

Dan Seavey, who finished third in the first-ever running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and sat atop one of Alaska mushing's dynastic families, died last week at the age of 87. News of Seavey's ...

and they spend long miles running behind the sled and pushing it up hills to help their dogs. The teams camp along the trail, running an average of six hours on and six off around the clock ...

Diphtheria Epidemic Serum Run. The Serum Run was a heroic effort by 20 mushers and 150 sled dogs to bring a diphtheria ...

Huskies and other sled dogs are even known for competing ... "Cold is not a problem when the dogs are running during the race," Whiton said. "Overheating is a bigger problem." ...

Dan Seavey, who finished third in the first-ever running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and sat atop one of Alaska mushing's dynastic families, died last week at the age of 87. News of Seavey's ...