The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere and under siege from a contagious disease known as the ...

Winter can be a good time to sit by the fire and read someone’s memories of a long ago trek through the Adirondacks. By chance I found a copy of “Friendly Adirondack Peaks,” by Robert Wickham, ...

Now, 100 years later ... medallions each serum run musher received a century ago, race spokesperson Shannon Noonan said in an email. This year’s Iditarod starts March 1.

Mushers and Dogs Braved a Horrific Alaska Winter to Deliver Lifesaving Serum 100 Years Ago ANCHORAGE ... from Nome via the frozen Yukon River and mail trails. Thanks to Alaska’s new telegraph ...