Category: Dog Mushing

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Slim Williams and his lead dog, Rembrandt beside their sled in Northern British Columbia in Spring of 1933.

Slim Williams: Alaska’s mushing highway ambassador to the Lower 48 in 1932-33

Adventurer Clyde “Slim” Williams moved to Alaska in 1900. According to his biography, “Alaska Sourdough,” Slim lived in the Copper River Basin in the 1930s, and one fall, while buying supplies at Copper Center,...

Leonhard Seppala’s Chatanika cabin–a link to one of dog mushing’s greats

Leonhard Seppala’s cabin as it looked in the 1990s Most people probably aren’t aware that Leonhard (Sepp) Seppala, who achieved fame during the 1925 diphtheria serum run to Nome and popularized the use of...

Old freight-type toboggan sled in the Central museum as it would have looked in 1900. Kennels in the background are similar in design to early kennels used around the Interior in locations such as the ranger patrol cabins at Denali.

Museum at Central, Alaska shows early dog sled development

The Circle District Historical Society Museum in Central, Alaska houses several lovely old dog sleds, including some that would be familiar to most Alaskans—“basket” sleds with runners. But one different type of sled, what...

Dog mushing is essential at Denali National Park and Preserve

Dog mushing has been an important activity in the Denali region since before the establishment of Mount McKinley National Park (now Denali National Park and Preserve). Natives in the area traditionally used dog teams...