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Iditapod: An abridged history of Alaska dog mushing and 2018 Iditarod

Leonhard Seppala and his dog team in Canada, 1931 (Photo courtesy Nancy Wolfe collection)
Leonhard Seppala and his dog team in Canada, 1931 (Photo courtesy Nancy Wolfe collection)

Ramping up our 2019 Iditarod coverage, we look back at the history of dog mushing in Alaska, the dawn of long-distance racing and... yes, we talk a little about last year's race.

Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at cgrove@alaskapublic.org.