Posts from October 2024

Alaska Day

October 17, 2024 by Casey Ressler
Happy Alaska Day! October 18 marks the formal transfer of the Territory of Alaska from Russia to the United States. And it was a pretty good deal, too - just $7.2 million. The sale price was approximately 2 cents an acre and enlarged the United States by 586,000 square miles. Alaska was originally a...

Su Dog 300

October 8, 2024 by Casey Ressler
A new sled dog race is coming to the Upper Susitna Valley this winter, as the Su Dog 300 makes its debut in January. The race is a 300-mile Iditarod qualifier that organizers say helps fill the void of mid-distance races in the Willow area, a community with strong historical roots in the dog mushing...