Endurance, Fidelity, Intelligence: The 1925 serum run made heroes of Alaska sled dogs

Article Abstract:

Highlights are presented of the famous dog-run of 1925 in freezing Alaska, which in record-breaking time brought a life-saving serum to Nome, which saved the lives of many children dying of diphtheria. It is reported that dogs still run the trails in Alaska in memory of the life-saving serum run, while a monument in Manhattan pays tribute 'to the indomitable spirit' of the sled dogs.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Diphtheria, Sled dogs

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Echoes of light

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A reflection, like an echo of light and color, reveals another perspective, an idealized version of something commonplace. Often a hidden element is highlighted in reflection like the graceful form of a win-bent blade of grass or the perfect line of a stream cascading down a mountainside.

Analysis, Reflection (Philosophy)

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Tough breaks: Desolation and dangerous waves bond Yakutat surfers

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Yakutat, located at the edge of the Gulf of Alaska, is always on tsunami warning and during one particular intense storm, the local weather service reported 50-feet waves. Alaska's loneliness and dangerous young waves make it unsafe for surfers in a cold, stiff wetsuit.

Environmental aspects, Ocean waves, Gulf of Alaska region, Alaska, Yakutat, Alaska

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