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Microbes pose no threat to winter swimmers, according to Finnish Health Institute

27 December 2018 Yle News 0 Comments cold, Finland, health, Ice swimming, sport, swimming, winter

The Finnish tradition of ice swimming poses very little risk of microbial infection to swimmers, the National Institute for Health

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A sled dog in Alaska in 2013. Wildfires put hundreds of sled dogs in emergency shelters this week after their kennels were evacuated. (iStock)

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Iditarod mushers pack fish, beef, stew and Twinkies for fuel

18 February 2016 Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments Alaska, Arctic, dogs, food, mushing, sled dogs, sport

Paul Gebhardt has started the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 19 times. He’s placed second twice and has learned a

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Yukon Quest champion Brent Sass gets ready for the Fairbanks restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News)

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Alaska: Fairbanks snowstorm a blessing for snow-starved Iditarod mushers

10 March 201511 March 2015 Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch 0 Comments Arctic, dog sledding, dogs, mushing, North, race, sport

FAIRBANKS — The caravan of mushers who all made it to Fairbanks on Monday for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

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