On a Fairbanks, Alaska shore excursion, Mary Shields shares the experience of the thing she loves most: her team of big waggly huskies.
Our small group was able to get up close and personal with the dogs, while Mary informed us about the husky breed and about some of her training techniques. Read more...(88 words, estimated 21 secs reading time)
From Fairbanks, it’s only a five-mile drive to see Mary Shields on a tour that carries her name. In 1973, Mary became the first woman to finish the 1,049-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race. She lives in a modern log cabin that she and her former husband built. There, she tends to her garden and to her team of huskies. Read more...(188 words, estimated 45 secs reading time)