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The 2008 Alaska Sweepstakes marked the centennial run of the first sled dog race in Alaska. Before the Iditarod, before the Yukon Quest,before any of the mid distance races, there was the All Alaska Sweepstakes.
Born in the frontier town of Nome, Alaska in 1908, the race allowed a town full of mushers, gold miners and gamblers a way to amuse themselves thru the long, cold, dark winter.
The race from to Nome to Candle and back covers some of the most desolate but beautiful country Alaska has to offer. Fortunes were won and lost in the early days of this race. The 2008 race was marked by an unprecedented 100 thousand dollar winner take all purse. Some of the sport's best drivers entered, along with a few hardy Nome souls, to run the trails and relive the adventures. They all felt some connection to history and the spirits of the race.
Husky Productions presents a video journal of that week.
From behind the scenes, to the start, finish, checkpoints, interviews and of course, the awards banquet viewers will get a real feel of what it was like to be in Nome during this incredible time.
Supplemented by photographs from master photographer, Jan DeNapoli and original music by Kyf Brewer and Jim Parkinson, we're sure this feature length movie will enchant your spirit.
Come run with the spirits!
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