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it is a dogsled race from one end of Alaska to the other. A team of anywhere from 12 to 16 dogs pull a sled with a musher (dog controller) across the snow and ice. The Winner gets a cash prize and usually a trophy, but most of the people that win, do it mostly for the fun of it.

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