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"""We're going to Alaska! Pass it down the lane. We're going to Alaska, from where our grandmother came . . ."" This is the tale of the Hilltown Sleddogs' journey across North America to the motherland of mushing, Alaska. They traveled by truck and trailer for seven days. They trained in temperatures from 35 to 55 degrees below zero for seven weeks. Finally, on a frigid day in February 2020, this team of 12 Alaskan Huskies and their dog driver set out to mush 750 miles across the frozen Yukon River and Bering Sea, camping outside for three weeks on their way to Nome. From the eyes and ears of the Hilltown Sleddogs, we bring: Our Serum Run Story by the T's, U's, V's & Me!"

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"Marla BB, once known as New York City's sassy mama blues singer, became a martial artist and self-defense teacher, then a mama, and finally a musher!After a decade of raising 24 Alaskan Huskies and one daughter in the hilltowns of Western Massachusetts, Marla BB realized her dream of bringing her own sled dog team to mush the 750 mile Serum Run Trail across Alaska!When Marla started Hilltown Sleddogs, racing was her passion. With a wheeled rig on dry land and a sled on snow, Marla raced across North America and Sweden. Touring was her business. Thousands of hands of campers and clients have pet, hugged & loved the Hilltown Sleddogs. Sled dog camps and empowering youth became her mission. Campers became junior handlers, camp counsellors, even racers. Marla says, ""My sled dogs are my family, my daughters' canine siblings, my work companions and the reason I go to bed feeling loved, and I wake up with a howl in my heart!"" Meet the Hilltown Sleddogs team at www.hilltownsleddogs.com, a storybook reading or speaking engagement near you."

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