The unpowered boat race stretches 750 miles to Ketchikan.
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Team Angry Beaver wins 5th annual Race to Alaska
Named after their local Seattle bar, this was Team Angry Beaver’s first time competing in the 750-mile boat race from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska.
3-man Seattle team wins inaugural ‘Race To Alaska’
Five days and fifty-five minutes after leaving Victoria, British Columbia, the three-man crew of the Elsie Piddock sailed across the finish line.
Byron Mallott: B.C. officials ‘sincere’ about safe mining
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott met with top officials from British Columbia’s mines and environment agencies as part of Mining Week in the Canadian province.
Leggo My Legos! Australian Toy Stores Hit By Series Of Thefts
Toy stores in Australia have been hit by a series of high-dollar Lego heists, and a police detective thinks the thefts might be the work of a crime syndicate specifically targeting the toys.
A Year After Shooting, Bells Toll In Newtown
As a steady snow blanketed Newtown, Saturday morning, the bells at St. Rose of Lima church tolled 26 times.
Pakistan Begins Construction of Pipeline Link With Iran
Iran and Pakistan are moving closer to completion of a nearly 1,000-mile natural gas pipeline linking the two countries, despite U.S. objections that it could become a source of hard currency for Tehran in defiance of international sanctions.