Dan Seavey, musher who helped create Alaska’s epic Iditarod, dies at 87

Dan Seavey, musher who helped create Alaska’s epic Iditarod, dies at 87

Dan Seavey, who as a history teacher in Alaska became fascinated by the Gold Rush-era Iditarod Trail and helped stage the first dogsled race along the 1,000-mile route in 1973 to begin an annual winter rite and a supreme test…