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Article: Musher sought for one-of-kind job in Alaska.(News)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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Byline: Mike Campbell; McClatchy Newspapers
ANCHORAGE -- In the world of dog mushing, there aren't many jobs with a steady paycheck. Professional mushers live off the bounty of their race earnings, dog-breeding skills and marketing savvy.
And within a federal government that employs 19.7 million people, there is one -- exactly one -- dog-mushing job.
And it's open.
The National Park Service is looking for a new kennels manager at Denali National Park and Preserve, a job that in addition to running Denali's 31-animal dog kennel includes mushing into one of America's great swaths of wilderness.
And the pay range of $33,477 to ...