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Norberg the sled dog racer rises from Arctic roots

Peter Norberg, a lean tough 30 year old musher from Tuktoyaktuk via Victoria Island, leads a field of about 100 drivers and 1,000 sled dogs at the International Sled Dog Championships in the Adirondacks. He finished second in a 15 mile per day three day race, after decades of Arctic heritage and a life built around dog sleds. He and his wife Susan and son Miles join fellow mushers for a $20,000 prize and the camaraderie of the sport.