▁use ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁Al aska , ▁Canada ▁and ▁Russia ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁Al aska ▁settlement , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁regular ▁mail ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁interior ▁post ▁offices ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months ▁( Oct ober ▁to ▁May ), ▁although ▁individuals ▁might ▁agree ▁to ▁transport ▁letters ▁to ▁coast al ▁areas . ▁Reg ular ▁service ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁begun ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁air plan es ▁began ▁to ▁ ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁mail ▁transport , ▁but ▁post master s ▁were ▁still ▁allowed ▁to ▁use ▁dogs ▁for ▁" emer gency ▁mail ▁service ", ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁c ach ets ▁were ▁produced ▁reading ▁" Al aska ▁Dog ▁Team ▁Post " ▁and ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁team . ▁The ▁last ▁regular - sch eduled ▁dog ▁team ▁route ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁when ▁Ch ester ▁No ong wo ok ▁of ▁Sav o ong a ▁on ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁Island ▁retired ▁his ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁compet itive ▁dogs led ▁races ▁have ▁carried ▁some ▁comm emor ative ▁mail . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Al aska ' s ▁Winter ▁M ails ▁ ▁Category : Post al ▁history ▁Category : Post al ▁system ▁Category : D og ▁s led ding <0x0A> </s> ▁Bl oss om ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁L amar ▁County , ▁Texas , ▁United