
Katie Baldwin Basile
Independent PhotojournalistKatie Basile is a photographer and multimedia storyteller from Bethel, Alaska.
After graduating with a degree in Photojournalism from the University of Montana, Katie lived in Prague and interned with Spectrum Pictures. Eventually she settled in Brooklyn, New York where she lived and worked for six-years.
In 2015, Katie returned home to Bethel, Alaska where she continues to focus on documentary work and explores multimedia storytelling with rural Alaskan youth.
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The second day of the Cama’i dance festival buzzed with another full roster of dancing, workshops, and the annual Native foods dinner.
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The 2025 Cama’i dance festival began this Friday, March 28, in Bethel Regional High School's gym-turned-performance venue. Over the course of the evening, hundreds of dancers and spectators filled the room in a booming first night of attendance.
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The mass start of the 2025 Bogus Creek 150 will take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22.
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Bethel’s Pete Kaiser was the first musher to return, crossing the finish line at 1:57 a.m. and officially tying Jeff King for the all-time record of most first-place finishes in the race.
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16 mushers and their teams took off in a mass start and raced up the frozen Kuskokwim River and back in the 2025 Akiak Dash. Kwethluk's Raymond Alexie won the race, claiming his second Dash victory after having finished first in 2023.
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Mushers from across the region, state and country congregated in Bethel for the 2024 Kuskokwim 300 and Akiak Dash. Here are some of the best moments from the weekend.
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Mushers racing in the 45th running of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race began to cross the finish line on the Kuskokwim River the morning of Jan. 28, 2024. Pete Kaiser placed first, earning his 8th K300 title. In second place was Matt Failor, and in third Travis Beals.
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14 mushers embarked on the trail to Akiak and back on Jan. 27 for the 2024 Akiak Dash.
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23 teams raced into the frigid night on the Kuskokwim River in Bethel. The 45th running of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race brought together the state's best dog mushers to race on the windy and icy trails from Bethel to Aniak and back.