A team of sled dogs led by Mitch Seavey (32), of Seward, Alaska, mush through downtown during the Ceremonial ... Mushers began their trek to the finish line in Nome from Fairbanks, the fourth ...

started the Iditarod in 1973 after the introduction of snow machines, as snowmobiles are called in Alaska, rendered the use ...

In the District 1 race covering downtown, Government Hill, Fairview and Mountain View, incumbent Daniel Volland is facing a ...

Mushers began their trek to the finish line in Nome from Fairbanks ... in to cover downtown city streets. Mushers and their dog teams will battle the worst of what wild Alaska can throw at ...

Iditarod musher Jeff Deeter of Fairbanks talks to spectators on March 1 as he approaches the end of a trail of old snow stretching only about 1.5 miles in downtown ... of March in Alaska’s ...

And, it’s fewer teams than competed in the very first Iditarod, back in 1973, when 34 mushers dashed to Nome. Failor said ... sponsors in recent years, like Alaska Airlines, Coca-Cola, Anchorage ...

Mushers spend an entire year training and raising the money needed to get to Nome. The Iditarod begins ... The starting line is in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, a city located in the south-central ...

News Man Weekly host Carl Hunnell sits down with Doug Wertz, board president and artistic director of the Mansfield Playhouse ...

How many miles is the Iditarod? The the exact distance of the Iditarod varies based on which route the teams take. In odd years like 2025, teams will travel 998 miles. In even years, teams will ...

Add a historic Iditarod across Alaska to Emily Ford’s résumé of extreme winter feats. Under bright sunshine, the rookie musher from Duluth and her team of 10 Alaskan huskies crossed the finish line of ...

It’s been an amazing 10 days and I soaked up every part of it,” Holmes said in an interview with Iditarod Insider minutes after finishing. Holmes mused on all the Iditarod ...