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Dear Friends, The 2024 Iditarod has officially ended with Jeff Reid coming in last, extinguishing the Widow’s Lantern and earning the Red Lantern Award for perseverance. 29 teams finished the grueling race across Alaska. What about the nine teams who scratched, or had to quit, for various reasons? What are Sean Williams, Calvin Daugherty, Aaron …
The top ten teams have arrived in Nome lead by Dallas Seavey. Accomplishing his sixth victory was celebrated by family, friends and the Iditarod Nation. As Jessie Royer rounded out the top ten, another record was entered into the books. This is the first time in race history that four women have finished in the …
The Insider Crew has arrived in White Mountain awaiting the arrival of the Mushers. Currently, Dallas Seavey is expected to arrive around midnight on Tuesday, March 12th. We will be live at White Mountain as the Mushers come in and begin their mandatory 8-hour rests.
Dear Friends, What do pure gold nuggets, salmon fish, beaver fur mittens and hats, and a gourmet dinner have in common? These are all specially awarded prizes along the Iditarod Trail! At certain checkpoints, the first musher to reach certain checkpoints wins a prize donated by an Iditarod sponsor. For example: Mille Porsild won handmade …
There’s a tremendous amount of planning and preparation that goes into any sled dog race. Race organizers have been putting in many hours to make the Jr. Iditarod the race kids beg their parents to run. Richard Plack and his trail crew are guaranteed to have the trail marked and in the great condition for …
There’s a tremendous amount of planning and preparation that goes into any sled dog race. Race organizers have been putting in many hours to make the Jr. Iditarod the race kids beg their parents to run. Yes, there’s some snow in the forecast but Richard Plack and his trail crew are guaranteed to have the …
You’ll meet the Jr. Iditarod veterans who are participating in the 2024 race in the next three segments of Meet the Junior Iditarod Mushers. Kids come to mushing through many different trails. Sometimes it’s a family affair and other times it’s purely coincidence. Whatever brought them to dogs, these are dedicated conscientious young people who …
Following the race is exciting for students. To keep track of musher progress and other data during the race as mushers travel from checkpoint to checkpoint, use one of our sample tracking forms that are listed on this page or create a chart to gather the data you want students to collect. During odd numbered …
The Jr. Iditarod starts on Saturday February 24th at 10:00 on Knik Lake right across the road from where Joe Redington’s old boat the Nomad sits. You can follow the race through Eye on the Trail at Iditarod.com, at jriditarod.org or thru the Jr. Iditarod Facebook page. Meet the Jr. Iditarod Mushers, a five part …
The Jr. Iditarod in it’s 47th year looks forward to hosting 21mushers. You’d have to go all the way back to 2007 to find a race larger in size with 26 mushers. Great news that the number of participants in the Jr. Iditarod is increasing! There are 9 rookies and 12 veterans from inside and …
