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The 2020 Iditarod Summer Raffle drawing was conducted at 5 p.m. today at the Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla. Ten lucky raffle ticket holders now share approximately $88,000 in prizes, which includes two (2) 2020 Ram 4×4 Quad Cab pickup trucks. The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) conducts two raffles annually. The financial success of each …
Travis Beals is one of the young stars of the Iditarod. What a summer he’s had! We catch up with him on a glacier outside of the town of Seward, Alaska and we go sky high to find out how he and his team spends the summer.
What to expect. That is kind of the big question at this point. Given the state of the world right now, things are going to look a little different this year, for all of us. The Summer Teacher Summit was done virtually in June, and the “passing of the torch” (or the Teacher on …
Claiming 66th place in Iditarod XLIV is Sarah Stokey. Sarah and her fiancee, Travis Beals, operate Turning Heads Kennel near Seward, Alaska. Sarah and Travis became engaged when Travis completed his rookie run in 2013. He proposed and she accepted under the burled arch. Sarah was running the kennel’s puppy team. Her goal was to …
In Texas, we love our symbols. The famous “Lone Star” is a symbol that is easily recognizable by just about anyone, young and old. In our state social studies standards in fourth grade, we dig a little deeper into the symbolism and start to really understand our history and what those symbols we see and …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MITCH SEAVEY FIRST INTO NOME – IDITAROD XLI CHAMPION Nome, Alaska – Tuesday, March 12, 2013 – IDITAROD XLI Musher Mitch Seavey (Bib # 36) of Seward, Alaska arrived into Nome, Alaska and crossed under the burled arch at 22:39 Alaska Time with 10 dogs on his team claiming his …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MITCH SEAVEY FIRST INTO UNALAKLEET – WINS WELLS FARGO GOLD COAST AWARD Nome, Alaska – Sunday, March 10, 2013 – Mitch Seavey (Bib# 36) of Seward, Alaska arrived into Unalakleet as the leader in the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at 10:13 Alaska Time. Seavey arrived into Unalakleet with 11 …
by Martha Dobson The Iditarod Trail is an official historic trail, running from Seward, Alaska to Nome, Alaska. When it was first used, men, and a few women, who were looking for new prospects turned to the lure of gold, disembarking a boat in Seward and beginning their trek for fortunes. 2012 is the fourth …
By Terrie Hanke Musher, Dan Seavey, of Seward, Alaska drew bib #65 at the musher banquet prior to the 40th running of Iditarod but today he was wearing bib#100. Seavey rolled into McGrath with fourteen spirited dogs at 13:08 on Thursday afternoon. His first order of business was to bed down and feed the team. …
Imagine a thick quilt, covered in many squares, patches and fabrics, with layers of warm fiber nestled through, sewn together with thread. On this trip I’ve met so many people who are the threads holding the history of a place together. Their stories weave in and out of the fabric of time. Change happens, and …
