Eye on the Trail: McGrath Award and Wednesday Morning
News from McGrath – Shortly after 20:00 on Tuesday evening, Jessie Holmes was the first 2026 musher to arrive in the Athabaskan village at the
News from McGrath – Shortly after 20:00 on Tuesday evening, Jessie Holmes was the first 2026 musher to arrive in the Athabaskan village at the
Veteran musher Jessie Holmes (bib # 7 ), of Brushkana, Alaska was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint at 8:03 p.m. today
As we check in on Tuesday evening, the competitive teams are spread out a distance of 95 miles from Rohn to where Jessie Holmes and
As of Tuesday morning, there are teams ready to ascend the Alaska range looking to be in Rohn later today and teams who have descended
Rookie Iditarod musher Jaye Foucher (bib #28) of Wentworth, New Hampshire, scratched at 6:30 a.m. today at the Rainy Pass checkpoint due to personal reasons.
March 8th, yesterday, was not only the Restart of Iditarod 54 but also International Day of the Woman. With the excitement of getting 37 teams
While it’s a new day on the Iditarod trail, but before going down the trail, let’s look back to last night – 21:00. Ryan Redington
The Willow restart brought a large crowd of spectators to the lake to enjoy an easily accessible view of the iconic sled dog race across
Street crews were busy overnight dumping some 700 loads of snow and then spreading along the cross streets, 4th Avenue and Cordova Street for the

Expedition Mushing Class 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race® The Expedition Mushing Class allows participants to travel the official Iditarod Trail and cross the ceremonial
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