In this image, the Widow’s Lamp helps to light the way to the finish line for Karin Hendrickson as she neared the finish line. Karin arrived in Nome with a time of 10 days, 13 hours, 55 minutes and 0 seconds. A Picture Tells a Story…. Reaching Nome was a great accomplish for Karin who …
A ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the Redington Mural, a 72-foot-long canvas with 220 photos, was held on Sunday, April 25, (2016) at the Joe Redington Sr. High School. The work not only showcases the life of Joe Redington Sr. but also the history of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race with checkpoints and standout …
You’re invited to celebrate the Redington Mural, a 72-foot-long canvas with 220 photos. Thework not only showcases the life of Joe Redington Sr. but also the history of the Iditarod SledDog Race with checkpoints and standout mushers. Created by Photographer Kevin Smith. Location: Joe Redington Sr. High School, 10015 Redington Road (south on Knik-Goose Bay Road …
Running in the Boston Marathon has been something on DeeDee Jonrowe’s bucket list. On Monday, April 18, DeeDee will be off and running! Over the past 15 plus years, DeeDee has run many half marathons and marathons, usually running about 2 a year. In 2014, DeeDee qualified for the Boston Marathon with a time of …
What happens at checkpoints doesn’t stay at checkpoints because we’re sharing the story with you. Dogs are priority one! When a musher arrives in a checkpoint, the first order of life on the trail is taking care of the dogs! A picture tells a story. When Wade Marrs came into the McGrath checkpoint during the …
Congratulations to our 2016 Winter Raffle Winners! #1 – A 2016 Dodge Ram 4×4 Pickup Truck goes to Ulanieka Morrison. (Ticket 2776) # 2 – $1000 Cash Winner – Chuck Sevcik, Anchorage (Ticket 3251) # 3 – $1000 Cash Winner – Daniel Bauer from Wrangell (Ticket 0883) # 4 – $1000 Cash Winner – Shannon …
Congratulations to the Iditarod Finishers! At the awards banquet in Nome on Sunday, March 20, the awards were announced and each musher took the stage to be recognized. For a list of awards, please view this press release: Press Release Iditarod XLIV special award recipients honored at Nome banquet March 20, 2016
Read the Press Release listing information on taking shuttle buses to the Restart. Restart at Willow Lake, March 6, 2 p.m. Anchorage Lakefront Hotel, formerly the Millennium–buses depart 3 times the morning of the restart, March 6, at 8:00 for volunteers only, at 9:30 for spectators and volunteers, and at 11:00 for spectators. Buses return …
It’s all about the Heet! AND the volunteers! Volunteers worked at Airland Transport in Anchorage recently, labeling and getting ready to ship 1400 cases of heet to the trail. Heet is very important because it is the fuel mushers use to heat water to insure the dogs get hot meals multiple times a day …
