Musher Aliy Zirkle (Bib #14) was the first musher to arrive into McGrath at 20:32 with 16 dogs. Zirkle was awarded the prestigious PENAIR SPIRIT OF ALASKA AWARD by Danny Seybert, PenAir’s President & CEO . This award is a beautiful “spirit mask” especially created for this event by Bristol Bay artist, Orville Lind. In …
The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) announced after the Anchorage Ceremonial Start that it will route mushers down the Happy River Steps during this year’s race. In early February, ITC made the decision to use a winter trail established last year that circumvented the Steps that added a little over a mile to the distance between …
The 35th running of the Jr. Iditarod is set to get underway this Saturday, February 25th at 10 AM AK Time from Knik Lake, Mile 13 Knik Goose Bay Road, Wasilla. Lynden is the major sponsor of this event. The twelve Jr. Iditarod competitors will race to Yentna Station where they will overnight. Then on …
