The Widow’s Lamp, Red Lantern and Burled Arch are symbols of great significance seen every year in Nome. What’s the historical significance, what do they symbolize and how did these icons come to be? With all the mushers off the trail and awaiting the Sunday afternoon Finisher’s Banquet, it’s a perfect time to find out. …
Benjamin Good’s first dog powered experience, skijoring with a couple of Aaron Burmeister’s dogs, resulted in cold feet. He solved that issue by getting a couple more dogs and a sled so he could where warmer boots. Good said at the arch early this morning, “While doing dogs and racing, it dawned on me that …
Enjoy these Siri Pics of the 11th – 15th Place Finishers at the Burled Arch on Front Street in Nome. What do you notice in each of the photos?
Apologies for listing Travis Beals in fourth place yesterday in a Siri Pics post. Jeff Deeter was fourth to the burled arch. Paige Drobny earned fifth place. Travis Beals claimed sixth place. Should pictures of Jeff and Paige at the finish line become available, I will share them.
Photographer Siri Raitto captured some stunning shots of the top three teams into Nome. Enjoy!
Since 2012 we’ve been seeing double on the trail. Kristy and Anna Berington have conquered the Iditarod Trail together. Kristy ran without Anna in 2010 and 2011 and now Anna ran without Kristy in 2024. It was a decision the twins made – it would be easier to write a check for only one entry …
Jason Mackey has broken into the top 20 for the first time in his nine year Iditarod career. Mackey made the burled arch in 16th place with a time of 10 days 8 hours and 16 minutes. His personal best time for the northern route came in 2016 at 10 days 3 hours and 52 …
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 …
Travis Beals has earned 6th place with a time of 9 days 14 hours and 39 minutes. This marks a fourth top ten finish for the Seward musher. His highest finish came in 2019 when he completed the southern route in 5th place. His bet time on the northern route came in 2016 – 9 …
Dallas Seavey claimed his SIXTH Iditarod Championship Tuesday afternoon. Led by Sebastian and Aero, Seavey and company made the burled arch at 17:16 for an elapsed time of 9 days, 2 hours and 16 minutes. His best Northern route time, 8 days, 11 hours and 20 minutes was recorded in 2016. With this win, Seavey …
