Each day this week leading up to Iditarod, Eye on the Trail will introduce the rookie class of 2026. Gabe Dunham coined the phrase “rerun
Recognition, stories, prizes and camaraderie were all a part of the Sunday evening Jr. Iditarod Awards Banquet. Family, friends and supports of the Jr. Iditarod
Another great day for racing by sled dog standards albeit a little chilly for the humans involved as mushers, trail breakers, vets, checkers and of
For the 49th Jr. Iditarod, Mother Nature has provided temperatures that sled dogs love to run in. Their humans on the other hand would prefer
The Jr. Iditarod is proud to introduce their 2026 honorary mushers, Bruce and Diana Moroney. A central and defining part of their lives has been
To round out the eleven musher field for the 2026 Jr. Iditarod we’ll meet two first year veterans and a pair of third year veterans.
The 49th Jr. Iditarod, with eleven contestants is scheduled for February 28th and March 1st. If conditions remain favorable, the race will begin on Knik
The Jr. Iditarod began as a dream fifty years ago. Young mushers in the Knik area were camped on Nine-Mile Hill and started talking about
Mary Shields, an Iditarod pioneer who paved the way for women in The Last Great Race passed away in mid-July at the age of 80.
Iditarod elders, Dan Seavey and Raine Hall Rawlins worked from the ground floor to establish the race, shaping it to be the renowned event it
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