Eye on the Trail: Nikolai to Ophir
Nikolai to Ophir accurately describes the position of teams on the trail – EXCEPT, Dallas Seavey has departed Ophir for Cripple and is resting out
Nikolai to Ophir accurately describes the position of teams on the trail – EXCEPT, Dallas Seavey has departed Ophir for Cripple and is resting out
It’s mid-afternoon on Tuesday. While Insiders Greg Heister and Bruce Lee gave an update from Nikolai, they both agreed that the champion for 2024 would
As the first musher to arrive in Nikolai, Mille Porsild received the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award. Mille, wearing bib #12 arrived in
The day of the 2024 Iditarod Restart was cloudy, mid-teen temperatures with little to no wind as evidenced by the flags atop the start banner.
Ramey Smyth comes from a storied mushing background. Ramey’s mother, celebrated harness maker Lolly Medley, was the second woman to ever finish the race and
You know you’re a serious Iditarod fan if the weather app on your phone contains locations along the Iditarod Trail – Willow, Skwentna, Nicolai, McGrath

Cindy Abbott, Iditarod’s 2015 Red Lantern Recipient, spoke to the teachers about her experiences on the trail. Abbott also shared basic race information to give
Folks in Nome headed to the Nome Recreation Center for the Iditarod Finisher’s Banquet on a calm, sunny, warm afternoon. All the mushers were off
It won’t be long and the festivities of the Finisher’s Banquet will get underway. The banquet is held in the Nome Recreation Center which for
Rookie Mary Helwig made Nome at 2351. Seems that it’s never too late or too early for a celebration at the burled arch at the
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