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Origin of the Iditarod
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is run along the Iditarod National Historic Trail. The Bureau of Land Management and other entities that own the land which the trail runs through all work in conjunction with the Iditarod Trail Committee to run the race each year. It is Alaska’s only winter National Trail and was …
*There’s a big myth and it’s time to bust it! You can help! Myth: Iditarod is run each year to commemorate the Serum Run. Truth: Although that event is an extremely important event in the history of Alaska, the fact is, the founders of the race did not take the Serum Run into account when …