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Hello friends, And just like that . . . it’s over. The 2024 Iditarod Sled Dog Race wrapped up with the Finisher’s Banquet on Sunday night, March 17 in Nome, AK. 38 teams began the race in Willow and 29 teams finished. Jeff Reid, a rookie from Two Rivers, AK brought in the Red Lantern …
Dear Friends, The 2024 Iditarod has officially ended with Jeff Reid coming in last, extinguishing the Widow’s Lantern and earning the Red Lantern Award for perseverance. 29 teams finished the grueling race across Alaska. What about the nine teams who scratched, or had to quit, for various reasons? What are Sean Williams, Calvin Daugherty, Aaron …
Dear Friends, If you like math, here is a problem to solve. As of Thursday evening, 24 mushers with an average of 11 dogs each have crossed the finish line in Nome. How many of us sled dogs have come into the town? Nome is not a big city. Where do we sled dogs go? …
Dear Friends, It has been so exciting seeing the mushers arriving in Nome, tired but happy and triumphant! Little by little more teams are arriving. The mushers have given credit to their sled dogs for working as a team to get across Alaska. If you are able to see the GPS tracker, you see two …
Hello friends, The 52nd running of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race has a winner! Dallas Seavey claimed the title at 5:16 PM Alaska time. He had 10 of my K9 friends at the finish line. The entire race took him 9 days, 2 hours, 16 minutes, and 8 seconds. This was his 6th Iditarod victory …
Dear Friends, Throughout the history of the Iditarod, there have been family connections between mushers. In 2017, Dallas Seavey and his dad ended up finishing second and first, with Dallas coming into Nome about 2 1/2 hours after his father, Mitch. Brothers have raced together; husbands and wives have been competitors. This year, for the …
Hello friends, This is it pups, the end of the Iditarod is in our site. As of this writing Dallas Seavey (picture), Matt Hall, and Jessie Holmes are in White Mountain with Travis Beals, Jeff Deeter, and Paige Drobny heading that way. Following Rule #13, teams must stop in White Mountain for 8 hours before …
Dear Friends, There are wonderful schools in each of the populated checkpoints. I say populated, because some checkpoints are either ghost towns (abandoned) or just places for mushers to stop, get their supplies, and have vets available. Yentna Station is a roadhouse, population 8, where the family hosts people who want to visit interior …
Hello friends, What a race! Teams are still running to see who will capture the title of Iditarod Champions. Sometimes we forget that there are also other winners along the way. Jesse Holmes and his K9s just won the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award for being the first team to Unalakleet, Travis Beals and team …
Dear Friends, What do pure gold nuggets, salmon fish, beaver fur mittens and hats, and a gourmet dinner have in common? These are all specially awarded prizes along the Iditarod Trail! At certain checkpoints, the first musher to reach certain checkpoints wins a prize donated by an Iditarod sponsor. For example: Mille Porsild won handmade …