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What Happens in Nome?

Dear Friends, What exactly happens in Nome when the teams finish the Iditarod? First, the mushers and teams run along the Bering Sea coast and

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Alaska Native Top Three

Dear Friends, You have seen that the top three finishers in the race (including all their amazing sled dogs) are Alaska Native.  What does that

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Rookie Run

As I write this post I am sitting in a beautiful corner of the Kegoayah Kozga Public Library in Nome, Alaska looking out the window

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Musher Assistance

Dear Friends, Did you hear about Eddie Burke, Jr. back on Saturday?  He was getting pretty sleepy and fell off the back of his sled!

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Redington’s Champion Run

Fifty-one years ago Joe Redington Sr. saw a dream realized when the first Iditarod mushers completed the race he worked so hard to develop. Today

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Sea Ice

Dear Friends, As the teams are leaving Unalakleet, passing through the checkpoints of Shaktoolik, Koyuk, and Elim there will be times they will be running

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Middle of the Pack

Dear Friends, If you are watching the standings or the GPS tracker of the sled dog teams, much emphasis is placed on the top five.

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Which Sled Runner Plastic?

Dear Friends, When sled dog teams come into a checkpoint, what happens?    Sleds are checked for required items. Vets check the dogs. The musher

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