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It was a race for first place: Dallas Seavey edged by Aily Zirkle and won the 2014 Iditarod by 2 minutes and 22 seconds. It was a race for Rookie of the Year: Nathan Schroeder edged by Abbie West and won the 2014 Rookie of the Year by about 6 minutes. It somehow seems fitting …
Marcelle Fressineau was the last musher to pass under the Burled Arch Saturday evening. As the final musher to reach the Burled Arch, she was asked to extinguish the Widow’s Lamp signifying that all mushers are off the Iditarod trail. She crossed the finish line at 7:42pm Saturday with 9 dogs.
Monica Zappa, Lisbet Norris and Marcelle Fressinea, all rookies, have arrived in Nome. The last musher to make the burled arch is asked to extinguish the Widow’s Lamp, an act that signifies all mushers are off the trial. The newly fallen snow slowed the trio of final mushers. Compared to the icy trail the coaches …
Hi Boys and Girls, In my morning update I gave a question of the day that I thought I’d answer in another post. The question was “What is the Red Lantern Award and who is it given to?” I sure thought that was going to be an easy answer. I looked it up to make …
Cindy Abbott booted her athletes chatting with every dog, offering praise and a little preview of the next part of the trail. Her reward was often a cool wet canine nose nudge and just as often, a big canine, too quick to dodge lick across the face. These dogs are affectionate and don’t mind showing …
Cindy Abbott parked her dog team yesterday at a quarter to eight in the morning. She intended to stay for a short rest then head to Takotna for her long layover. As her planned departure grew closer Cindy re-evaluated and decided to stay in McGrath. There could have been many factors that played into changing …
Nome, Alaska – Monday, March 19, 2012 – The 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race officially ended at 02:57 Alaska Time when Rookie Musher Jan Steves (Bib #40) from Edmonds, WA made her way under the Burled Arch on Front Street in Nome, Alaska with 9 dogs on her team. The 55 year old musher …
Christine Roalofs (R) arrived in Nome Sunday afternoon at 1:36 with 11 dogs. She becomes the Red-Lantern Award winner for 2013 officially closing the race. All teams are in NOME! Time for the Finishers Club Banquet.
There’s a go to person in every organization. For Jr. Iditarod it’s Barb Redington. In recognition of her service, the Jr. Iditarod Board of Directors has named Barb as the 2019 Honorary Musher. Barb will receive Bib #1, signed by the Jr. Iditarod mushers, to wear at the start of the 2019 race. Jr. Iditarod …
Miriam Körner, the author of the young adult novel Yellow Dog, says, “There is a power that comes from personal story, and that power is strongest when it is shared through storytelling.” Körner lives in Canada with her husband, who grew up in northern Saskatchewan. The novel demonstrates the power of learning through storytelling as …
