Mushers are consistently met with surprises along the trail: unexpected weather, a moose on the trail, poor trail conditions, a broken sled, etc. However, the

Many students and classes have reached out asking about those “shoes” on the dogs’ feet. Here’s some information to help you out! The little shoe-like

All of the mushers have officially come and gone through the Takotna checkpoint. If you look at the description of Takotna on the Iditarod website,

The Iditarod and the mushers pride themselves on making sure that the dogs are always healthy and safe. Throughout the race, volunteer veterinarians can be

Greetings from Takotna, where numerous mushers are currently using their mandatory 24-hour rest. For those of you who might not know, according to rule 13,

It has been a very busy day at Nikolai. Mushers have been arriving one after another since the early morning. The first musher to make

Many people are  often curious about how mushers can have enough supplies for themselves and their dogs as they travel along the Iditarod Trail and

And so it begins! All 52 mushers have successfully left the Willow starting line and are making their way, approximately 1,000 grueling miles, to Nome,

Every year, lucky Iditarod fans have the opportunity to be an IditaRider during the ceremonial start of the race. Essentially, IditaRiders are people who get

On the first Saturday of March every year, the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod takes place in downtown Anchorage. Thousands of people will line the