Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a ...
2025 Iditarod Dog Race Is Longer Than Ever Before Because of the Lack of Snow
Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race is longer than ever before due to a lack of snow. This year's race, which has 33 mushers taking ...
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2025 Iditarod Race Live Blog
The Last Great Race kicked off Saturday morning with the ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage — albeit with a revised and ...
A parade of dogs: Nearly all Iditarod teams have reached Manley
MANLEY, Alaska (KTUU) - With the first 52 miles of the 1,128-mile journey behind them, Iditarod teams are making their way to ...
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‘Prepared to be adaptable’: Mushers leave Fairbanks to officially launch a historic 53rd Iditarod
This year’s 1,128-mile sled-dog race follows a novel route through Interior Alaska with a loop on the Yukon River. “We are ...
Lack of snow forces Alaska’s famous Iditarod race to make ‘difficult but necessary’ change
The race is meant to commemorate and celebrate the history of Alaska and the critical part that sled dogs have played in the ...
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Off and mushing: Matthew Failor finally feels like he is on the Iditarod trail
Matthew Failor harnessed his 16-dog team Monday night and raced away into the darkness from the village of Nenana, population ...
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Soup, sleep and sunset: Nenana hosts Iditarod’s first race checkpoint
As Travis Beals parked his team, an Alaska Railroad horn echoed off nearby rock walls as it crossed the long truss bridge ...
Just one Alaska Native competitor for Iditarod
Despite declining Native participation in the Iditarod, Indigenous representation remains strong in mid-distance races ...
Wisconsin will be well represented in Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race in 2025
The mushers will bring their Badger State connections to Alaska for the famous sled dog race that kicks off on March 3.
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Interior Alaska communities now along the Iditarod trail sprint to make way for mushers
Business owners and checkpoint volunteers say they're busy readying food and beds for Iditarod teams after race organizers’ ...
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Mushers begin Iditarod after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic event
The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a new route that allows mushers ...