Unalakleet is one of the more “plush” checkpoints, Kelly said. Mushers have access to showers and beds, and community members ...

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race teams at the head of the pack were wrapping up their mandatory 24-hour breaks at checkpoints ...

An estimated 114 Alaska Native communities “face some degree ... Eagle Island, Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, Unalakleet, Shaktoolik, Koyuk, Elim, White Mountain and Safety before reaching Nome.

Matthew Failor has likely never been so happy to see the village of Grayling become visible through his headlamp.

Although Nenana musher Jessie Holmes has held a lead for the past few days, he is likely to be passed while he takes a mandatory 8-hour rest.

Mansfield native Matthew Failor literally crossed paths in deep snow on Sunday with Iditarod leader Jesse Holmes.

1967 - The first Iditarod is held, with 58 mushers competing along a 50-mile trail. March 1973 - After shorter races in 1967 and 1969, the first full-length race takes place. The course is ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The weather is always a factor ... along with a snow depth of close to two feet. Further south, Anvik has significantly less snow, but is still reporting 9″ and ...

The event is named after the Iditarod Trail, an old mail and supply route, traveled by dogsleds from Seward and Knik to Nome, Alaska ... Shageluk, and Anvik. Most Consecutive Wins – Lance ...

(Jeff Chen/ Alaska Public Media ... From Kaltag, mushers will loop south through Eagle Island, Grayling, Anvik and Shageluk, before rejoining at Kaltag. From there, the route is mostly the ...