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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Organizers have mushers dipping south toward the lower Yukon villages of Anvik, Shageluk and Grayling ... Prior to joining the ADN, he worked in Alaska’s public radio network, and got his ...

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

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 ...

From Kaltag, mushers will loop south through Eagle Island, Grayling, Anvik and Shageluk, before rejoining at Kaltag. From there, the route is mostly the same — passing through Unalakleet ...

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