We Are An Iditarod Checkpoint Oasis
Winterlake Lodge on Finger Lake is an official Iditarod Trail checkpoint, 153 miles down the trail from Anchorage.
The Dixon family owns and operates the lodge, hosting mushers, their dogs and paying guests alike.
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Top ten mushers finish in Nome
The top ten teams have arrived in Nome, filling out the upper ranks of the 2017 Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Listen now
Zirkle first to Iditarod checkpoint as trailing front-pack mushers come off of Takotna 24s
A little before 8 p.m. last night, Iditarod mushers started to come off their 24-hour mandatory rests.
Confidential report paints bleak picture for Iditarod
The report was commissioned by a group of major sponsors after a series of controversies regarding policy changes and the handling of a doping scandal. Listen now
Moore Still Leading Yukon Quest Field
Allen Moore is still leading the Yukon Quest. He left the Braeburn checkpoint late this afternoon, followed by Hugh Neff less than 45 minutes later.
Allen Moore First Musher To Reach Dawson City
Allen Moore of Two Rivers is first musher to reach the halfway point of the Yukon Quest. Moore was followed in closely by Lance Mackey and High Neff early this morning. As Emily Schwing reports, temperatures are climbing above zero, and mushers are starting to position themselves for a race to the finish.
Iditarod reports first dog death of this year’s race
Bog, a 2-year-old male, was on Isaac Teaford’s team. This is Teaford’s first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race.
Top 31 Iditarod teams now into Nome
31 teams have made it to Nome in the Iditarod. All finishers take home $1,049 for their accomplishment, but the top...
Low snow causes havoc again with Iditarod
Another low snow year in Alaska is playing havoc with the world's most famous sled dog race, at least for the start.
The Iditarod is moving to Fairbanks
Once again, the Iditarod start is moving to Fairbanks. Listen now
Rookie’s Grandpa Made Original Serum Run
Rooke Middy Johnson has family ties to the original 1925 serum run.
Unalakleet musher William 'Middy' Johnson is a rookie, but his grandfather, Henry...
Iditapod: Looking back at 2019 Iditarod, this year’s 300-milers and Yukon Quest
...and we're back! Kicking off the 2020 Iditapod, host Casey Grove and Alaska Public Media trail reporter Zachariah Hughes discuss the 2019 running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, as well as the 2020 Copper Basin 300 (briefly) and the Kuskokwim 300 (at length). And Casey talks to three-time Yukon Quest champion Brent Sass about his recent victory in that other thousand-mile sled dog race and his impending return to the Iditarod.
It’s sleep, eat and repeat in Takotna as Iditarod teams take their 24-hour breaks
The mushers and their sled dogs banked rest and calories during their longest rest of the race.
Fast Pace Marks First Hours of Iditarod
Photo by Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Fans and supporters turned out in force Saturday to cheer on their favorite mushers.
This year's Iditarod is...
2010 Iditarod Gets Underway
Mushers unloaded their sleds and their dogs in Willow on Sunday to get ready for the 38th Iditarod.
Paul Gebhardt of Kasilof took an early...
Why are mushing teams much larger at the midway point?
The first three mushers to arrive in Huslia all had 16 dogs on the line—the same number they started the race with nearly 500 miles ago. Up and down the leader-board mushers are arriving with big teams, and dropping far fewer dogs than in recent years. Listen now
Mitch Seavey leads Iditarod to Nome – and says he’s not done yet
Iditarod musher Mitch Seavey won the 2017 race in record time Tuesday afternoon. The Seward musher’s team ran a blistering pace from Fairbanks along winding rivers, tundra and sea ice to Nome. But the veteran musher is looking forward to achieving new levels of dog team performance in the peak of his career. Listen now
Iditarod Rookies Reaching Nome
More rookies in the 2011 Iditarod have reached Nome including:
* Kelly Maixner with 11 dogs.
* Jodie Bailey with 13 dogs.
* Magnus Kaltenborn with 9...
Teams work out the kinks in the Iditarod’s early stages
It was busy overnight in Skwentna as teams passed through the second checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail and made their way into the Alaska Range. Teams are shaking out the kinks early as they settle into race mode.
Most Iditarod Teams Remaining Large So Far
Iditarod mushers start the race with up to 16 dogs. The can drop dogs along the trail, but they have to finish with six. Many mushers will drop dogs in Iditarod after completing the longest single run along the trail. It’s 80 miles from Ophir, but most teams remain large halfway through the race.