Iditarod Officials Release Results Of Investigation Into Unalakleet Dog Death
On March 15, volunteers with the Iditarod Trail Committee discovered a five-year-old husky had been buried and asphyxiated by drifting snow in Unalakleet. Wednesday, ITC released the results of an investigation into the death.
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Musher who was disqualified, then reinstated, now withdraws from the Iditarod
Eddie Burke Jr. said he leased dogs to other mushers after he was disqualified and it was too difficult to reassemble his team.
Mushers adjust to deep cold near Manley Hot Springs
During the first night of this year’s Iditarod, teams endured frigid temperatures on the Tanana River to reach the second checkpoint of Manley Hot Springs. Teams are adjusting to the deep cold and preparing to push to the Yukon River, where the race will unfold. Listen now
Summer View of the Iditarod Checkpoint
Iditarod, the namesake of the dogsled race to Nome, doesn't get a lot of visitors, and there is very little left standing that alludes to the gold rush-era importance the town once had, but it was once a bustling hub on the Historic Iditarod Trail that many prospectors journeyed through as they searched for the riches Alaska had to offer, In the summer of 2011, APRN's Josh Edge and KSKA's Kristin Spack had a chance to go out to the ghost towns of Iditarod and Flat, located about 10 miles apart, with Kevin Keeler, from the Bureau of Land Management. Here's a sneak peak inside Iditarod and once of it's focal points, the N.C. Store.
John Baker Wins Iditarod in Record Time
Photo by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
John Baker and his team have made the Iditarod run in record time.
Baker is the first musher from...
Dallas Seavey first into White Mountain
Reigning Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey is the first musher into White Mountain. He checked in at 9.48 a.m. Monday for the mandatory 8-hour layover at the checkpoint before continuing on the final 77 miles to Nome by way of Safety.
Iditapod bonus: Aaron Burmeister interview in Nome
Veteran Iditarod musher Aaron Burmeister talked to Alaska Public Media’s Jeff Chen at the Nome radio station, KNOM, roughly a day after Burmeister finished his 21st Iditarod. Burmeister talks about stepping away from the Iditarod, about how his race went this year, and how much dog mushing has changed over the many years he’s been a competitive musher.
Iditarod’s last-minute entrants include Australian making unexpected return
Christian Turner is an unlikely entrant in the 1,000-mile sled dog race, but not for lack of experience: He’s a two-time finisher, placing his highest at 15th in 2015, his last Iditarod.
Iditarod Officials Encourage Fans Using Shuttle
Buses will be leaving the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage three times the morning (Sunday) of the restart.
Spectator tickets are $20 for a round-trip ride...
Brent Sass, Noah Burmeister, and Dallas Seavey race on to McGrath
Dallas Seavey is surging to the front of the Iditarod trail between Nikolai and McGrath. The defending champion dropped one dog and rested four hours in Nikolai, about 250 miles into the race. His father Mitch Seavey and Wade Marrs followed closely behind this afternoon, according to the Iditarod GPS tracker.
Junior Iditarod Mushers Overnight in Yentna
Seward’s Conway Seavey has won the Junior Iditarod. Seavey arrived at the last checkpoint in Willow in 15 hours 52 minutes after the race’s start on Saturday.
Ketchikan Musher Enjoying Hometown Support
Jerzy Shedlock, APRN - Anchorage
Ketchikan has a hometown favorite in the last great race thanks to Angie Taggart. Wearing bib number 19 Taggart has...
Iditarod dream rekindled: Wally Robinson returns to the race after nearly a quarter-century
Robinson was a rookie in 2001, finishing 40th. It was his one and only attempt, until now.
Mitch Seavey Takes Back Iditarod Lead
Mitch Seavey is back in the Iditarod lead. He passed Jeff King halfway through the run from Koyuk to Elim along the Bering Sea Coast. King surprised everyone by speeding through the Koyuk checkpoint at 8:20 this morning, stopping less than six minutes. That put him out front for most of the day. Mitch Seavey left the checkpoint three hours after King. Aliy Zirkle, Ray Redding Jr and Aaron Burmeister followed a few hours later. APRN trail reporter Emily Schwing is in Koyuk. She says King’s dogs looked good when they passed through the checkpoint.
17 journeys for 17 Iditarod rookies
The vast majority of mushers driving dog teams in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are veterans. The field of rookies is small and their goals are varied, but they’re all taking cues from seasoned veterans.
Iditarod teams met by ‘super good trail’ as they enter Alaska Range
At Rainy Pass Lodge, many mushers soaked up the mountain views and the love from a few excited tourists who arrived on charter planes.
Seavey reaches Takotna first, declares 24-hour layover
A small crowd gathered next to burning logs and a large welcome banner as Mitch Seavey arrived first to Takotna checkpoint in a light snow Tuesday night. Listen now
Musher Newton Marshall
Blog and Photos by Tim Bodony, APN
Musher Newton Marshall arrives in Galena over the weekend. Marshall is making his first Iditarod.
Although a rookie, Marshall...
Iditarod Veterans Anticipating Rough Trail Conditions
The 42nd annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race is underway. Dog teams left Willow Sunday. They’re making their way toward the Alaska Range, where the trail is reportedly extremely rough.
Trail Mix: ‘Logistics are the hard part’ in Iditarod coverage
There's really not a lot of "planning" for this. I'm only two days in, and I feel like more attention goes towards tracking flights, coordinating deadlines, and finding Internet than it does to figuring out who's at the front of the race and why.