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Jeff Reid receives the Lynden Red Lantern Award
Rookie Iditarod musher Jeff Reid (bib #35) of Two Rivers, Alaska, is the final musher to reach Nome today at 2:22 a.m. with 7 dogs in harness. In its third year as a sponsor, Lynden once again...
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Eye on the Trail: Final Five
Benjamin Good Leads Final Five to Finish in Nome (Photo: Insider Video) Benjamin Good’s first dog powered experience, skijoring with a couple of Aaron Burmeister’s dogs, resulted in cold feet. He...
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Eye on the Trail: Nome Traditions
The Widow’s Lamp, Red Lantern and Burled Arch are symbols of great significance seen every year in Nome. What’s the historical significance, what do they symbolize and how did these icons come to be?...
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Eye on the Trail: Siri Pics – Anna, Will, Lara & Anna
Siri Raitto has been extremely busy capturing pictures of the race as the teams progressed from Anchorage to Nome. Anna Berington on Bering Sea Ice Outside of Nome (Photo: Siri Raitto) Siri’s...
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Eye on the Trail: Siri Pics – Jason, Bailey, Gabe, Jessica & Mats
Siri Raitto has shared photos of Jason Mackey, Bailey Vitello, Gabe Dunham, Jessica Klejka and Mats Pettersson arriving at the famed Burled Arch in Nome. What do you notice in each of these images?...
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Eye on the Trail: Awards – The Rest of the Story
Between the Musher Banquet in Anchorage where start order was determined and the Finisher’s Banquet in Nome where stories were shared and mushers were honored, many miles have passed under the sled...
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Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award – Mille Porsild Beaver fur musher’s mitts with beadwork on moose hide (handmade by Loretta Maillelle), a beaver fur hat (handmade by Oline Petruska) as well...
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Iditarod 52 – Special Award Recipients & Prize Purse Payouts
The 2024 special awards given to mushers during and after Iditarod 52 were presented at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race awards banquet in Nome, Alaska on the evening of Sunday, March 17, 2024....
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Introducing the 2025 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™️
Join the Iditarod Education Department in welcoming our 2025 Iditarod Teacher on the TrailTM, Maggie Hamilton, to the elite group of educators to earn this honor. After completing an involved and...
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2024 Iditarod Winter Raffle Winners Announced
The 2024 Iditarod Winter Raffle drawing took place at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at the Great Alaska Sportsman Show in Anchorage, Alaska. Fifty-five (55) lucky raffle ticket holders now share...
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27-Time Iditarod Veteran Ramey Smyth to Build the New Nome Arch
“I was honored to be contacted regarding the rebuilding of the Historic Iditarod Arch that is emblematic of teamwork between supporters, mushers, dogs, villages, and all Alaskans. The arch...
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Iditarod Nation mourns the loss of Rick Mackey
The Iditarod Trail Committee regrets to share the passing of Iditarod veteran Rick Mackey earlier this week after his almost two year battle with cancer. Mackey participated in The Iditarod Trail...
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The 2025 Iditarod Art Contest is Open!
The 2nd Annual Iditarod Art Contest is now open! We encourage artists from around the world to submit their entries for the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. We are looking for more designs from...
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24 mushers enter the running for the 2025 Iditarod on opening day
As of 2:30 p.m. today, 24 mushers have submitted their entries for the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, scheduled to start in Anchorage on Saturday, March 1, 2025 with the official Restart taking...
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Eye on the Trail: Chapter 53!
Picnic and Musher Sign-up at Iditarod Headquarters (Photo: S. Lamont) Officially the first paragraphs of the 53rd chapter of Iditarod were penned on Saturday, June 29th at Iditarod Headquarters during...
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Introducing the Iditarod Finisher’s Arch Fundraiser
We are thrilled to unveil this new fundraising initiative in the conjunction the construction of a new Finish Arch which will make its debut for the the 2025 Iditarod. Renowned musher Ramey Smyth, a...
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Eye on the Trail: New Twist for an Old Tradition
Kate Newmyer Launches Sleeping Bag to Maggie Hamilton (Photo by Kate Newmyer) Maggie Hamilton, 2025 Teacher on the Trail, met up with Kate Newmyer, 2024 Teacher on the Trail, at Space Center Houston....
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Eye on the Trail: Serum Run Mushers and Diphtheria Survivor Honored
When the calendar pages reveal the arrival of January 2025, there’s an anniversary that begs to be celebrated. January of 2025 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Serum Run, sometimes referred to...
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2024 Iditarod Summer Raffle Winners Announced
The 2024 Iditarod Summer Raffle drawing took place at 5:00 p.m. yesterday at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska. Thirty of you lucky raffle ticket holders now share $147,050 in cash prizes...
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Eye on the Trail: Iditarod Welcomes EDU Co-Directors
Linda Fenton and Jim Deprez will be sharing the broad spectrum of duties that fall under the heading of Iditarod Education. Coinciding with the beginning of a new school year, Iditarod announced the...
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