2020’s Rookie of the Year Lands 5th Place Finish
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Mille Porsild has placed 5th in this year’s Iditarod Race. She moves up from her 17th place finish in 2020 to a Top 5 finish in 2021. Is the former Rookie of the Year gearing up for a future Iditarod win? Listen below for a discussion on Porsild’s mushing career, current leaderboard standings and more: […]
Aaron Burmeister Gets 2nd Place Finish in Iditarod 2021
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Nome musher Aaron Burmeister secures his best Iditarod finish yet.
Winter Storms Cause Nome-Golovin Race Delay
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The race was originally scheduled to run on Saturday March 13th but the night before, high winds and blowing snow prompted race organizers to push the race back a day. But come Sunday morning, conditions hadn’t improved enough for a safe race.
Dallas Seavey Wins 49th Iditarod with Historic Finish in Deshka Landing
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Dallas Seavey is the first place finisher for Iditarod 49. He is the second-ever musher to achieve five Iditarod wins, which ties him with Rick Swenson as winningest Iditarod musher in race history.
Has Nome Mushing Seen its Heyday?
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Mushing’s connection to Western Alaska is both historic and iconic, but interest in it has varied over the years. Has mushing seen its heyday here in Nome?