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2020’s Rookie of the Year Lands 5th Place Finish

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: […]

Winter Storms Cause Nome-Golovin Race Delay

Racer on snowmachine (snowmobile), racing along the snow-covered, frozen Bering Sea near the shoreline of Nome.

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.

Has Nome Mushing Seen its Heyday?

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?