End of the Trail: Bob Kuiper’s Legacy with the Iditarod Arch
Since its premiere in 1975 the Iditarod’s Burled Arch has become every musher’s goal as they envision the finish line of “The Last Great Race”. Located at the end of a snow-packed chute in Nome, the archway carved from Sitka spruce has become the pinnacle of dog mushing. The original arch unexpectedly fell in 1999, […]
Twelve mushers signed up for Kobuk 440 start in Kotzebue
A field of 12 mushers are signed up to compete in this year’s Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race, set to depart Kotzebue on Thursday, April 6 at 12:30 p.m.
Sherman DQd during Kotzebue snowmachine race, Morgan takes the win
The 2023 Archie Ferguson Willie Goodwin Sr. Memorial Snowmachine Race was held Friday in Kotzebue.
Nome Kennel Club race delayed due to trail conditions
The three-day Nome-Kennel Club race scheduled for this weekend has been postponed to next weekend to reestablish trails after a week of storms.
Archie Ferguson Willie Goodwin Sr. Memorial snowmachine race set for Friday start
Registration for entry into the annual Archie Ferguson Willie Goodwin Sr. Memorial Snowmachine Race is today in Kotzebue.
Hear from 2023 Iditarod finishers under the burled arch in Nome
KNOM Radio covered as many of the mushers in the small field of 33 as we could. By the time everyone finished, the final count was 29 teams completed the 51st running of the Iditarod.
Nome officials, artists and businesses weigh in on this year’s Iditarod
The 2023 Iditarod has come and gone from the finish line at the end of Front Street in Nome, but local businesses are feeling the effect of what it brought to the city, financially.
Golfman wins 2023 Iditarod Trail Invitational race
While the Iditarod Sled Dog Race was making statewide, national and international news over the past week, another group of trail enthusiasts was blazing a path alongside the mushers. On Wednesday, Miron Golfman crossed the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Invitational in downtown Nome.
Eddie Burke Jr. wins Iditarod Rookie of the Year
Eddie Burke Jr. claimed Rookie of the Year honors in the 2023 Iditarod, finishing in seventh place late Tuesday in Nome.
Kaiser and Diehl round out ‘almost unheard of’ all Alaska Native Iditarod podium
This article by Lex Treinen was originally published by Alaska Public Media. It was republished with permission through a partnership with KNOM. When Ryan Redington crossed the finish line in Nome on Tuesday afternoon, he became just the sixth Alaska Native musher to win the Iditarod in the race’s 50 years. The two mushers on this year’s podium […]