Story49: The Kobuk Comes to Ambler
![Kobuk 440 champion Nicolas Petit tries on a pair of fur mittens sewn by Myra Yupikson.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-04-13-07.53.01-e1527109684642-1200x900.jpg)
The village of Ambler, 45 miles above the Arctic Circle, is the main stop on the Kobuk 440 dogsled race. Volunteers at the checkpoint say it takes the whole village to make it happen.
The village of Ambler, 45 miles above the Arctic Circle, is the main stop on the Kobuk 440 dogsled race. Volunteers at the checkpoint say it takes the whole village to make it happen.