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Think sled-dog racing is fading? In Alaska’s mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming
High-school boys in Akiachak can “forget the muscle cars,” said Barron Sample, principal of the village’s school. “You get ...
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2 dogs die during Iditarod, prompting call from PETA
An Iditarod spokesperson did not immediately respond ... The route takes mushers over two mountain ranges, along the frozen Yukon River and the Bering Sea ice before ending in the Gold Rush ...
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Iditarod race director says most of the trail is in good shape
Despite little snow in some parts of the state, Mark Nordman says conditions along much of the Iditarod trail are actually ...
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The Iditarod is evaluating alternate race routes because of poor trail conditions
The race alternates between a northern and southern route from year to year, splitting off in the historic Iditarod Mining District and sending mushers down different stretches of the Yukon River ...
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Seavey wins record sixth Iditarod title
He was the seventh musher March 9 to pull into Galena (mile 545), a community on the north bank of the Yukon River. This is where strategy and pace really come into play, he told Iditarod Insider.