The Iditarod Nation lost a great storyteller on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Hobo Jim Varsos succumbed to cancer in Nashville Tennessee. Jim started his life journey in Indiana in 1952. He was raised in Madison Wisconsin, and began playing the guitar when he was 12 years old. In the mid nineteen sixties, Jim decided to […]
October 13, 2021 (Anchorage) – Today, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy honored an Alaska resident and two State Troopers for their part in saving the lives of two boys, in separate incidents, one near the dipnetting beach at Kenai and the other on the Iditarod Sled Dog Trail at Skwentna. “Two boys were able to go […]
The Iditarod has had to make several tough decisions in order to be extremely diligent navigating COVID-19 for both the 2020 and 2021 races. Now, more than ever, we are hyper focused to ensure zero community transmission as we prepare to return to the traditional Northern Route and Nome finish in March of 2022. Accordingly, […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Hilcorp Alaska (Hilcorp) and Harvest Midstream (Harvest) announced a major new sponsorship of the Iditarod. Both companies will be Principal Partners of the 50th Anniversary of the world-famous sled dog race. “We are excited to be joining the Iditarod, a rich and important Alaskan tradition, in its 50th Anniversary,” said Jeff Hildebrand, Founder and […]
There are several ways to pick up your ticket for a chance to win big. Call our toll free number, Alaska residents can buy online, stop by our Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla, or visit our Alaska State Fair booth running Aug. 20 through Sept. 6. But don’t wait too long, these tickets will sell out! […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — When veteran Iditarod sled dog musher Aliy Zirkle woke up March 8, she didn’t find herself in a comfy bed. Instead, she awoke to the site of her dog team tangled in a tree springing from the frozen subarctic tundra. Her right arm was tethered to the sled by a […]
Saturday, the Iditarod announced that 49 mushers have submitted their entries for the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to start in Anchorage on March 5, 2022. The Iditarod is kicking off its Golden Anniversary with one of the strongest fields in race history, including current (and five-time) Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey, […]
We will be handing out 2021 Iditarod posters if you missed out on getting one this year. There will be special offers on select Iditarod merch and door prizes too! Please join us for our summer volunteer and musher sign up picnic at our Headquarters in Wasilla this coming Saturday. We will be grilling salmon […]