Jessie Holmes wins Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award

By Iditarod.com on Mar 13, 2026   Featured, General News, Interior Alaska  

  Veteran musher Jessie Holmes (bib # 7 ), of Brushkana, Alaska was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint at  8:03 p.m. today with 16 dogs in harness, winning the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award.  First presented in 2019 and given to the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint, this award is presented by […]