Posts Tagged ‘McGrath’
At McGrath’s Iditarod Auction, Some “Silly Prizes,” But Serious Results
Every year, when the Iditarod comes through the small, Kuskokwim River community, McGrath holds a Chinese auction to raise money for a local organization and a family in need.
Read MoreIn McGrath, Mushers Find Different Reasons for (Mostly) Quick Rests
Not many Iditarod mushers have spent much rest time in McGrath this year; but not everyone took off immediately, either.
Read MoreDeferring 24’s, Many of Iditarod’s Leaders Push Past McGrath
The majority of Iditarod mushers who arrived first into McGrath didn’t stay long, but some of their decisions earlier in the race might offer clues about their race plans.
Read MoreAfter a Rough Trail, Mushers Weigh Next Steps in Nikolai
“These first couple days have been unpleasant, to say the least,” Dallas Seavey described in Nikolai.
Read MoreCollege Students Respond to Recent Suicides With Song Offering Support
Cameron Smith and Forest Strick record under the name “AK’s Finest,” and their latest song is all about spreading peace, love, and positivity.
Read MoreQuam/Faeo Claim 2015 Iron Dog Victory
Quam dedicated the win to his family after a year of personal loss; Faeo becomes Iron Dog’s first second-generation champ after seven 1st-place wins by father John Faeo.
Read MoreSlate of Western Alaska Teams, Racers Tackling 2015 Iron Dog
Racers from Nome, McGrath, Kotzebue, Bethel, and Galena are part of the field of 37 teams racing this year’s Iron Dog.
Read MoreGoing down a “crazy” trail with no brake: Joar Leifseth Ulsom in Nikolai
“I would never ever have done it if I knew” how “crazy” the trail would be this year, Joar Leifseth Ulsom told KNOM in Nikolai. The Norwegian musher, 2013’s Rookie of the Year, caught up with Laureli Kinneen on Tuesday, at which point he described the trail to Nikolai as “really crazy”; the (Dalzell) Gorge,…
Read MoreUpdate News: Thursday, June 20, 2013
In Thursday’s news: Fires burning south of McGrath yesterday; Man killed and woman seriously injured after hitting a moose on Glenn Highway; State opening disaster assistance center in Galena; Senator Lisa Murkowski has written President Obama for federal aid for Galena and other flooded communities; Record temperatures were set again in Nome yesterday; Governor Sean…
Read MoreLouie Ambrose on his layover “mistake”
“I made a mistake declaring my layover,” rookie Louie Ambrose says of his recent run in Iditarod 2013. The St. Michael, Alaska musher (who was born in Tanana and raised in Galena) reports that he originally intended to take his mandatory 24-hour layover in Ophir but, in retrospect, wishes he had stopped in McGrath. Ultimately, Ambrose…
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