At the Old Woman Cabin, Butcher’s Family Recalls Her Legacy
“People see her as a wonderful dog musher, and she most definitely was,” Tekla Monson says of the late musher Susan Butcher, a four-time champion of the…
Allen Moore: Aliy Zirkle’s Dogs Looking “Really Good”
Aliy Zirkle’s team “still (has) some gas left in the tank,” Allen Moore told KNOM in Unalakleet. They’re “still perky.” Moore is an Iditarod veteran and…
Willomitzer: “I might have to pull out”
Gerry Willomitzer had a long run – a very long run – coming into Unalakleet. After nearly 24 hours on the trail from Kaltag, Willomitzer finally arrived…
Kaiser: It was “Soft and Slow” Coming in to Unalakleet
In Unalakleet, Bethel’s Pete Kaiser talked about the state of his Iditarod race with KNOM trail reporter Laureli Kinneen. Kaiser said it was “soft and slow”…
On-Air Update: Sunday, March 11 (5pm)
In Sunday’s 5pm Iditarod Update, Ben Matheson and Ric Schmidt join trail reporter Laureli Kinneen – calling in from the Unalakleet checkpoint – to talk about…
For Jake Berkowitz, a Heartbreaking, “Haunting” End to Iditarod 2012
Top-ten competitor Jake Berkowitz has been withdrawn from Iditarod 2012. The Big Lake, Alaska musher had stopped along the trail from Kaltag to Unalakleet when he…
John Baker: Trail Could “Finally” Improve on the Coast
It was a soft, “slow” trail from Kaltag to Unalakleet, John Baker told KNOM’s Laureli Kinneen on Sunday. The 2011 Iditarod champion, however, was holding out…
Burmeister: Team is “Just Rockin’ Right Now”
After a few years away from Iditarod mushing, Aaron Burmeister’s re-entry into the Last Great Race, some had predicted, would be a humble one. Instead, he’s…
Dallas Seavey: “Eye on the Big Goal”
To call Dallas Seavey confident may be an understatement. “I appear to be the fastest team in the very front part of the race right now,”…
In Unalakleet, Zirkle Takes Home Gold After a “Grinding” Run
Aliy Zirkle came into the Unalakleet checkpoint at daybreak on a very cold Sunday morning, with frost hanging from her neck warmer, eyelashes and eyebrows. The…