Alaska Dispatch News19d
Jessie Holmes leads Iditarod mushers as race reaches the coast
Holmes reached Unalakleet, the first checkpoint on the coast, at 7:03 p.m. Tuesday and left after just 12 minutes. For being the first musher to arrive at Unalakleet, Holmes won 1 ounce of gold ...
Alaska Public Media20d
Eggs, bacon and sourdough pancakes await mushers in Unalakleet
Cherie Larsen uses 150-year-old sourdough starter to cook pancakes for volunteers at the Iditarod checkpoint in Unalakleet on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. UNALAKLEET– Resident Cherie Larsen spent ...
Alaska Dispatch News5d
A musher was cut from the Iditarod for being too far behind. He went to Nome anyway.
This had already happened to Mountain once before. In 2020, during his first Iditarod attempt, he was withdrawn under Rule 36 at the Unalakleet checkpoint. This time, though, instead of going home ...