Emily, the 2024 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Girls Pride of Alaska Award winner, is a three-time Jr. Iditarod Champion and could become the first musher in history to four-peat this February. The Nenana ...
WILLOW, Alaska — Matthew Failor seriously considered not racing in the 2025 Idiatrod Sled Dog Race across Alaska. In fact, the 42-year-old Mansfield St. Peter’s graduate didn’t make it official until ...
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Bridgett Watkins shares her journey of purpose and perseverance amidst adversity in her newly released book, Marker to Marker. Born in Mississippi County, her story ...
Upon arrival in Nome, Eklund was greeted by his father, a former Iditarod finisher ... timeless skills required to thrive within it. The stories of Lauro Eklund and the other mountain men continue ...