The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which had its Official Restart in Fairbanks last year for the fourth time ever, is ...

Rare Iditarod restart in Fairbanks draws crowds for ‘NASCAR with dogs’ Both locals and visitors were enthusiastic for the Interior-based Iditarod restart, which hadn’t been held in Fairbanks ...

Mar. 3—FAIRBANKS — Brought together by friendship, fandom, curiosity and happenstance, thousands of people descended into an area surrounding Pike's Waterfront Lodge on Monday in Fairbanks to ...

Thirty-three mushers and dog teams set off from Fairbanks to Nome on Monday, March 3, in the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. This year’s race is unique in many ways.

I’m not on a tour.” Seavey also holds the distinction of winning the race the last time it started in Fairbanks, in 2017. The Iditarod was also run out of the Golden Heart City in 2003 and 2015.

The first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to restart in Fairbanks since 2017 began with crowds lining Hoselton Road, temperatures nearing 30 degrees Fahrenheit and some high tensions between mushers.

According to Fairbanks musher Jason Mackey — the brother of the late four-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey — he is racing with a team of dogs that have made it to Nome at least once, with ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, also known as "The Last Great Race," is now scheduled to run from Fairbanks to Nome, moving it closer to its ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, also known as "The Last Great Race," is now scheduled to run from Fairbanks to Nome, moving it closer to its ...

Iditarod musher Pete Kaiser arrives at the Unalakleet checkpoint on March 13, 2022. This year, mushers will race out of Fairbanks and rejoin the traditional route in Unalakleet.

The Iditarod's ceremonial start will still take place in Anchorage on the first Saturday in March. After that, teams will head to Fairbanks, where the re-start will take off on Monday the 6th.