MicheleV_AKMar 14, 2025
Nice shot of Jesse Holmes and team as they head to the burled arch finish line on Front St. in Nome! Oh, how I loved being there and watching these teams come it. Nothing quite like it. Photo credit The Nome Nugget. #Alaska #Iditarod2025 #LastGreatRace
MicheleV_AKMar 14, 2025
Jesse Holmes won the Iditarod. Now, I don't know why there isn't an Alaskan flag where he is sitting, but ok. Jesse was born in Alabama, but has lived here for many years. I do like the blue and yellow on the dogs! #Alaska #Iditarod2025 #LastGreatRace http://www.nomenugget.net/news/jessie-holmes-wins-2025-iditarod
Jessie Holmes wins 2025 Iditarod

Jessie Holmes’ dream of winning the Iditarod came true when he pulled under the burled arch in Nome with 10 dogs in harness, on Friday morning at 2:55 a.m. Holmes finished the longest Iditarod

The Nome Nugget
MicheleV_AKMar 23, 2024
Iditarod is over, the burled arch has been moved to its resting place until next year. Behind the arch is Old St. Joe's Church; it's a historic church that is used now for community gatherings. I miss living in Nome! Photo from Teacher on the Trail #Iditarod #Alaska #LastGreatRace
MicheleV_AKMar 5, 2024

How very Alaskan!
"Five-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Dallas Seavey shot and dressed a moose that was tangled up with his dog team early Monday morning, less than 24 hours into this year’s race.

Race officials around 1:43 a.m. were notified of the incident, which happened around 14 miles up the trail from the checkpoint at Skwentna on the way to Finger Lake, the Iditarod Trail Committee said in a statement Monday afternoon.
“It was on a downhill. I mean, it fell on my sled, and it was sprawled on the trail,” Seavey said in a short video posted on Iditarod Insider, the race’s media arm for paying subscribers.

Seavey said he notified race director Mark Nordman via an InReach messaging device, and proceeded to do what the event’s rulebook requires in cases where mushers are forced to dispatch edible wildlife.

“I gutted it as best I could, but it was ugly,” Seavey said at the Finger Lake checkpoint." #Alaska #Iditarod2024 #LastGreatRace #AlaskaWildlife #Moosetodon
https://www.adn.com/outdoors-adventure/iditarod/2024/03/04/wildlife-encounter-leads-iditarod-racer-dallas-seavey-to-dispatch-and-gut-moose-on-trail/

Wildlife encounter leads Iditarod racer Dallas Seavey to dispatch moose on trail

Under the Iditarod’s rules, a musher who kills a game animal in defense of their team is required to dress it before they can continue down the trail.

Anchorage Daily News
MicheleV_AKFeb 10, 2024
Before the sled dog teams ever hit the Iditarod trail, a lot of work goes on behind the scenes. Straw, food & other supplies will be dropped at the official checkpoints along the 1,100-mile Iditarod trail from Willow to Nome, Alaska. This article is about straw drops, but food & other supplies will be dropped as well before the race. #Alaska #Iditarod #LastGreatRace
https://www.youralaskalink.com/homepage/iditarod-prepares-for-annual-straw-drop-to-ensure-warm-rest-for-sled-dog/article_41cfd58e-c7a5-11ee-a1d7-8bdd8f413dfa.html