Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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2026 Iditarod Wraps Up: Holmes Takes Gold, Beattie Wins Red Lantern
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com With the arrival of rookie Richie Beattie in Nome on March 20 at 7:49 p.
Holmes wins second consecutive Iditarod title
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Defending champion Jessie Holmes has won the 2026 Iditarod, marking his second championship in a
Colony High School Choir, ROTC brighten Iditarod Re-start in Willow
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Students from Colony High School stood in the crisp Alaskan air at the Willow re-
A new tradition? Iditarod now features an expedition class
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman Among the competitive teams that are currently en route to Nome for the 54th
Teams leave Willow, officially start 2026 Iditarod
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman Crowds gathered across Willow Lake to watch the start of the Iditarod, the Last
Iditarod teams hit downtown Anchorage for annual ceremonial start
Frontiersman.com The Iditarod Trail Committee celebrated its ceremonial start of the 54th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog
Iditarod announces musher start order
Frontiersman.com Willow rookie Adam Lindenmuth will be the first musher to leave the chute on Willow Lake Sunday afternoon
36 teams slated to compete in 54th Iditarod
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman The 54th running of The Last Great Race on Earth kicks off next week.
Iditarod Veteran Deke Naaktgeboren withdraws from 2026 Iditarod
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Veteran Iditarod musher Deke Naaktgeboren has announced his decision to withdraw from the 2026 Iditarod
Burke captures inaugural Su Dog 300 title
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com In a historic return to the trails of Willow, Eddie Burke Jr. etched his name
Three mushers withdraw from Iditarod 54 due to injury
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Three veteran mushers—Josh McNeal, Connor McMahon, and Nicolas Petit—withdrew from the 2026 Iditarod
Iditarod Names Pioneer Mary Shields as 2026 Honorary Musher
Frontiersman.com The Iditarod Trail Committee’s (ITC) Board of Directors announced on February 5 that mushing pioneer Mary Shields