The Iditarod is a tie to — a commemoration of — that colorful past. ... In 1925, part of the Iditarod Trail became a life saving highway for epidemic-stricken Nome. ...
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the Iditarod, is an annual sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles in eight to fifteen days from Willow...