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unusual facts about Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race


Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod

Winterdance tells the story of how Gary Paulsen came to compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.


Coldfoot, Alaska

The Coldfoot truck stop was founded by Iditarod champion Dick Mackey who started his operation by selling hamburgers out of a converted school bus.

Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente

He died in Alaska while shooting a documentary about the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, when the Cessna 185 aircraft carrying him, two Spanish cameramen and the American pilot crashed, killing all on board.

Iditarod Trail

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, named after the now-abandoned town of Iditarod, commemorates the last great goldrush in America to the Iditarod gold fields and the critical role that dogs played in the settlement and development of Alaska.


see also

Dorothy Page

Dorothy G. Page (1921–1989), known as "Mother of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race"