There are lesser dog sled races held annually at Fur Rondy in Anchorage, and elsewhere around the state, but none can match the challenge to man and beast of the great Iditarod. The Iditarod ...

Teams of one musher and 12-14 dogs race nearly 1,000 miles, traveling northwest across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome. The 2025 race will be the event's 53rd annual competition. The Iditarod ...

Located on the western coast of Alaska, Nome was not only hundreds of miles from the nearest diphtheria antitoxin in Anchorage, but also largely inaccessible due to the harsh winter weather.

Pacific Dataport calls the Nome Gateway built for its Aurora LEO internet service the largest of its kind anywhere on Earth.