The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

Voices from the Flats – The Iditarod is a Numbers Game

Here’s the second installment of our Voices from the Flats  Iditarod Report from LoveMyDogs who is tending the kennel of Iditarod musher Colleen Robertia while she’s busy with other things! In her piece, she’s referring to Lance Mackey, the current frontrunner and reigning champ; Jeff King, former champ and until recently the frontrunner in this [...]
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Iditarod Fever!

~~~~~DeeDee Jonrowe crosses Long Lake in Willow. Photo by Dennis Zaki~~~~ When I first moved to Alaska in February of 1991, I had no idea what to expect.  I knew nobody here, had no job, and found myself at the top of the world in the middle of winter with no idea what to do [...]