Mar. 16—DESHKA LANDING — Wade Marrs didn't need a parka as he drove his fourth-place team through the final 25 miles of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday. Temperatures were in the 20s ...

With little of the usual fanfare, Canada’s Aaron Peck led a field of 46 mushers who took off Sunday from Deshka Landing for the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The sky was blue and ...

In addition to following a new route in 2021, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will start and end at a new site: Deshka Landing, organizers announced Tuesday. The 54 mushers signed up for the ...

With the traditional ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage due to COVID-19 concerns, mushers will instead head out directly onto the trail from Deshka Landing, a new start venue for the race.

The world’s most famous sled dog race will start and end from Deshka Landing, a year-round access point to nearby rivers about 7 miles (11 kilometers) away from the normal starting location in ...

(Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media) The Iditarod Trail Committee has announced the restart and finish line of the 2021 race will be Deshka Landing. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon.