LISTEN: Legends of the last great race are here to celebrate Iditarod 2020

DeeDee Jonroe walking her dogs into the Finger Lakes checkpoint. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/ Alaska Public Media)

Camping at 40 below zero, getting lost in a blizzard, tangling with moose and relying on the skill and savvy of dogs is all part of being an Iditarod musher. What can we expect from this year’s field of racers? How have trail conditions and sled designs changed over the decades? And who’s trail stories are the most…hellacious? It’s all about the Iditarod when race icons DeeDee Jonrowe and Libby Riddles join us for the next Talk of Alaska.

HOST: Lori Townsend
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Lori Townsend is the news director and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452.

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