ICYMI: Alaska’s first Iditarod champion of Yup’ik descent

Bethel’s Pete Kaiser and his canine team won the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race after crossing under the burled arch in Nome on March 13 at 3:39 a.m. A few fun facts about Alaska’s new mushing royalty:

• Kaiser was born and raised in Bethel and began his mushing career as a kid with the family dog, Giant.

• He’s a four-time, consecutive champion of the Kuskokwim 300.

• Kaiser’s lead dog, Morrow, led his team into Nome three years in a row and was voted most outstanding lead dog.

Let the countdown begin for the 2020 Iditarod race.

– Bri Kelly, The Alaska 100