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Eddie Burke Jr. is the first musher to depart Kalskag and begin on the trail towards the halfway checkpoint of Aniak in the 2023 Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race.
The Iditarod has punished three mushers for taking their dogs inside shelter cabins during fierce storms at the tail end of this year s race. Mushers Mille Porsild of Denmark and Michelle Phillips of Canada were demoted in standings and Riley Dyche of Fairbanks was fined for riding out the storm with their dogs. The decision to punish the mushers was made by race marshal Mark Nordman, who said the indoor rest for the dogs amounted to a competitive advantage over teams that trailed them into Nome. The mushers defended their decision to shelter the dogs in the harsh conditions. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the punishment for saving dogs makes it clear the race must end.\u00a0
A fierce winter storm in the last stretch of this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog, which ultimately forced six mushers to scratch the same day, now has cost