Bethel musher Pete Kaiser has won his seventh Kuskokwim 300 title. He arrived at the Bethel finish line shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29 with his team of 11 dogs. A big crowd of friends and family gathered at the finish line to celebrate.
Three past champions will race in the 44th running of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race starting Jan. 27. The race runs from Bethel up the frozen Kuskokwim River to Aniak and back, bringing together 21 top mushers from the Kuskokwim and from across Alaska.
The hotel that has served for nearly three decades as the Anchorage-based headquarters for the world's most famous sled dog race will end its association with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race next year.
Bethel musher Pete Kaiser won his sixth Kuskokwim 300 title on Sunday, Jan. 30. He arrived at the Bethel finish line shortly before 8 a.m. A crowd of friends and family gathered at the finish line to celebrate.
The mushers’ group text started more than three years ago. It’s a place where they talk dogs, gear, and family. But there are some topics that are off limits.