Apr 12, 2021
One relic of Coldfoot s history is the tree-trunk pole, visible in the background. After truckers finished months of hammering together scrap wood from pipeline insulation crates to form the main building, in celebration they raised the pole, and engraved their names for future truckers and guests to see, says the Coldfoot website. To this day, the center pole does double duty: as a communications center, crowded with notes for truckers, miners and other folk in the area. Max Heine
This piece, published July 23, 2009, has been updated for Overdrive s 2021 60th anniversary series and speaks to two aspects of trucking history. One is the role truckers played in developing the Trans-Alaska Pipeline coming out of the oil processing complex at Prudhoe Bay on Alaska s northern shore. The other is the more recent Ice Road Truckers TV series, which set some of its seasons on the snow-covered Dalton Highway between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay, which runs through Coldfoot
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Iditarod Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Iditarod dogsled race. The event is named after the Iditarod Trail, an old mail and supply route, traveled by dogsleds from Seward and Knik to Nome, Alaska.
Facts
The race traditionally begins on the first Saturday in March, starting in Anchorage and ending in Nome.
The beginning of the race in Anchorage is considered a ceremonial start. The competitive part of the race usually begins the next day in Willow, but depends on weather conditions.
There may be only one musher (person who drives the sled) per team.
There are 12-16 dogs on each team. At least five dogs must be in harness (pulling the sled) at the finish line.
Iditarod Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Iditarod dogsled race. The event is named after the Iditarod Trail, an old mail and supply route, traveled by dogsleds from Seward and Knik to Nome, Alaska.
Facts
The race traditionally begins on the first Saturday in March, starting in Anchorage and ending in Nome.
The beginning of the race in Anchorage is considered a ceremonial start. The competitive part of the race usually begins the next day in Willow, but depends on weather conditions.
There may be only one musher (person who drives the sled) per team.
There are 12-16 dogs on each team. At least five dogs must be in harness (pulling the sled) at the finish line.
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