Story by Alaska Public Media's Ava White MCGRATH – Windchill, water and wildlife have marked the first third of the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, as teams raced through this Interior Alaska hub late Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Frontrunning mushers like defending champion Jessie Holmes and frequent top 10 finisher Paige Drobny, both from the Denali Highway area, opted to blow through McGrath headed for the village of Takotna, where they …
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