Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Headquarters — Wasilla
1973Headquarters of the 1,000-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, commemorating the 1925 serum run that saved Nome from a diphtheria epidemic.
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Headquarters of the 1,000-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, commemorating the 1925 serum run that saved Nome from a diphtheria epidemic.
7 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Wasilla began as a small, unassuming spot in the Matanuska Valley, its fate intertwined with the railroad. The Alaska Railroad, snaking north from Seward towards Fairbanks, was the lifeblood that birthed many Alaskan…
Headquarters of the 1,000-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, commemorating the 1925 serum run that saved Nome from a diphtheria epidemic.
Step inside Teeland's Country Store, a historic trading post that has served the Knik area for over a century. The oldest part of the building, a log structure, was built around 1905. It started as the Knik Trading…
This simple log chapel tells a story of cultural exchange and survival in Alaska. Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Eklutna Chapel, stands as a testament to the enduring influence of Russian…
Right over there are the remains of a hydroelectric plant that powered Anchorage back in the day, a testament to early Alaskan ingenuity. In 1928 and 1929, the Eklutna Power Plant was constructed on the Eklutna River.…
You're near what was once the biggest town on Cook Inlet! Hard to believe now, but Knik was *the* place to be. Long before Anchorage, Knik was a central meeting point for Native Alaskans. Then, in 1898, it exploded as…
Imagine a town carved into the Alaskan wilderness, fueled by gold fever. That's Independence Mines, a relic of Alaska's hard-rock gold mining history. Mining claims popped up around Fishook Creek as early as 1897. These…