Jessie Holmes secured his second Iditarod win, arriving in Nome to the cheers of race fans who had traveled from around the world. The atmosphere was electric, with excitement continuing as other teams reached the finish line.
ANCHORAGE, AK - During the Iditarod , thousands of visitors from around the world travel to Nome to see sled dog teams cross under the burled arch. “This is a dream come true to be here in Alaska now,” Kimone Watkis, who just moved to Nome from Florida, said.
On Tuesday evening, race fans packed Front Street, waiting for the announcement that Jessie Holmes, who was leading the race, had arrived in Nome. “We’ve been following him on the tracker so we could kind of see where he was at,” Angie Hamilton, a Chugiak resident, said. Hamilton was chanting ‘Jessie, Jessie,’ on repeat Tuesday night, as Holmes and his 12 dogs crossed the finish first — securing his second Iditarod win. “Everybody was like screaming and hooting and hollering, jockeying into position — even rushing the barricade — for the perfect picture,” Hamilton said. Holmes arrived under the burled arch just after 9 p.m. Tuesday. Holmes is only the third musher in the Iditarod’s history to repeat as champion one year after winning their first race. “Oh, it’s emotional. You’re so happy for him. He’s worked so hard and he loves those dogs so much,” George Ann, an Iditarod volunteer from Texas, said. The fans’ energy carried on into the early hours of Wednesday morning, as Travis Beals rolled into Nome just before 2 a.m. With over a dozen teams still on the trail, the excitement will continue for several days and nights on Front Street.Fairbanks pilot given special send-off after piloting final Part 121 flightSon of 86-year-old wildfire victim recalls night he lost his mother and her century-old homeJuneau reaches 4th snowiest season on record, with ongoing snow for the gulf coast region
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