Iditarod Ceremonial Start and Restart 2025 LOVE ALASKA– A dog team mushes on the river, heading out of Fairbanks and to Nome, while a crowd of Fairbanksians move around on the frozen Chena. Photo By Anna Lionas DOG CROSSING–Traffic holds off for Michelle Phillips and team as they make their way through Anchorage during the March 1 Ceremonial Start. Photo By Anna Lionas BOOTIE TIME–Destiny Lytle helps put booties on Nic Petit’s team before the March 3 restart in Fairbanks. Photo By Anna Lionas STARTING–Brenda Mackey and team begin the journey to Nome on March 3 in Fairbanks. Photo By Anna Lionas CRAZY CORNER–Anna Berington and her dogs navigate the turn from of 4th Avenue onto Cordova Street during the Ceremonial start in Anchorage, March 1. Photo By Anna Lionas HANDFULL OF HARNESSES–Nic Petit pulls out harnesses for his dogs in Anchorage, a few hours before the March 1 Ceremonial Start. Photo By Anna Lionas POSE–2024 Iditarod Champion Dallas Seavy takes a picture of his dogs, before they take off for Nome with musher Samantha LaLonde. Photo By Anna Lionas ALL SMILES–Rookie Ebbe Pedersen and crew get moving down 4th Avenue during the March 1 Ceremonial Start in Anchorage. Photo By Anna Lionas CROWD IS OUT–Calvin Daugherty is greeted by a large group of people in Fairbanks who came to see the fourth restart in race history from town, on March 3. Photo by Lizzy Hahn BIG DOGS–Lauro Eklund and his dog crew push out of Fairbanks on March 3. Photo by Lizzy Hahn READY TO RUN–Travis Beals opened his trailer on March 3 in Fairbanks before the restart, to a team a sled dogs ready to start the journey to Nome. Photo By Anna Lionas JUNIOR CHAMP– Junior Iditarod Champion Emily Robinson takes off from the ceremonial start chute in Anchorage on March 1. Photo By Anna Lionas FINAL PREPARATIONS–Jessie Holmes readies his sled in the last moments before taking off from Fairbanks to Nome Photo By Anna Lionas TURNING–Mille Porsild and team make the tricky turn onto Cordova Street in front of the crowd at the Anchorage Ceremonial Start on March 1. Photo By Anna Lionas 3cLizzyhahn_lead LEADING–Elsie Hall takes charge with husband Matt’s team, bringing them to their starting positions before they head out on the trail to Nome, March 3. Photo by Lizzy Hahn OFF THEY GO– Jason Mackey was the first of a field of 33 mushers to dash off the ceremonial start line on 4th Avenue in Anchorage, on Saturday, march 1. Photo By Anna Lionas GOING DOWN–Jessie Holmes and his team go down the hill, leaving the Fairbanks restart at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks on March 3. Photo By Anna Lionas LOOK LEFT–Jessie and his dogs check something out, in Anchorage, before the March 1 Ceremonial start. Photo By Anna Lionas LAST OUT OUT–a large crowd gathers to watch Emily Ford, the last musher out of the chute for the Fairbanks restart on March 3. Photo By Anna Lionas HIGH UP–Matt Hall lifts his dog into the cubby while a crowd looks on, before the Ceremonial Start in Anchorage on March 1. Photo By Anna Lionas PROTEST–Jasmine Jemewouk protests the mining of Uranium in Elim at the Ceremonial Start in Anchorage, March 1. Photo By Anna Lionas ARMS UP–Nic Petit exits the chute with his ride along in Anchorage during the March 1 Ceremonial Start.Photo By Anna Lionas HIGH FIVE–Ryan Reddington cruises the streets of Anchorage, with a crowd of kids hoping for a high five during the March 1 Ceremonial Start. Photo By Anna Lionas READY TO RESTART–Pike’s Waterfront Lodge hosted the restart of the 53rd Iditarod in Fairbanks on March 3. The first musher on the trail was Jason Mackey. Photo By Anna Lionas TROPIC KENNEL–Paige Drobny and her handler crew dressed for the warm (40 degrees) weather in Anchorage for the Ceremonial Start on March 1. Photo By Anna Lionas OUT–Matt Hall heads out of Fairbanks on March 3. Photo by Lizzy Hahn SEEN THROUGH THE SCREEN–the crowd gathered in Anchorage for the Ceremonial start on March 1 films mushers as they exit the chute Photo By Anna Lionas SEE YA SAMANTHA–Samantha LaLonde takes off from the chute in Fairbanks on March 3, heading to Nome. Photo By Anna Lionas Photo By Anna Lionas DANCE– The Anchorage Kingikmiut Dance Group performed at the Anchorage Ceremonial Start on March 1.Photo By Anna Lionas BYE BABY–Travis Beals says goodbye to his family before existing the chute in Fairbanks for Nome. Photo by Lizzy Hahn WHITE OUT–Jeff Deeter and team leave Fairbanks on March 3, passing out high fives alongthe way. Photo by Lizzy Hahn BEST SEAT–Baily Vitello zips through the trail in Fairbanks while a large group looks on, including firefighters with a view from above. Photo by Lizzy Hahn OUT–Ebbe Pedersen clears the chute in Fairbanks during the restart on March 3. Photo by Lizzy Hahn Photo by Anna Lionas
