AK5 - Seward | "Great Race of Mercy" 1925 Serum Run to Nome

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Description: "Great Race of Mercy" 1925 Serum Run to Nome AKA Iditarod Trail Race 401 Railway Ave. Seward, Alaska Access: 24/7 In December 1924, a lone doctor and four nurses in Nome, Alaska faced an outbreak that was thought to be simple sore throats and tonsillitis. Within a month, after two children died of diphtheria, Dr. Welch ordered the area quarantined, but by this time many people were already exposed and he knew more cases would appear. An outbreak of diphtheria could kill most of the 10,000 area’s population, and to save lives, fresh diphtheria antitoxin was the only hope. On January 22, 1925, Dr. Welch sent dozens of telegrams to find and deliver the antitoxin. It was located in Anchorage, hundreds of miles away, and the only way to get it to Nome at that time of year was overland via the Iditarod Trail, also known as the Seward-to-Nome Mail Trail. Alaska’s Territorial Governor approved a relay of the 20 best mail carrier mushers (sled dog drivers) and 150 dogs along the 674-mile Nenana-to-Nome Trail, a trip that usually took 15 to 20 days. On January 27, teams of mushers traveled day and night, enduring blizzards and temperatures of 50 degrees below zero, reaching Nome on February 2. The "Great Race of Mercy" was completed in a record five days and seven hours. Made in America: The Breeze Inn is a clean, biker friendly hotel with Seward Harbor view rooms in one of their buildings if you so desire. Reasonably priced, quite large rooms. They also have security cameras watching the parking lot. https://goo.gl/YuwSC5 The Seward Boardwalk is a fun place to watch charter boats coming in and unloading the daily catch. Fish cleaning stations, boat tours of Resurrection Bay, tons of shops, souvenirs, etc. Instructions: Take a photo similar to the one attached along with rider flag and motorcycle. A second photo may be required for location and/or safety reasons. Refer to Rules 6-8 (https://bit.ly/37FZwrP) for photo verification. Scorers have final say whether standards are met.

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