Video: Unalakleet checkpoint prepares for Iditarod

Welcome to Unalakleet. Iditarod volunteers here are getting the checkpoint in order before mushers begin to arrive later this weekend. Among the tasks is establishing an Internet connection so communication can be made and information passed along. The crew worked for more than an hour on it Friday afternoon. Watch the video to understand one difficulty of life on the edge of Alaska.

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