Mitch Seavey is first musher to Huslia checkpoint

Iditarod racer Mitch Seavey is the first musher to reach the halfway checkpoint of Huslia.
The two-time champion was the first to leave Galena early Thursday and arrived in Huslia more than 80 miles up the trail at 8:18 p.m.
A big crowd lined the main street to welcome in Seavey.
For being the first musher to Huslia, Seavey wins the GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award, which includes $3,000 in gold nuggets.
Huslia residents gave Seavey several gifts, such as dog collars with c