Passing: Lance Mackey, Iditarod champ, cancer survivor

Lance Mackey, a tough, perseverant competitor, four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and four-time winner of the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest, died Sept. 7, 2022 after battling cancer, his father Dick Mackey announced. Lance was 52. Lance Mackey’s Iditarod career started in 2001, when he placed 36th out of the 57 who finished the race. By … Continue reading Passing: Lance Mackey, Iditarod champ, cancer survivor