The Kobuk 440 Buy-a-Mile! Program

You can ceremonially sponsor your very own mile of the Kobuk 440 trail for only $44.00!

With your help, we can raise up to $19,000 for Kobuk 440 programming through individual sponsorship from mushing fans like you. This year's fundraiser will be available for until April 30, 2023.

​Thank you for your support!
Successful funding of this program will help us in our mission to perpetuate the Iñupiaq tradition of distance mushing in the Arctic. Funds will be used for the Kobuk 440, the Taaqpak 120, the Junior Kobuk 440, straw/dog food for Northwest Arctic mushers and pet owners, and more!

Here's how it's done:

1. Choose a mile number, or multiple  mile numbers (between 1-440)!
2. Check the spreadsheet below to ensure your miles are still available.*
3. Scroll down to purchase your mile(s)!**
4. Look for your unique badge on our Facebook page, and share with friends and family!***
*Purple highlighted cells mean we've processed the order. If the spreadsheet below is not working or difficult to navigate, click here.
**To pay by personal check or in-person, please email us to get your mile reserved.
***Our Facebook page is public and can be viewed without an account. Buy-a-Mile sponsors will also be acknowledged on our website. Badges can be posted on our Twitter page by request (you can tweet at us once your badge is posted to Facebook).

Please keep in mind that there are potentially 440 individual sponsors to process, and our volunteers are doing their best to respond to each one. Taikuu!

Thank you to our 2023 Buy-a-Mile Sponsors!

Megan & Jill King for Glennifer Aniston - Clara McConnell for Dana Sherman - Lulu's Coffee Stand - Syneva Runyan & Kyle Kennedy - Jamie Dontaine & Carol Gardner for Team Can't Stop - Debbz n Apollo for Jessie Holmes - Lori Boire - Karen Nelson-Baldwin in Loving Memory of Langford Adams, Sr. - Ashley, Hans, Eli, and Luke Hansen - Savannah Stamon for Team Can't Stop - Heather & Steven Kenison - Dana Diehl for Real Diehl Racing - Chase Madden - Savanna Wright for Team Mayhem - Elizabeth Stamon for Team Can't Stop - Cathi Pile for Jeff Deeter and Black Spruce Racing - Harry Harvey for Pauline & Bert of Harvey's Camp - Molly Lincoln in Loving Memory of Joleen Sheldon - Megan & Jill King - Clare Roman for 'Tracky Bois' - Roberta K. Chase for Jessie Holmes - Maryann Platt for MALP Platt - Holli Tooke for Team Can't Stop - Syuna Hawkins & Charity Smith for JNES Room 53 - Jannis Makiah for Gunny Mak - Deb Lawton & Bill Carter -  Angela Craine - Stepheena Smith in Loving Memory of Donna Smith - Dave & Lynne West - Nicolle K. Wisniewski for 'Iditarod Clipboard Lady' - Gunnar Johnson for Jim Lanier - Vitello Family for Bailey Vitello - Greta Schuerch in Loving Memory of Lorry Schuerch, Kevin Hansen, Kade Hansen for Kevin Hansen, Lewis Nayuk Harcombe in honor of Taata Vince Schuerch - Terry Herman - Catherine Blue for Jessie Holmes & Team - Dickinson State Wrestling for Kevin Hansen - Wolf Land and Cattle - Rainey Shroyer - Jade Hill for The Hill Family - Ashley Denaster for Moose - Patti, Don & Sadie Sherman - Ron & Janet Kaiser for Richie Diehl - Joanna Bartón in Loving Memory of Michael Bartón - Frank S. Sampson for 'Childhood Summer Camp Salmon River' - China Kantner & Andrew West - Justin Schlecht for Dickinson State Wrestling- Susan Georgette -  Darci Shane for Stewie & Darci Shane - Bonnie & Hans in Memory of Baron Jones - Aaron Burmeister for Alaskan Wildstyle Racing, Bering Pacific Construction, Northern Air Cargo, Mandy Burmeister, Hunter Burmeister, Kiana Burmeister, Tony & Marian Browning. -  The Cabin Girls for Jacquie, Patti, Amy, Kate and Karen - Mich McCoy  for Michelle & #UglyDogs- Sara Mooney for the Mushers - Mary & Brad Reeve - Myron Angstman for Angstman Law Office, Dolly A. & Mary S. - Valerie Amundson for Cindy Amundson - Saagulik for Aqattaq & Piitaq - Mandy Ellanna for Trevor White - Sandra Sedivy for Pecos & Von in MN - Andrew & Tracy Bell for Selawik - Barb L. in Memory of Kaley the Husky - Julie Habig for Jessie Holmes and Team Can't Stop - Dora Ahwinona for Nome Grown - Jeffrey Burka for Oswald's Mile of Laziness - Karen Goodman for Good Dogs & Mushers - Diane Gorrow for Everyone Involved in the Kobuk 440, Mushers, Canines, and Bailey Vitello - Gina Anderson for Christy, Skye, Zoe, and Gina - 'Salsa the Dancing Hound' - Elizabeth Edinger for Happy Tails & Happy Trails - Keith Sturgess for Amelia and Marlena Sturges