Nisswa's Dan Zimmerman takes on the world’s toughest snowmobile race

Nisswa's Dan Zimmerman takes on the world’s toughest snowmobile race

NISSWA — A 2,500-mile, seven-day race across Alaska is dubbed “The World’s Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race” — the Iron Dog. And Nisswa native Dan Zimmerman can call himself an experienced Iron Dogger of sorts — he’s competed in the race since 2022. The Iron Dog race is a 2,503-mile team event, in the pro-class, and consists of two people on a team who go through 23 checkpoints along the route, said Mike Vasser, executive director of the Iron …