Matanuska-Susitna Borough -- which covers about 25,000 square miles north of Anchorage -- submitted a bid to host the 2024 Arctic Winter Games. The Arctic Winter Games happen every two years. It’s a multi-sport event and Indigenous cultural celebration involving communities and participants from around the Circumpolar North. And this is the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s first real shot at hosting the convention. The borough’s purchasing officer Russ Kraft says the borough has bid on previous games