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Meredith Mapes is Back in The Race

Meredith is not new to the Iditarod. We spent some time with her at her Kennel in WIllow.  And what a great looking team she has.

John Schandelmeier, Meredith Mapes scratch at Unalakleet checkpoint

Rookie Iditarod musher John Schandelmeier (bib #42) of Paxson, Alaska, scratched at 7:50 a.m. today at the Unalakleet checkpoint. Schandelmeier made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Schandelmeier had 13 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch. Veteran Iditarod musher Meredith Mapes (bib #13) …

Meredith Mapes Is The First Team in Willow

Dog of the Month- Maple!

Tails from the Trail- Dog of the Month- Maple! This month Four-Time Iditarod and Yukon Quest Champion Lance Mackey shares about his special dog Maple!  Lance first ran the Iditarod in 2001 and won the Iditarod in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.  He is the only musher to have four consecutive Iditarod wins. “I have …

Building the Trail: Augmented Reality Topographic Trail Map

One great way to help your students see the challenges that the land of Alaska throws at the mushers is by plotting the trail on a topographic map. This allows students to see the changes in elevation that the teams must make as they travel east to west along the trail. An Augmented Reality Sandbox …

Meredith Mapes 49th Place into Nome

Meredith Mapes and Her Snow Hooks

2018 Iditarod Rookie – Meredith Mapes

Download, Print, and Use These Maps with Students.

Map Resources for Your Classroom Iditarod Trail Map This  Iditarod Trail map, both the northern and southern route map, can be downloaded and printed out.  Maps for northern and southern routes Maps for the northern and southern trails along with trail descriptions can be found at this link. Map of Alaska or Other States. Choose …

Just For Kids: Map the Race!

  I wanted to bring something special to the Iditarod this year as the 2016 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™.  I always had the vision of giving a children’s Iditarod map to the teachers at the Iditarod Winter Conference, and then to children around the world digitally to print and follow the race in their …