Hello Boys and Girls,

Wow! What interesting comments on the blog and email we got this year! We are always glad to hear from you and are now enjoying your letters and comments even more because it is so much fun to hear about the awesome projects that classrooms were involved in during the race. This email came to us from Michigan and we wanted to share it with all of our readers!

Hi Zuma,

We are the first graders at Pathfinder School and we are studying about Alaska and the Iditarod race and sled dogs. We ran our own Iditarod race around our school campus in the woods. We tied the race. Today we are having our musher’s and dog banquet. What is it like in Alaska when you are not at the Iditarod? Have you ever seen a moose? How many dog friends do you have? How did you get started being a reporter and why did it interest you? We wish you a Happy Spring!!!!

Love and Paw Prints to you,

From the Pathfinder School 1^st Grade in Traverse City, Michigan

Katia Arieanna Kathrine Cecilia Noah Isabella Madeline Lillian Jessica

Thanks for the letter, students!

I am sure your race was AWESOME and that you had a SLED BAG full of fun!

To answer your questions, when the race isn’t on, Alaska is as beautiful as during the race. There isn’t always snow, of course. In the spring and summer, our flowers are beautiful. I see moose often but I am always careful to stay far away from them. I have many, many, many, many fur friends. I’ve never counted how many but perhaps when I can’t fall asleep sometime, I’ll count my friends instead of sheep! Just like sled dogs are born runners, I think I was just born a reporter. I was always interested in writing and sharing thoughts and information with others.

I hope you have a great rest of the school year— boys and girls in Michigan and around the world!

Drop us ‘a line’ sometime and tell us about your end of the year Iditarod projects.

Lots of Tail Wags,

Zuma