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If you know anything about teenagers you can easily imagine that I am the definition of “most annoying mom ever.” My poor children never get to just take a vacation. I torture them with natural wonders, cultural experiences, and – the most important part of any trip – “local cuisine of the day.” My kids …
Before my time in Anchorage as a Teacher on the Trail finalist I taught the Iditarod in my third grade classroom and as a grade level because the stories of mushers and sled dogs, grit and determination and themes such as perseverance, skill, community and compassion weaved in beautifully with my third grade content and …
He’s living a dream! Travis Beals grew up knowing that his life was going to be lived with dogs. His kennel and his potential are growing in unison in Seward Alaska where he operates a tour business and builds his Iditarod Team. Welcome to Turning Heads Kennel.
Counting the Iditarod SEVEN Checkpoints Visited by the Teacher on the Trail This year I had the opportunity to visit seven villages along the Iditarod Trail: Nenana, Tanana, Ruby, Galena, Nulato, Elim, and White Mountain. Each checkpoint was unique, and they were all excited to have the mushers, dogs, and volunteers visit their village. In …
Want to support local businesses? Why not visit one that supports the Iditarod! Here is a listing of mushing tours and kennels to visit throughout the state. Each business is listed by the closest city/town they are located near. Enjoy your visit! Big Lake Alaska Dogstead Nicolas PetitIditarod race year(s): 2011-2021tours@dogsteadak.com1 (800) 881-3207 The Alaska …
While I was in Alaska, I had the chance to sightsee, and what a place Alaska is to sightsee! Everywhere you turn, whether driving out of Anchorage to the Glenn Highway or headed to Homer on the Seward Highway, there are mountains with snow, or moose along the road, or wild irises and chocolate lilies …
Hello Boys and Girls, The Iditarod offices will be closed tomorrow, Thursday October 18. In Alaska, many businesses don’t close for Columbus Day so that they can celebrate Alaska Day instead. Alaska Day is the anniversary of the formal transfer of the territory and the raising of the U.S. flag at Sitka on October 18, …
Veteran Iditarod musher Travis Beals (bib #14), of Seward, Alaska, is the first musher to arrive at the Kaltag checkpoint at 3:03 p.m. with 12 dogs in harness. In doing so, Beals claims the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award. BBNC’s Senior Vice President of Shareholder Development, Carol Wren, traveled to Kaltag …
The return to the traditional Finisher’s Banquet format in Nome was welcomed by mushers, families, sponsors and Iditarod fans alike. After two years of anything but normal, it felt very good to gather two weeks after the Willow start to celebrate the 50th running of Iditarod at the Recreation Center in Nome. Awards were presented …
Travis Beals placed 25th in his 8th running of Iditarod. Beals is 8 for 8 in his Iditarod career with 3 top 10 finishes and a personal best of 5th place. In 2015 he was honored as the Most Improved Musher raising his previous finish of 37th to 11th place. Travis was born and raised …
