Author: Diane Johnson (353 posts)


2019 Summer Raffle Winners Announced

Prize Winners Iditarod Trail Committee Raffle (Drawn September 2, 2019, State Fair, Palmer, AK)   Prize # Ticket # Winner Prize Donated By     1        0778 Artie Cox Coarsegald, Ca., 93614 2019 Dodge Ram 4×4 Pickup Truck, you pick color & options, or a similarly priced New Dodge, Jeep or Chrysler vehicle …

Make Plans to Attend Iditarod Teacher Conference Events

Attend a 2020 Iditarod Teacher event! It’s not to early!  Not at all! We’re already planning for our 2020 teacher conference events.  You should start planning to join us! 2020 Winter Conference in Anchorage prior to the start of the Iditarod.  (March 3 – 6, 2020)  Learn more by clicking here! 2020 Summer Camp for …

Iditarod Trail Committee Announces New CEO

Wasilla, Alaska – The Iditarod Trail Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Urbach as its new CEO. As the race organization’s CEO, Urbach will direct and oversee all operations of the Last Great Race on Earth, including business operations, human resources management, information technology, fundraising, and public relations. Urbach will work in close partnership with the Iditarod Board of …

40 mushers enter Iditarod XLVIII on Opening Day

23 mushers were on location at the Iditarod Trail Committee Headquarters in Wasilla to officially enter the 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Another 17 signed up by mail, rounding out the total to 40 mushers who submitted applications on the first official entry day for the 48th running of the Iditarod. Today’s entrants include …

Lesson Plan Template

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Register for 2020 Iditarod Conference for Educators – Anchorage, Alaska, March 3 – 6

2020 Iditarod Conference for Educators:  Anchorage, Alaska March 3 – 6, 2020 Join us for a professional development conference event in Alaska to provide you with information, projects, and lesson ideas for you to use with your students. No matter if you are new to using the race with students or you are well experienced, …

2020 Summer Camp for Educator June 12 – Registration is Open

Registration for the 2020 Summer Summit is coming soon! Join us for this special Event – June 12, 2020 More information about the 2020 Summer Summit event will be posted soon!  Questions?  Contact Iditarod.edu@iditarod.com.

Kelly Villar Selected as 2020 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™

Kelly Villar has been selected as the 2020 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™.  Kelly is the 22nd Iditarod teacher to be selected for this nationally acclaimed teaching and learning program. Kelly’s Bio: My name is Kelly Villar, and I live in Mansfield, Connecticut where my husband and I are parents of six children ages 7-22.  …

IditaRead™ Project – Students Read Along the Trail

Race to Nome on a Reading Challenge! An IditaRead™is a reading project that challenges students to read.  IditaReads™ are often held during the Iditarod, but some schools opt to use a longer period of time or hold their IditaRead™ during a different time of the school year.  An important aspect of an IditaRead™ is that …

Winter Raffle Winners

2019 IDITAROD WINTER RAFFLE WINNERS ANNOUNCED Anchorage, Alaska – The 2019 Iditarod Winter Raffle drawing was conducted at 4:00 p.m. today at the Great Alaska Sportsman’s Show at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. Twenty Iditarod raffle ticket holders now share in $176,000 in prizes, which includes four (4) 2018 Ram 4×4 Quad Cab pickup trucks. The …