Join us and discover ways to incorporate Iditarod into your classroom. Workshops feature: Information about Iditarod, dog mushing, dog care before, during, and after the race STEM connections for your students Lessons and activities for real time authentic learning Presenters/Speakers include: Musher, veterinarian, Iditarod EDU faculty. Iditarod Teacher Workshop Schedule for the 2017 – 2087 …
Tanis Anderson, from Glennallen AK, bought two Summer Raffle tickets on August 10, 2017. Tanis had a chance to take a look at her new truck options at the Anchorage, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram … because one of those two tickets was a winner! Tanis Anderson and Kristine Horst, Customer Relations Manager at ACDJR.
On Sunday, July 16th, 4 time Iditarod Champion Martin Buser was inducted into the into the Knik Museum Musher’s Hall of Fame. Marthin’s induction was held at the Knik Museum. This date also marked the 50th Anniversary of the Hall of Fame. Martin’s ‘never give up attitude’ along with his longstanding race record, made his …
TODAY: JUNE 17 — marks the start of summer camp for teachers. That’s right, summer camp isn’t just for kids, it’s for Iditarod teachers, too! Iditarod’s summer camp is the perfect experiential event to help teachers gain knowledge about Iditarod, dog mushing, the amazing athletes — We’re talking about dogs! AND of course, the mushers. …
By Andrew DeGraw Our snowmobile group back in the early 70s struck up a conversation with Joe Redington. He mentioned the run to Nome and asked if we would be willing to go out and break trail and set signs along the trail for the Iditarod. The preparations were carefully made. Making sure each …
Congratulations to Martin Buser and Jeff King for being selected to be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. The Reception and Ceremony was held Thursday, April 27, at the Anchorage Museum Atrium, from 7 – 9 p.m. We extend our congratulations to Martin and Jeff and other inductees on this honor. Each year …
2017 IDITAROD WINTER RAFFLE WINNERS ANNOUNCED Anchorage, Alaska – The 2017 Iditarod Winter Raffle drawing was conducted at 3:10 p.m. today at the Great Alaska Sportsman’s Show at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. Twenty raffle ticket holders now share in $176,000 in prizes, which includes four (4)2017 Ram 4×4 Quad Cab pickup trucks. The Iditarod Trail …
Educators Kim Busch, Tamara Drudy, and Heidi Sloan participated in the selection process for 2018 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™. This process began in December when Kim, Tammy, and Heidi were named finalists for the 2018 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™. At that time, Kim, Tammy, and Heidi began preparing for a week’s stay in …
Visit the website created and maintained by Kim, Tammy, and Heidi.
Essential Question: “Who is best adapted to stay on top of the snow in an arctic environment?” (Adaptation) by Sid Lucas Students use scientific media to determine the average weight and average surface area of the paws/hooves of various arctic animals. The surface area to mass ratios are compared to quantify and rank how well …
