Email the Teacher on the Trail at emailtheteacher@iditarod.com. For more information about Iditarod EDU or how to apply for the Teacher on the Trail, contact Linda Fenton, Teacher on the Trail Coordinator.
In this relay developed by Cathy Walters, 2009 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™, students use classroom chairs to represent dog feet. Students race to bootie up the team The Bootie Relay game can be played indoors or outdoors, using chairs which have 4 separate legs. Any age group can participate in this activity. How fast …
Each year, through generous donations from businesses and schools, students in need receive new books to read. Most of the schools in need are along the Iditarod Trail or other communities in Alaska, but we try to include schools in need anywhere in the United States this project. We are now accepting applicants from classrooms …
The first weekend in December marks the annual mandatory Iditarod rookie meeting. This year, 18 rookies attended the seminar. On Saturday, December 3, sessions were held at the Lakefront Anchorage. Iditarod Board Members Andy Baker and Aaron Burmeister were on hand to welcome the rookies. Aaron provided an informative session with tips every rookie …
The Iditarod family is deeply saddened to share with you the news that Greg Bill passed away on Saturday, December 10. Greg was a volunteer for the first race in 1973. He continued volunteering, selling raffle tickets, business memberships, and other jobs until he became a staff member 1984. Greg became the Development Director in …
Bid to win a ride at the start of the Iditarod on Saturday, March 4. Winning bidders will have the best seat at the start of the race. That seat is in the basket of the musher’s sled! Visit the auction site and place a bid on the musher of your choice. …
Iditarod finisher Rick Casillo, Chairman/Founder of Battle Dawgs, and his wife, Jennifer, Lieutenant Colonel Alaska Air National Guard, Combat Veteran, own and operate Battle Dawgs. An incredible team (Board of Directors and staff) strives to help our combat veterans. Battle Dawgs provides year round outdoor rehabilitative and therapeutic retreats for combat veterans. These camps are …
As we all reflect on, and honor our country’s veterans’ selfless service, it’s important to remember their contributions to their country and their culture beyond their service. Joe Redington Sr. is the ‘Father of the Iditarod’. He and Dorothy Page always shared their roles as the co-founders of “Last Great Race on Earth”. But it …
Declaration by the Alaska State Legislature, February 28, 2005 *HONORING * *THE VOLUNTEER CORPS OF THE IDITAROD SLED DOG RACE* *WHO HAVE PROUDLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN THE MILITARY* “Fifty U.S. Army soldiers first blazed the historic Iditarod trail during the spring of 1972, which was the year before the first contemporary …
Take the Iditarod Science Fair Challenge! Submit an entry for the Virtual Iditarod Science Fair. Get your thinking caps on and start planning! Challenge your students to create their science project around discovery about the concepts of mushing and sled dogs. Submit Iditarod based Science Fair Project to be included in our Online Iditarod …
