Hi Boys and Girls, Every year there is a special teacher who is selected as the Teacher on the Trail ™. This year Laura Wright from Austin, Texas will be will be flying from checkpoint to checkpoint reporting on the race for teachers and school children who are following the race. She also provides lessons …
Good Morning Boys and Girls, The Iditarod starts in one week. Mushers are making the final preparations for their great adventure. While they are doing that, another group of mushers are preparing for a race this weekend. They are the Junior Iditarod mushers and they will be participating in the Junior Iditarod. This year eleven …
Hi Boys and Girls, When you’re planning a big trip or a move like my family is doing, you need to have a plan. My humans have been busy getting our supplies ready for our trip. We need food, our dog bowls, water dishes, dog beds, and most importantly, treats!!!! They are also mapping out …
….Hi Boys and Girls, When we think of the Iditarod, we think of dogs and mushers. Did you know that there are ….many other people who work very hard to make the Iditarod successful? These people help get things ready, ….work at the start and restart, work the checkpoints, get the banquets ready for …
Hi Boys and Girls, Now that the race is over- what’s next??? Many of you are busy writing the musher you followed in the race. I know you are really excited about that and many of you are hoping for a return letter and maybe even some goodies. Since the request for musher addresses will …
Hi Boys and Girls, Last night was the awards banquet in Nome. It was held at the Nome Recreation Center. The banquet is to congratulate all the finishers of this years race. There are also awards given out. For a very detailed list of the awards and who won them this year you can go …
Hi Boys and Girls, What an exciting finish to Iditarod 42. Marcelle Fressineau finished just 35 seconds after Lisbet Norris. Marcelle was awarded the Red Lantern for being the final finisher of the race. Congratulations to all the finishers. It was a tough race at the start and finish for many teams due to weather …
Hi Boys and Girls, Elliot Anderson, in the Red Lantern Position, scratched in Golovin early this morning. Three teams have finished in Nome and there are still 3 teams on the trail. All three should be in shortly. Today’s update DATE: March 15, 2014 TIME: 12:45 FINISHERS: 44. Tommy Jordbrudal 45. Yvonne Dubakk 46. Alex …
Hi Boys and Girls, Seven teams are still on the trail with 6 of those teams have left White Mountain and are on their way to Nome. Elliot Anderson is on the way to White Mountain. After his eight hour rest he will proceed to Nome. All mushers should be in by tonight. Today’s update …
Hi Boys and Girls, There are only 8 teams left on the trail. They should all be into Nome sometime on Saturday. How exciting! Today’s update DATE: March 14, 2014 TIME: 13.32 FINISHERS: 39. Anna Berington 11 days, 14 hours, 15 minutes 22 seconds 40. Mike Ellis 11 days, 14 hours 55 minutes 2 seconds …
