Author: Jane Holmes (109 posts)


IditaRead Digital v 2.0 is Up and Running!

We read your suggestions and thought every one of them was a great idea!  IditaRead Digital Version 2.0 is updated to reflect the most common requests.  Now you can copy assignments within a class, copy assignments across classes, and import student names.  And the school year label has been added as well. If you used …

Iditarod: The First Ten Years – Personal Narrative

IDITAROD: THE FIRST TEN YEARS – Personal Narrative This month’s lesson prompt, based on the book “The First Ten Years”, is for pages 146 – 147, “1979: So cold that My Boot Liners Froze” by Phil Meyer, D.V.M. On these pages, Dr. Phil Meyer, veteran Iditarod veterinarian, tells tales of cold, danger, and fun during …

Museum: Iditarod Commemorative Belt Buckles and Pendants

On this page we are featuring ITC numbered commemorative belt buckles and pendants from the estate collection of Rickie Lee Hildebrand.  Click on each image to enlarge it for clearly seeing the exquisite details and historical representations. ITC commissioned belt buckles and pendants, 1985 – 1994  

Museum: Iditarod Commemorative Belt Buckles and Pendants

On this page we are featuring ITC numbered commemorative belt buckles and pendants from the estate collection of Rickie Lee Hildebrand.  Click on each image to enlarge it for clearly seeing the exquisite details and historical representations. ITC commissioned belt buckles and pendants, 1985 – 1994  

Iditarod: The First Ten Years – September 2021

Welcome back to a new school year! The 2022 race is the 50th running of the Iditarod. The anthology, Iditarod: The First Ten Years, was compiled to preserve the stories of those who launched The Last Great Race. The goal of the Old Iditarod Gang was to have this book for classrooms to use as …

Memories of Susan Smith, Principal/Teacher of Takotna

The Iditarod and the education community lost a most enthusiastic and energetic supporter when Susan Smith, principal/teacher in the village of Takotna, AK, passed away on August 11, 2021. Susan took her Iditarod passion to its maximum when she accepted that position and lived one of her dreams of teaching on the trail. Every chance …

College of Wooster, Ohio Features Alumnus Jim Deprez, the 2021 – 22 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail

Enjoy this article highlighting the College of Wooster’s alumnus and our current Iditarod Teacher on the Trail, Jim Deprez. College of Wooster Summer 2021

Writing to Mushers: Steps for Success

We are happy to provide you with contact information of mushers agreeing to receive letters from students.  If you are writing to mushers, please follow the instructions below. We only send contact information to educators who are needing the contact information for educational purposes.  We do not release email information for mushers.  We do not …

Summer Reading – Gripping Adventure for Adult Readers

Our adult reading list is a gold mine of personal and race information.  It includes fiction, non-fiction, and memoirs from some of your favorite Iditarod mushers past and present, pilots, photographers, and dog sledding aficionados.  If you need to “think cool thoughts” in the heat of August, these books will entertain and inform you. Recommended …

Trailside Discovery Camp Discovers the Iditarod Trail

Trailside Discovery Camp, Russian Jack Springs Park Trying on gear – future musher? Marilyn shares what her daughter, Meredith, sends out on the Iditarod Trail. Vinson from Fun on the Run Kennel was the perfect sled dog model. Trailside Discovery Camp, Kincaid Park   Thanks to Trailside Discovery Camp in Anchorage for inviting the Iditarod …