Libby Here! Hello Boys and Girls! Oh it’s so exciting! Last weekend, there was a big 2 day meeting in Alaska for the rookies who will be racing in the 2019 Iditarod. The meeting was on Saturday and Sunday, (December 1 – 2) On the first day, they met at the Lakefront Hotel for meetings …
Libby Here! Hello Boys and Girls! Do you know what a rookie is? Oh, I’ll tell you this one, but next time, I might wait and see if you can tell me the answer! Time for you to study up about the Iditarod! A rookie is someone who is new to something or is consider …
Libby here! Oh boy, oh girl, oh boys and girls! I just can’t wait! I just can’t wait! It’s that time of year again! It’s Iditarod time. Iditarod begins the first Saturday in March. The date for the start of the race is March 3. The next day, Sunday, March 4 is the Restart of …
Libby Here! Hello boys and girls! So what do you think of my lovely jacket? Sometimes I like to wear my jacket, and sometimes I don’t. But the other day, it was kind of chilly out so I put my jacket on and went for a long car ride with my human. That got me …
Libby Here! Hello boys and girls! Have you ever tried to do something for the very first time? (Like be in a race or a contest?) In Iditarod, when you sign up to race in the Iditarod, if you have never started and finished this race before, you are called a rookie. Until you finish …
Libby here! Hello boys and girls! Did you know that the Iditarod is a race that has 2 starts? On the first Saturday in March each year, the ceremonial start is held. That’s called the START. The start is just for fun and celebration. On the next day, Sunday, the race ReStarts. That means the …
Libby Littles I know I’m not the youngest member of this K-9 reporting team, but I am the smallest. I am an Alaskan Klee Kai, which is a miniature sled dog. Some humans think that I look a lot like a Siberian. My breed began in Alaska and you can find lots of information about …
Libby Here! I am sure by now you have heard that once mushers left Willow, they travel from checkpoint to checkpoint until they reach the city of Nome. What’s a checkpoint? Checkpoints are places where mushers have to check in and sign their name to show they ‘checked in’ to each spot along the trail. …
Libby here! The BIG race – Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race always starts on the first Saturday in March. It ends when the last musher crosses the finish line in Nome. Every year the race is exciting to follow. Lots of mushers and doggies race from Anchorage to Nome! This race is almost 1000 miles …
Libby here! Hello everyone! Just in case you don’t know who I am, my name is Libby. Libby Littles. I am a reporter for the Iditarod. It is September and most of you are back in school. I hope you had a fun summer. Your school year is going to be fun this year because …
