Libby Here! Welcome back to school! I hope you are ready for an exciting school year! I can’t wait to share details with you all year long! Did you know that the 2013 Iditarod is the 41st Iditarod? Isn’t that something? I think 41 years is a long time ago! What do you think? Get …
Libby here! Did you know that each year, a group of lucky race fans get to have a very important and special ‘seat’ at the start of the race? Did you know that some race fans get to see the start of the race while on a very special journey? That ‘seat’ is in the …
Libby here! Did you know that even the ‘rookie’ mushers have to go to school? ‘Rookie’ mushers are the mushers who have not finished an Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome. Not every ‘rookie’ is brand new to the race. Sometimes, a rookie starts the race and scratches. When the musher signs up to run …
Libby here! Did you know that the musherstart signing up for the next Iditarod last Saturday in June. On the last Saturday in June each year, there is always a big picnic at Iditarod Headquarters in Wasila. Lots of mushers, volunteers, and race fans go to Iditarod Headquarters for the big a very …
Libby here! “Howling with happy songs about sled dogs on the run!” The Jr. Iditarod begins on the last Saturday in February each year! The young mushers always attend meeting at Iditarod Headquarters on Friday night before the start of the Jr. Iditarod. The mushers learned about the trail and the rules. On that Friday, …
Libby here! Hello Boys and Girls! Sled dogs that don’t get to finish the race are called ‘dropped dogs’. So many of you had comments about sled dogs, so I thought I’d add more information for you! Dropped dogs can be left at any checkpoint. The musher and veterinarian make the decision to remove a …
Libby here! Doesn’t this pink stuff look yummy? Gooey, pink, yummy, yummy? Oh but this is not something to eat! This is a special ointment that is made special for the sled dogs! Each year, a group of Iditarod volunteers meet at Iditarod Headquarters for a very important job! The volunteers mix up a special …
Libby Here! Zuma sent me a copy of a great question that came from Ms. Thompson’s students: Are all of the dogs huskies? Any dog that races in Iditarod must be a ‘sled dog’. The dogs that race in Iditarod are a ‘northern breed’ of dog, meaning that they have a natural ‘fur’ coat …
Libby here! Do you ever wonder what goes on at the Vet Check that is held right before the race? View this video for a glimpse of vets, mushers, and dogs of the Iditarod! What goes on at Vet Check? Click to view the video. Video By Sally Simon, Finalist for 2011 Iditarod Teacher on …
Libby Here! “The Last Great Race on Earth®” — Iditarod. You have seen those words before but are you wondering why Iditarod is called, “The Last Great Race® on Earth®”? The answer is pretty simple. It is called “The Last Great Race on Earth®” because in 1978, a reporter for the London ….. Ian Woolridge, …
