Libby Here! I wasn’t around 40 years ago. Were you? The first Iditarod race was held more than 40 years ago. Reaching Nome wasn’t easy back then because the trail was not marked very clearly. Mushers had to help clear the trail as they traveled. They also had to hunt for food. Today, trail breakers …
Libby Here! A musher is someone who drives a dog sled. To drive a sled, a musher needs to have leaders on the team. Leaders are the dogs who are in front of the team. They are the dogs that listen to the musher, are trained to know what to do, and are able to …
Libby Here! Iditarod 2012 marked the 40th running of Iditarod! The first Iditarod Champion was Dick Wilmarth. Dick won the race in 20 days, 49 minutes, and 41 seconds. That was back in 1973. Dick was a miner and a trapper from Red Devil, Alaska. He was born in 1942. Dick’s lead dog’s name was …
Libby Here! The start of a new school year is a time to get together with old friends and it is a good time to meet new friends! I wanted you to meet a friend of mine! Her name is Linda Fenton and she is the 2013 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™. Linda is from …
Libby here! Mushers wear bibs when they start and end the race. Each bib has a number on it and the bib numbers tell the starting order of the musher. The Iditarod Mushers get their bib numbers at the Musher Drawing Banquet which is held on the Thursday before the start of the race each …
Dear Libby, Hello. This is Miss Evans class and we are writing to find out more about you and the Iditarod. We are in first grade. We are at Agnes Irwin School which is an all-girls private school. We are learning about the Iditarod. Are you good reporting the Iditarod? How many of the lead …
