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Hello Boys and Girls, Iditarod starts on March 5th and the excitement is growing! Today, I stopped by the Millennium Hotel. The beautiful hotel becomes race headquarters about this time every year. It was so exciting to see the hustle and the bustle, I just sat back and watched as the wonderful staff of the …
Hi Boys and Girls, Are you getting excited for the race to start? I sure am. I’ve been reading everything I can on this blog and on Iditarod.com. I’m trying to learn about all the mushers. I hope you are exploring the site to see what you can learn. The week before the race starts, …
Mushers can leave the starting chute at Willow with as many as sixteen dogs and they must finish with no fewer than 6 dogs in harness. It’s true that some mushers finish with 16 but most drop dogs at check points along the trail. What happens to the dropped dogs? How do they get home …
Hello Boys and Girls, This year, 62 mushers have signed up to run the 2011 Iditarod! That means 62 teams of K9 athletes will be spending the next few months continuing their training for the Last Great Race®! I say ‘continuing’ because my fur friends have been in training for the past year or even …
Were you one of the very lucky students whose teacher went to Summer Camp for Educators and Race Fans? Handler works as part of the camp staff and we’re always anxious to hear stories and see pictures of camp and activities. The twelve participants enjoyed a wonderful experience and will bring exciting new ideas using …
Martha Dobson of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina is a lifelong North Carolinian, a sixth grade middle school teacher and the second North Carolina teacher to hold the Iditarod Teacher on the Trail position. Living all around North Carolina while growing up, she has resided in her small town near Charlotte, NC for 27 years with …
Hello Boys and Girls, Are you counting the days to summer vacation? You might be doing that because for students who have the summer off, it is fun to plan what you are going to do during the summer! Do you have a summer trip planned? Are you going to summer camp? Are you going …
Hi Boys and Girls, Did you know that there is a special program for teachers called the Target® Teacher on the Trail Program™? This program offers teachers a unique opportunity for a once in a lifetime adventure. One teacher is selected every year to spend 3 ½ weeks in Alaska doing presentations, visiting schools, and …
John Stewart, 23 years of age from Scotland, will be running to Nome as a rookie in Iditarod XXXVIII. Having grown up in Scotland, very near to where the king of dog team drivers, Scotty Allan lived, John is thrilled to have the opportunity to travel the trails that made his hero, Scotty, famous. To …
Today’s question is – Where on the highway is John Stewart? John has been in Montana since fall training and racing the team of Doug Swingley dogs that he’ll be running to Nome. The dog truck filled with supplies along with a couple dozen dogs, Colin – their handler and John have departed from Montana …
