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March 6, 2023
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Working as a dog handler yesterday gave incredible perspective on the enthusiasm of the dogs as they get ready to run. As they hook up
Working as a dog handler yesterday gave incredible perspective on the enthusiasm of the dogs as they get ready to run. As they hook up
This morning, at the Willow Restart, I had the privilege of handing out the Trail Mail to each musher. Trail Mail is required gear. Mushers
There are life experiences so remarkable that, even when they are happening, it is clear that no souvenir, no photo will ever be able to
When my friends, family, coworkers, and students heard I’d be in Alaska for a month they were very concerned about the cold. “Do you have
There are two memories that stick out in my mind when I think back to my year as the 2017 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail.
It’s very difficult to select just a few experiences from the trail to share or to summarize my journey as the 2006 Wells Fargo Teacher
Every teacher who has served as the Iditarod Teacher on the Trail has the same reaction to the question, “Share your most memorable moment from
What do mushers do with their sled dog when he/she retires? Just as they had the best life before their journey through the Iditarod,
My journey today was quite interesting, however, it was awesome. This morning Terrie Hanke, author of the Eye on the Trail blog for the Iditarod, and I
Part of me lives at the Smithsonian now… And my students’ artwork is there too… Talk about being honored and proud! I recently had the
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If you were not able to attend our Winter Conference in Anchorage this year, do not worry! The Iditarod education department is teaming up
Are people in Nome always waiting at the finish line for mushers to arrive? Nope! But when a musher is about one mile away, a
Jessie Holmes did it! He was the first musher to guide his team under the Burled Arch in the wee hours of Friday morning. Of
This morning bib number 15, Jessie Holmes, was the first musher into White Mountain just as the sun was rising over the Niukluk River. While
In the Iditarod world, more than half of the remaining mushers have reached the coast! Your students might notice that mushers are staying an extra
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