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The Jr. Iditarod was started in 1978 to give young mushers an opportunity to race a longer distance. The first race in 1978 had two divisions, the junior division, ages 11-4, and the senior division, ages 15-17. Today there is only one division for kids ages 14-17. The Jr. is a 150-mile race that usually …
Can you believe there are only 67 days left until the start of the 2015 Iditarod race? The last Iditarod Trivia Tuesday led you on a scavenger hunt of the rule book. This week you will use the Iditarod website to familiarize yourself with the 2015 mushers. This is a great time for you and your students …
Last weekend the journey to the Iditarod became even more real for Iditarod rookies. The weekend of December 6-7 was the Iditarod Rookie Meeting. All rookies attend this mandatory meeting. A rookie is a musher who is running the race for the first time or who has never completed the race. Several topics are covered …
1049 miles. This is the approximate distance of the Iditarod and Jeff Schultz gets to see every mile, every year. Jeff Schultz began snapping photos of the Iditarod way back in 1981. He was invited to photograph the race by none other than the “Father of the Iditarod,” Joe Redington, Sr. The first year Jeff …
June 29, 2014 was the first day mushers could sign up for the 2015 race. Each year on the last Saturday of June the annual Musher Sign Up/Volunteer Picnic takes place in Wasilla, Alaska. A majority of mushers will join in the festivities and sign up for the race. Signing up at the picnic gives …
What number checkpoint is Rainy Pass? How many miles is Rainy Pass from the Ceremonial Start in Anchorage? What percentage of the trail have the mushers covered when they get to Rainy Pass? How many miles does a musher have to go until they arrive in Nome? What percentage of the trail do they have …
Iditarod trivia facts will be posted on the first and third Tuesday of each month. If you haven’t started using them in your classroom, now is the time to start. After talking to some teachers at the Midwest Sled Dog Symposium and Iditarod Teacher Conference, I found out how some teachers are using this in …
Have your class research the number of checkpoints that are on the Iditarod Trail. There are two routes on the Iditarod Trail, the Northern Route and the Southern Route. On even years, the trail takes the Northern Route and on odd years the trail goes the Southern Route. Click here for the answer.
Have your students research the “Father of the Iditarod.” Who is he? When did he start the race? Why did he start the race? Did he ever race in the Iditarod himself? Does he have family members still racing? Click here for the answer. Visit the Online Iditarod Museum for additional information on the …
Have your students estimate how much snow must be brought into Anchorage for the Ceremonial Start? Where does this snow come from? How many streets are used in Anchorage for the Ceremonial Start? Click here for the answer to the trivia question.