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There are 53 teams registered to run Iditarod XLVII. The Ceremonial start will be on March 2, 2019 in downtown Anchorage. The honorary musher will wear Bib 1. The competing mushers will wear bibs 2 thru 54. Bib 1 will leave the starting line at exactly 10:00. Teams will follow at two-minute intervals. What time …
Libby Here! Hello Boys and Girls! The 2019 Iditarod will start on Saturday, March 2 and Restart on Sunday, March 3. Two kinds of starts? What’s that all about? Well, boys and girls, the start is really a ceremonial start. That means it’s a big celebration, almost like a parade. Don’t you just love parades? …
Libby Here! Hello Boys and Girls! Happy New Year! Happy Race! Can you believe it? 2019 is here and the next Iditarod is only 2 months away! Wow! Oh boy! Oh girl! Oh wow, wow, wow! I can’t wait for the race to start. The 2019 race will start on March 2 in Anchorage and …
Libby Here! Hello Boys and Girls! Oh it’s so exciting! Last weekend, there was a big 2 day meeting in Alaska for the rookies who will be racing in the 2019 Iditarod. The meeting was on Saturday and Sunday, (December 1 – 2) On the first day, they met at the Lakefront Hotel for meetings …
Hello friends, LOTS of things happening here in Alaska! On Friday (November 30) morning the Anchorage area was hit with a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. Even my friends as far away as Fairbanks could feel the tremors. Here at Iditarod Headquarters we closed for the day since roads were dangerous and we wanted to keep everyone …
Libby Here! Hello Boys and Girls! Do you know what a rookie is? Oh, I’ll tell you this one, but next time, I might wait and see if you can tell me the answer! Time for you to study up about the Iditarod! A rookie is someone who is new to something or is consider …
Hello Friends, Putting on a race like the Iditarod takes a LOT of effort. Many people are in our offices year round – working and planning for the Last Great Race. One person who has been working since June is our new Teacher on the Trail, Brian Hickox. Brian is an 8th grade English teacher …
Musher, handler, and even the kids in the family wear BIG boots out in the dog yard during the winter. I hear they wear boots to keep their feet warm and prevent a bad thing know as frostbite. I’ve seen pictures of Iditarod dogs wearing tiny little sock like things called booties. We sometimes wear …
Dear Teachers, Welcome back to another school year! I am sure you have been busy preparing your classroom for all of the new students. Your students will become your team for the upcoming academic year…mush forward. Speaking of new team members…our kennel just added a new member to the roster, Topaz! She is getting …
Dream a Dream Dog Farm is not only home to forty sled dogs and a border collie, but Jinx lives there too. Jinx reminds me of Danger, a cat that lived with Libby Riddles. Who is Libby Riddles? What is she famous for in the world of Iditarod? Libby has written Danger the Dog Yard …