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Zuma's Paw Prints
Dear Teachers, The kennel is my safe haven and home. I have come to be relaxed here as a retired sled dog…but I remember back when I was young. I played, ran, howled, was very curious and investigated everything. Sometimes I found myself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Recently the kennel kids …
The PenAir Spirit of Alaska Award is designed cooperatively between CEO Danny Seybert of PenAir and artist Jon VanZyle. The award represents the spirits of the sixteen dogs and the spirit of the musher becoming one in the Iditarod. The Aleut hat became a part of the art work because of Seybert’s Aleut ancestry. What …
Hi Boys and Girls, Yesterday’s question of the day was: Jesse Holmes is currently in first place. Is he really in first place? So who’s in first? At this point in the race, we are not sure of everyone’s correct position. This is a little confusing so your teachers or parents can help you …
Hi Boys and Girls, The teams have been on the trail for just over 2 days now. Can you believe how far they have gone? The leaders are still changing constantly. This will continue for another couple of days. There was a surprise scratch today. Dee Dee Jonrowe scratched in Rainy …
Mushers have shipped these sled to McGrath. How many sleds do the rules allow the mushers to use? What might be a reason why the musher would want to change sleds?
Hi Boys and Girls, Are you having fun following the race? How is your musher doing? The race has been going for about 29 hours now. The teams are moving nicely down the trail. Most teams are currently either in Rainy Pass or between Rainy Pass and Rohn. It’s early in the race and …
Hi Boys and Girls, Yesterday’s question of the day was: Look at the picture of the sled. Whose sled do you think it belongs too, and why is this race so important to her? Did you see the clue I gave you? Did you look for clues? I used the word “her” so that …
Hi Boys and Girls, Yesterdays’ question had to do with the flags around the banner at the Ceremonial Start. There Flags were also at the Restart (see pic). I asked you what the flags were and why there were there. They are the flags of the USA, Canada, Norway and Sweden. I thought I knew …
Hi Boys and Girls, This years Iditarod has officially started. The restart was held yesterday in Willow Alaska. What a difference from Saturday. The mushers were parked away from the crowds. The mood was much more serious. They were mentally preparing to go out on the trail. The mushers also feed and treat their dogs …
Sled dogs are real characters. They love to run. Their excitement is over the top. This dog from Allen Moore’s team seemed to be very eager to get going. Every so often it’d stand up to check out the situation up in front with the lead dogs.