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Buying Food on the Trail

Paws Along the Trail with Food Prices Mushers carry snacks and food for dogs and themselves on their sleds.  In the smaller villages, residents plan

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Daily Update 6

  Hi Boys and Girls, Almost all the 24 hour rests are completed.  Have you noticed any changes in positions?  There have been some.  Are

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Welcome!

Paws Along the Trail with a Welcome The Iditarod hasn’t come through the southern route since 2013.  Villages along the route are very excited to

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Zoom Lens: Mandatory Gear

Meredith Mapes is camped in McGrath next to the Kuskokwim River.  She sent a lighter sled ahead to McGrath and will be changing out sleds

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We Did Our Homework

Teacher on the Trail Heidi Sloan posted a suggestion to compare our school in Togiak, AK to Nikolai, so we did.  After reading her description,

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Daily Update 5

Hi Boys and Girls, Some of the mushers have finished their 24 hours rest, while a few others have just started taking theirs. If you

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Dogs and Mushers

Paws Along the Trail with Dog Stories Marcelle Fressineau was mushing down the trail yesterday when a wood bison meandered in front of her dogs.

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Daily Update

Hi Boys and Girls, The mushers are starting to take their 24 hour mandatory rests.  If you don’t see your musher move for awhile, don’t

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Question of the Day 4

Hi Boys and Girls, Yesterday’s question was: What is a mandatory rest?  How many are there and how long are they?  Where are they taken?

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