Checkpoint Checkup: Takotna to Ophir
The last leg of our journey took us from McGrath to Takotna. This week we will ride with Charley Bejna and his team 23 miles
The last leg of our journey took us from McGrath to Takotna. This week we will ride with Charley Bejna and his team 23 miles
Amongst the natural beauty of Alaska, the Aurora Borealis stands out as perhaps the most breathtaking sight a musher can experience along the Iditarod
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
The 2015 Iditarod champion will win $70,000 and a brand new Dodge pickup truck. The amount of money mushers will spend on training, dogs, food,
Many of the mushers will choose to take their mandatory 24-hour stop in McGrath while others will check into McGrath and move on to Takotna for
This week’s Iditarod Trivia Tuesday posed questions about Jeff Schultz, official photographer of the Iditarod. Continuing with the theme of photography, this lesson will focus
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
Grade 3 – 5 (Lessons coud be adapted to middle school students) Having a big dream and the courage to work hard to accomplish that
No matter what age, grade, or skill level, analyzing the theme of a story or book is a difficult task. It requires students to make an
It’s time to pack the sled and booty the dogs, and go onward to McGrath. As often quoted by Vern Halter, former Iditarod musher, “If
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