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This page is under construction.  Photographs and information about the photo will be added to this page over the next year. Click on each image

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Thank You Iditarod

[wpvideo KivsaNI9] My year as 2013 Teacher on the Trail™ is coming to a close and I have yet to wrap my brain around the

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Iditarod Landscape and Jon Van Zyle

Congratulations to the artists at Gastineau Community School and Auke Bay Elementary! Thanks for sharing your artwork with classrooms around the world. These students, teachers, and

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2013 Iditarod Comes To A Close

Christine Roalofs closed the door on the 41st Iditarod earning the Red Lantern Award.  Since Tuesday night, 54 of the 66 mushers who started the

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Angie Arrives in Nome!

Last fall I contacted former 2nd grade teacher from Ketchikan, Alaska,  Angie Taggart to ask if I could follow her training for the 2013 Iditarod

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The Dog Lot

Dogs and crates everywhere!  That’s the dog lot in Nome.  Once the team crosses under the Burled Arch, Dr. Stu Nelson, Chief Veterinarian does a

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The Courage To Join

Before I came on the Iditarod Trail, many students thought I was a musher competing in the race.  My answer was always, “No way, those

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Winning Dog Care

When the mushers begin arriving in Nome at the finish of any race, there is a lot of focus on the race winner and who’s

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The Last Word on Dog Pee

A student from Westport, CT asked me why they collect dog pee.  Pee is collected so it can be tested for drugs.  Like human athletes,

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