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[wpvideo umuwv9Ds] Canada was well represented under the burled arch as Jason Campeau brought his team to Nome in 10 days 4 hours 10 minutes and 35 seconds. His wife and father were on hand to celebrate this wonderful accomplishment in only his second Iditarod. Jason first went down the gangline and hugged and thanked …
“It was a gut-wrenching 24 hours,” said an emotional Brent Sass under the burled arch in Nome. With much fanfare and a lot of love from cheering crowds, he and his team trotted down Front Street close to midnight. [wpvideo YVk7hvap] Brent ignored the crowds and fans and ran to the front of …
I arrived in Unalakleet this morning, a small village on the coast of Norton Sound and mile 714 on the Iditarod Trail. I walked into the musher’s checkpoint off the frozen river, and I was immediately drawn to the beautiful home-made signs showing support for Aliy Zirkle and Jeff King that were taped …
The Galena Dog Yard had become a very busy place today by the time the sun was setting this evening. Aliy Zirkle and Mitch Seavey worked slowly and methodically to prepare their teams for a ride over the frozen river to Nulato. They both rested here at the checkpoint for a time, and …
Sitting here in the schoolhouse in the remote village of Nikolai, I have time to catch my breath, connect to wifi, and share some experiences from the last few days with everyone. I spent most of my time at the Willow start in the woods taking great pictures of the dog teams as they headed …
The Lakefront Hotel is a whirlwind of activity right now since it is the official Iditarod headquarters. I had an amazing day yesterday with the 2016 Iditarod mushers First, with the mandatory musher meeting, later with the IditaRider luncheon, and finally with the musher banquet and bib number drawing that night at the convention center. …
Day two of the Iditarod Winter Educator’s Conference took us on our first field trip to the home of Jon and Jona Van Zyle. Jon is celebrating his 40th year creating the official Iditarod artist and poster, and he has two new books this year celebrating his art and love of the Last Great …
I think if sled dogs could talk, they would be able to teach us many things. When I was in Alaska in June for the Iditarod Teacher Summer Camp, I bought typical tourist souvenirs to bring back home to Texas. One was a simple, little magnet for my classroom that shared some homespun “advice” …
Exxon Mobil helped the Iditarod educators kick off the 2016 Winter Conference with a special event at the Hilton in downtown Anchorage Monday night. I was excited to meet up with old friends and help celebrate the Last Great Race on Earth® in the classroom. I reconnected with teachers I had met at …
I took a trip to Palmer, Alaska today to visit the 4th grade students of Sherrod Elementary School. It has been a long-standing tradition for the Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ to visit veteran teacher, Mrs. Russell, who is an advocate of using the Iditarod theme in her classroom. The Glacier Bears were a great …