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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 …
One of the special benefits of the Jr. Iditarod is that the young mushers bond with each other in a unique and lasting way. In the woods at Yentna Station, after taking great care of their dogs for the night, they bonded over a campfire and shared trail stories. It was remarkable to see, …
I had a taste of the trail this weekend as I headed out on my first Cessna plane ride to Yentna Station. We camped overnight with the ten Jr. Iditarod mushers on their 150 miles quest. It was a remarkable experience to see these young people travel with their dog teams and give them such …
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 …
What do mushers see on the trail? In art classes, the Iditarod and the study of Alaska and the Arctic have been a special project this year. The students at Eanes Elementary School researched the geographic landscape and animals found along the trail and created amazing clay dioramas to represent what they found. The …
It is not long now before the Last Great Race on Earth®, and my students are spending time getting to know mushers and their teams. We learned a lot from Mary Helwig and her kennel, named after her beloved lead dog, Bravo. Mushers name their kennels for very personal reasons, and their kennel logo or brand …
In honor of Valentine’s Day and the Iditarod, my students and I worked together to write a special form of poetry called an ode. An ode is an exaggerated poem that celebrates something ordinary as extraordinary. They are great fun to write because they use figurative language, vivid verbs, expressive language, personification, and can be …
The Iditarod Summer Camp for Teachers is a remarkable opportunity to meet mushers at the volunteer picnic as they sign the dotted line and enter the Last Great Race on Earth®. I had the pleasure of meeting rookie musher Mary Helwig that day. I remember Mary casually mentioning to me that she had lost …
Vocabulary Word List – Mushing Terms: ATV: All terrain vehicle. (You might also hear the word 4 wheeler) Alaskan Husky: A northern breed of dogs that have the natural traits to stay healthy in Alaska’s climate Big Su: Refers to the Big Susitna River Boonies: A non-rural or urban area, generally an area where no …
It is time to say good-bye to our young students of Grayling and head up the Yukon river to Eagle Island. This leg of our journey will be approximately 62 miles and will take mushers between 6-9 hours to complete. This section of the trail can be pretty wretched with the blustery wind and bitter …