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Husky Talk Podcast

Welcome to Husky Talk Podcast A weekly behind the scenes look at the Iditarod and mushing for classrooms around the world. Erin Montgomery, 2015 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ from Iowa and her students host this podcast, designed and created to introduce you to the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and give you an essential behind …

Iditarod EDU announces virtual fall conference

Technology in an Ecosystem that Demands Greater Access Sign up by September 30 – $100 After September 30 – $125   Can’t attend on these dates? No problem, a digital copy is available for $89. Register for the conference here. Schedule Friday, October 16 Iditarod EDU Fireside Chat 2 – 4 p.m. Alaska Time   …

Iditarod EDU Virtual Fall Conference

Technology in an Ecosystem that Demands Greater Access Registration fee – $100 Can’t attend on these dates? No problem, a digital copy is available for $89. Register for the conference here. Schedule Friday, October 16 Iditarod EDU Fireside Chat 2 – 4 p.m. Alaska Time IditaRead digital mapping update: We are almost there! Husky Talk: …

Classroom Connections: The Patch – Getting To Know You Activity (Virtual Lesson Possibility)

  I don’t know about all of you, but beginning the year is always a little different for me each year. I like to try new activities, but always have some “go-to’s” that I like to do. This year however is already VERY different. I am only seeing my kiddos for 2-3 days/week face-to-face, so …

A Tribute to Quito

Quito was one of the greatest lead dogs in the races history.  And for Aliy Zirkle the pain was real when we talked to her at home about her prized Quito.  You’re outside of Fairbanks, Alaska.

57 mushers enter Iditarod XLIX on opening day

  Today, the Iditarod announced that 57 mushers have submitted their entries for the 49th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to be held in March of 2021. This number represents 17 more or a 42.5% higher number than was submitted at this time last year. In the spirit of social consciousness, the …

Iditarod Special Awards & Record Holders Archive

Champions Year Musher Time to Nome 2021 Seavey, Dallas 07d 14h 08m 57s 2020 Waerner, Thomas 09d 10h 37m 47s 2019 Kaiser, Peter 09d 12h 39m 06s 2018 Leifseth Ulsom, Joar 08d 12h 00m 00s 2017 Seavey, Mitch 08d 03h 40m 13s 2016 Seavey, Dallas 08d 11h 20m 16s 2015 Seavey, Dallas 08d 18h 13m …

Tales from the Trail Podcast

Interviews with mushers, volunteers, and more! Sharing a wide range of stories from The Iditarod’s past and present races. Follow the Tales from the Trail podcast by The Iditarod on iTunes, iHeart Radio, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Stitcher. Remember to add us to your playlist!   Listen now:   We catch up with veteran Iditarod musher …

Iditarod Trifecta winner announcement

We are pleased to announce that Dean Pflaum of New Jersey has won the inaugural Trifecta game and $2,240 in cash. Dean was one of only 2 players out of 560 or .38% that chose Thomas Waerner – Dean’s winning pick was a finish time of 9 days 10 hours 11 minutes 12 seconds. His …

Where Are the Teams?

Dear Friends, We have had 16 mushers reach Nome!  Jeff Deeter, Kelly Maixner, Aliy Zirkle, and Tom Frode Johansen are currently racing toward the burled arch from White Mountain and Safety.   As I write, five more mushers have or soon will reach White Mountain, so that’s an eight hour wait before they leave for …