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Champions in Unalakleet

Paws Along the Trail with Champions in Unalakleet The village of Unalakleet on Norton Sound has driftwood sticking out of the snow on the windblown

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Running at Night

Paws Along the Trail at Night Volunteers and mushers were bleary-eyed this morning when I got up early to come out and help.  It’s been

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Oral History

Paws Along the Trail with Oral History While in Nikolai, I met the chief of the village.  He shared with me words of wisdom:  “When

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Stopping in Checkpoints

Paws Along the Trail with Stops Being at the checkpoints, seeing the teams arrive and leave is a great inside view.  Some of the things

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Buying Food on the Trail

Paws Along the Trail with Food Prices Mushers carry snacks and food for dogs and themselves on their sleds.  In the smaller villages, residents plan

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Welcome!

Paws Along the Trail with a Welcome The Iditarod hasn’t come through the southern route since 2013.  Villages along the route are very excited to

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We Did Our Homework

Teacher on the Trail Heidi Sloan posted a suggestion to compare our school in Togiak, AK to Nikolai, so we did.  After reading her description,

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Dogs and Mushers

Paws Along the Trail with Dog Stories Marcelle Fressineau was mushing down the trail yesterday when a wood bison meandered in front of her dogs.

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Drop Bags Galore!

Paws Along the Trail with Drop Bags Weeks before the start of the Iditarod, mushers are busily planning and packing drop bags.  A maximum of

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And They’re Off!

Paws Along the Trail with some Math Try to solve the math questions throughout this article! The Iditarod Restart began on Willow Lake which is

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