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03/10/2010: Picture of the Day
Celeste Davis
Restart Day
Booties on the doggies feet!!
Warm hat on the musher!
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Filed under News and Information, People, Places, or Dogs

03/10/2010

Behind the Scenes: Meet the Volunteers

Martha Dobson, Finalist, Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, North Carolina

Dogs and mushers run the Iditarod Trail, but it’s the one thousand and more volunteers who run the race to make it happen for them. There are the…

Filed under News and Information, Volunteers of the Iditarod

03/10/2010

Behind the Scenes: Meet Our Volunteers

The Life Blood of the Iditarod – Volunteers
By Blynne Froke, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail, California

The spirit of the Iditarod is the spirit of volunteerism, one of the most basic American qualities and one…

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03/10/2010: Behind the Scenes: Meet Our Volunteers
There are No Small Volunteers
By Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, New York
Everyone loves a souvenir. Race fans visiting the Iditarod are no exception. For those who stay at the Millennium Hotel in…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, Volunteers of the Iditarod

03/09/2010

More Than I Bargained For: Start Day

By Blynne Froke, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail, California

Sometimes life just shines on you and you get more than you bargained for and that is just what happened to me today. What an amazing day! …

Filed under 2010 Race Season, News and Information, People, Places, or Dogs

03/09/2010: Re Start Day
By Martha Dobson, Finalist, Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, North Carolina
This is IT! Today counts, it’s the one, the clock starts, it’s time to go to Nome!
And to pull IT off for the teams, a lot…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, News and Information, People, Places, or Dogs

03/09/2010: From Tradition to Tradition: Musher Banquet
Do you wonder about the Musher Banquet that is held before the start of the race?
by Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™
The Thursday night before the Iditarod is full of traditions. The dictionary…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, Iditarod Facts, Data, History, People, Places, or Dogs, Teacher Tips and Tools

03/08/2010: Picture of the Day: Start Day! Filed under 2010 Race Season, Bulletin Board Displays, News and Information, Teacher Tips and Tools

03/08/2010: Bernard Harris: Dreams Do Come True
by Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, New York
Bernard Harris was a boy with a dream of becoming an astronaut. Now he’s a man of accomplishment giving back to others so that their dreams…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, News and Information, People, Places, or Dogs, Target Teacher on the Trail, Teacher Tips and Tools

03/08/2010: The Dog Doctor, Stuart Nelson, Jr., DVM
By Martha Dobson, Finalist, Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, North Carolina
Twenty-four years of Iditarod dog experience. That’s what Dr. Nelson, the chief vet for the Iditarod has under his belt. Starting as a trail vet in 1986…
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