- 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…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, News and Information, People, Places, or Dogs, Target Teacher on the Trail, Teacher Tips and Tools
- 03/08/2010
- A Fork in the Trail
By Blynne Froke, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail*, California
On Friday, March 5, 2010 four time Iditarod Champion Jeff King shared with an attentive crowd at the Millennium Hotel stories of thirty years of dog mushing.…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, News and Information, People, Places, or Dogs, Target Teacher on the Trail
- 03/05/2010
- Get Ready! Track the Mushers! Record Race Data!
The race is about to begin!
All of the musher’s data (time in and out of checkpoints, etc.) will be easy to find on the front page of the website when the race begins. This is FREE. You can also…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, Charts and Templates, News and Information, Teacher Tips and Tools
- 03/05/2010
- The 2010 Starting Line Up!
Click to view the starting order for the 2010 Iditarod! And the bib numbers are…..
What is a bib? A bib is an item a musher wears at the start of the race to identify starting position.
The starting order…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, People, Places, or Dogs
- 03/05/2010
- Stories! Stories! Stories!
Martha Dobson, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, North Carolina
Today, March 3, was field trip day for Iditarod race fans and teachers attending the Winter Educators’ Conference. At 8:00, we loaded up a charter bus to…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, News and Information, People, Places, or Dogs, Target Teacher on the Trail
- 03/05/2010
- It’s ALL About the Dogs
By Blynne Froke, Finalist for Target® 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, California
Another great day at the Winter Conference!
We visited Headquarters today and observed the official vet checks. I don’t get this much attention from my doctor, nor do…
Filed under 2010 Race Season, News and Information, People, Places, or Dogs, Target Teacher on the Trail
- 03/05/2010
- Iditarod Field Trip: Happy Trails Kennel
By Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, New York
When visiting Happy Trails Kennel most people get excited about meeting Martin Buser. He is, after all, an Iditarod icon.
They want to hear him talk…
Filed under Conferences and Workshops, News and Information, People, Places, or Dogs, Target Teacher on the Trail
- 03/03/2010
- Reflections from the Iditarod Traveling Quilt
The Traveling Iditarod Quilt 4: Reflections of the Journey
By Linda Kal Sander, Educational Journalist, Florida
Patience: The ability to endure waiting or delay without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties.
Quilt finally arrived…
Filed under News and Information, Traveling Quilt Journal
- 03/02/2010
- Picture of the Day: Packing the Sled
Have you ever wondered what is in the musher’s sled? Have you thought about what you would put in your sled if you were the musher?
This picture was taken at the Jr. Iditarod. You can get a glimpse of…
Filed under Iditarod Facts, Data, History, News and Information, Teacher Tips and Tools