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Did you know that teachers can go to summer camp? They can! Iditarod Summer Camp! There is a camp every summer! Tell your teacher about it!
This year, teachers from the lower 48 and Alaska spent June 22 - 28 at camp in Wasilla, Alaska. The teachers slept on the […]
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Teachers at Camp
Iditarod Volunteer Picnic and Musher Sign up!
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I can’t wait for Saturday! Tons of people are going to be at Iditarod Headquarters because there is going to be a huge picnic. Many volunteers and mushers will be at the picnic so this is a time of Iditarod celebration!
Saturday also marks the start of the ‘next’ Iditarod season. Mushers […]
How old are the Dogs?
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What is the average age of the dogs? Are they retired after a certain age? These are questions that a lot of you have asked.
Well, students, do you think I’m going to tell you my age? Some of us don’t like to tell those details, (hee hee!)
A musher doesn’t always tell us […]
What kind of dogs are in the race?
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Zuma sent me a copy of a great question that came from Ms. Thompson’s students: Are all of the dogs huskies?
Any dog that races in Iditarod must be a ’sled dog’. The dogs that race in Iditarod are a ‘northern breed’ of dog, meaning that they have a natural ‘fur’ coat that protects […]