We thought you’d enjoy seeing a few pictures from the picnic!
Category Archives: Zuma
Who Has Signed Up for the Next Race?
Are you wondering who is signed up for the 2009 Iditarod? So far, the following mushers have turned in their paperwork!
The number tells you the order they are listed which determines the order they draw for starting positions and bib numbers. We won’t know their bib numbers until the numbers are announced at […]
2008 Volunteer Picnic and 2009 Musher Sign Up
Hello Boys and Girls,
Libby was right! Saturday, June 28, was an exciting day at Iditarod Trail Headquarters. I couldn’t believe how many people joined together to share tales from the trail and celebrate the race.
Around 9:00 that morning, volunteers and mushers began arriving to celebrate the 2008 Iditarod.
The picnic is a time […]
It is June No Matter Where You Are
Hello Boys and Girls,
I know many of you, at least those of you in the northern hemisphere, are on summer vacation. I hope that you are having a wonderful summer and that you are staying safe. Summer is a great time to relax, but it is also a great time to read a book— or […]
Races in Michigan Classrooms
Hello Boys and Girls,
Wow! What interesting comments on the blog and email we got this year! We are always glad to hear from you and are now enjoying your letters and comments even more because it is so much fun to hear about the awesome projects that classrooms were involved in during the […]
Dogs in Nome
Hello Boys and Girls!
The race went so fast, didn’t it? It seems like it just gets started and suddenly it is all over!
Are you wondering what the dogs do once they get to Nome?
First, it is very exciting when a musher arrives in Nome. Fans line the street and take pictures of the […]
AND the award goes to……
Boys and Girls,
Did you know that there are several awards that are given out to mushers?
Each year, you can read about the awards and what a musher needs to do in order to win the award. That information is always listed in the Media Guide. (Look in the Press and Media tab found on the […]
The Musher’s Purse
Hello Boys and Girls,
A lot of you have written asking about the purse or the prize money that mushers get when they finish the race. That is a very important question.
First, you should remember that there are awards that are also given out to the mushers. To read the complete list of awards, go to […]
Poetry by Students
Hello Boys and Girls,
I’m getting awesome and incredible email and comments from students and race fans! It is great to hear from all of you. Keep reading and writing! You are going to get better grades in school because you are working so hard! I am very impressed!
I wanted to share this […]
On the Right Trail
Some of my best friends are on the Iditarod Dog Sled Trail right now. I am so proud of them. My human sees my feet moving in rhythmic harmony as I dream of running next to a famous lead dog like Lance Mackey’s Larry or Jeff King’s Salem. We really love to run and get […]
Count Down to the Race!
Hello Boys and Girls,
It is hard to believe that it is almost time for another LAST GREAT RACE, IDITAROD! What fun it is to sit at Headquarters and see all the people working on a variety of projects. Everyone is busy and the phones are always ringing.
I wanted to take time to remind […]
It is Iditarod Season!
Hello Boys and Girls,
It is hard to believe that the 2008 Iditarod race will soon begin. The race always begins on the first Saturday in March and it ends when the last musher reaches Nome. This year, the race starts on March 1. The restart is the following day, March 2. As […]