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ATHLETES OF THE IDITAROD
On March 2, 2002, some 1000 sled dogs and their mushers departed Anchorage Alaska for the 1151 mile Iditarod race through a vast, frozen wilderness to Nome. Read about these amazing dogs and the preparation necessary for such an undertaking.
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The Last Great Race on Earth
What has two hands, 50 legs, and goes "mush"? Don't know? Read on and learn about what is one of the greatest race competitions in the world, and how it helped a state remember its frontier past.
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Feeding Iditarod Dogs
Iditarod dogs can work up enormous appetites. What do these canine athletes eat to give them the strength to pull a sled all the way across Alaska?
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Sled Dogs in the Yukon
Sled Dogs are an important part of the story of the Yukon and the Klondike.
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Code of The North
Want to know how to get along in the Great Northlands? Here's all you need to know!
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Togo - In the Shadow of Balto
Balto has garnered most of the attention for the 1925 delivery of lifesaving diphtheria serum to Nome Alaska, leaving Togo to stand in his shadow but, in 1960, an aged Seppala still claimed, “I never had a better dog than Togo.”
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Wisconsin’s Big Dogsled Race
Bayfield, Wisc., hosts the annual Apostle Islands Sled Dog Races, which range through the snowfields and forests of the Apostles Islands National Lakeshore region.
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The Alaskan Husky
Alaskan huskies may be a combination of breeds and conform simply to a standard of performance. (Photo courtesy of internetclipart.com)
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Women Winners of the Iditarod
Adventuresome women, such as Riddles, Butcher, and Jonrowe, prove their grit in the rugged, 1100 mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome.
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ELLs and Strategic Reading
This article shares one idea of how to use the Iditarod as a vehicle to practice inferring with English Language Learners.
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Homeschooling with Thematic Units
Learn how to plan a Unit Study Approach lesson plan for all ages (using themes) in your home school. Examples and advice for family learning across the curriculum follow.
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The Last Great Race
The most famous dogsled race in the world will start on March 3rd this year in Anchorage. Get ready... Get Set... Mush!
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Review of DEAD NORTH by Sue Henry
Review of Dead North by Sue Henry
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Alaskan Summer Travel
Visit Alaska during the summer, viewing Mt. McKinley, glaciers and wildlife, by air, while hiking, or riding by train, enjoying the extended daylight.
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Healing Your Dog's Paw Pad Injury
A pet's foot pad injury can be tricky to heal, but there's a few tricks that can help owners clean, disinfect, bandage and heal their pet's wound.
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Garn, Garn, It's an Orc's life for me!
A discussion of how Orcs are portrayed, could be portrayed, and perhaps should be portrayed in movies, television, and online gaming systems.
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