The Mysterious Past
History of Iditarod by Emma Shultz and Lilian Le pd:2/7
basic needs
- race begings in Anchorage,Alaska
- race ends at Nome
- 408 miles
- an artic parka,heavy spleeing bag,axe,snow shoes musher food etc
history
originated in 1973
mail route 1910
1932 became olympic winter sport
1st dog race held 1967 and 1969
history of serum race
- emergency rescue mission by sled dogs to get medical supplies during diptheria outbreak
- that could kill the 10,000 people of the population
- the town didnt have enough antitoxin to cure diptheria
- http://www.flmedicalequipment.com/
interesting facts
- iditarod indian name "clean water"
- iditarod last great race on earth
- 35 mushers started and only 22 finished
- http://www.kaylene.us/greatlander-articles/march-2009-mind-of-the-musher/