Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance · Preserving Alaska's 2,400-Mile National Historic Trail Network

Newsletters, Reports & 150-PDF Archive

Complete migrated archive of all 150 public documents from the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance, including The Tripod member newsletters (2013–2026), Annual Reports, Visitor Guides, and iTREC! / Junior Trailblazer educational publications.

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2026
The Tripod — Winter 2026

Features 'Local Volunteers Save Topkok Cabin' and details on the March 7, 2026 Iditarod Ceremonial Start and America 250th celebration at BLM Campbell Tract in Anchorage (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2026
The Tripod — Summer 2026 (America 250 Edition)

Special America 250 Edition: 'Mosquitos and Really Bad Baseball' and 'Flat City: Still There,' featuring 1914 Fourth of July gold-rush baseball stories from the Iditarod Pioneer (4 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2026
The Tripod — Spring 2026

Highlights 'Flat and Iditarod: Baseball Rivals!' with archival July 8, 1911 Iditarod Pioneer coverage of the first Fourth of July ball game between Flat Creek and Iditarod (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2026
The Tripod — Fall 2026

Covers IHTA Board of Directors nominations for the Norton Sound, Kenai, Yukon, and At-Large seats, annual membership renewal, and Golden Tripod Stewardship Award nominations (3 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2025
The Tripod — May–June 2025

Includes a tribute remembering Iditarod pioneer and longtime IHTA board member Dan Seavey (1938–2025), the 2025 Alaska Historical Society Conference in Fairbanks, and 'Iditarod 53: The River of No End' screening (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2025
The Tripod — March–April 2025

Welcomes IHTA's new Executive Director, announces National Trails Day (June 7), the 2025 Alaska Statewide Trails Conference, and BLM Alaska Long Trail Feasibility Plan public comments (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2025
The Tripod — January–February 2025

Covers the 1925 Serum Run 100th Anniversary festivities in Nome, Iditarod 53 Ceremonial Start & Willow Restart schedules, Hike the Hill 2025trail advocacy, and the Turnagain Pass Master Plan (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2025
The Tripod — Fall 2025

Reports on Chugach National Forest's construction of 2.5 miles of new Iditarod National Historic Trail and a bridge near Victor Creek south of Moose Pass, plus 2 miles of trail reconstruction (2 pages).

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Annual & Trail Report · 2025
IHTA FY2025 Annual Report — Year in Review

Official Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report: 'Building Partnerships and Stewards for the Next Century of the Historic Iditarod Trail,' highlighting BLM Trail Administrator Robin Lewis, community grants, and trail stewardship (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2024
The Tripod — September–October 2024

Announces the establishment of the Iditarod Historic Trail Fund at the Alaska Community Foundation (ACF), the December 10 Annual Business Meeting on Zoom, and 2025 membership renewals (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2024
The Tripod — November–December 2024

Covers the December 10 IHTA Annual Meeting and Class of 2026 Board elections, the 2024 PNTS National Trails Workshop in Tucson, and the Junior Trailblazers youth program (2 pages).

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Annual & Trail Report · 2024
IHTA FY2024 Annual Report

Official Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report detailing IHTA's establishment of its first Executive Director position, trail grant awards, agency partnerships, and financial stewardship (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — September 2023 (Lee Poleske Memorial Issue)

Special 4-page commemorative issue honoring longtime IHTA Board member, Seward historian, and Tripod editor Lee E. Poleske (1937–2023) and his decades of trail photography and research (4 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — September 2023 (Archival Print Edition)

Tribute edition celebrating the life and legacy of Seward trailblazer, historian, and longtime Tripod newsletter editor Lee E. Poleske (1937–2023) along the historic Seward waterfront trail (4 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — October 2023

Features 'From the Past' archival dispatches from the June 15, 1916 Iditarod Pioneer on the Ruby Kennel Club Derby and Iditarod Kennel Club races, plus 2024 membership renewal details (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — November 2023

Reports on the Bureau of Land Management's launch of the Alaska Long National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study and previews the December 12 IHTA Annual Business Meeting (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — May 2023

Recaps the 2023 Alaska Statewide Trails Conference at the BP Energy Center in Anchorage and the Race Across Alaska Winter Challenge supporting statewide trail advocacy (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — March 2023

Covers the 2023 Junior Iditarod Sled Dog Race from Knik Lake to Yentna Station Roadhouse won by Nenana musher Emily Robinson, plus the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race start (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — June 2023

Highlights the Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) Executive Director search, national scenic and historic trails advocacy, and summer trail updates (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — January 2023

Features 'From the Past' from the December 5, 1914 Iditarod Pioneer on the season's last $250,000 gold bullion dog-sled shipment from Iditarod to Fort Gibbon (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — February 2023

Celebrates federal designation of the 16-mile Chilkoot National Historic Trail as Alaska's newest National Historic Trail alongside the Iditarod National Historic Trail (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2023
The Tripod — April 2023

Reports on Ryan Redington's historic victory in the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome—the first win by a descendant of race founder Joe Redington Sr. (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — September 2022

Reprints a January 4, 1917 Alaska Evening Post (Seward) dispatch on Nome's winter dog races and the All-Alaska Sweepstakes, plus fall Alliance updates (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — October 2022

Includes archival 1916 Iditarod Pioneer stories on the Ruby and Iditarod Kennel Club sled dog derbies and 2023 Alliance membership renewal information (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — November 2022

Previews the 2022 IHTA Annual Meeting and agency work sessions in Anchorage, plus a November 25, 1911 Iditarod Pioneer story on Earl Byers' record river run on the launch Skwentna (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — May 2022

Highlights new bridges constructed on the Iditarod Trail featured in Pathways Across America and a May 22, 1915 Iditarod Pioneer story on Arctic Brotherhood Fourth of July preparations (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — March 2022

Covers the 50th Anniversary running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ('Iditarod 50'), the return of the Anchorage Ceremonial Start on March 5, and the 49-musher field (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — June 2022

Reports on the Alaska State Legislature passing 15 Alaska Long Trail infrastructure projects in the state budget and summer trail stewardship initiatives (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — July 2022

Features a July 10, 1915 Iditarod Pioneer historical dispatch chronicling Independence Day celebrations and footraces in Iditarod and Flat City (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — January 2022

Covers the Virtual Race Across Alaska Winter Challenge organized by Turnagain Training, which raised $35,000 for Alaska Trails, and winter trail updates (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — February 2022

Announces the April 2022 Alaska Statewide Trails Conference and Girdwood Parks & Recreation's new concept bridge design along the Iditarod Trail (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — December 2022

Features a December 26, 1914 Iditarod Pioneer account of Christmas Eve children's festivities and Santa Claus visiting historic Iditarod, plus year-end member updates (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — August 2022

Reprints a November 23, 1912 Iditarod Pioneer report forecasting that Iditarod district placer and dredge gold output would overtake Fairbanks in 1913 (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2022
The Tripod — April 2022

Features a May 11, 1912 Iditarod Pioneer dispatch on riverboat navigation charts tracking steamboats headed toward the Innoko and Iditarod rivers after breakup (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — January 2018

Covers the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Donlin Gold Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) impacts on the Trail and the 2018 Alaska PFD Pick.Click.Give campaign (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — February 2018

Explores '50/40'—the 2018 50th anniversary of the 1968 National Trails System Act and the 40th anniversary of the 1978 Iditarod National Historic Trail designation (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — September 2021

Highlights the Kenai Mountains–Turnagain Arm (KMTA) National Heritage Area photo contest capturing historic trails and landscapes across the Kenai Peninsula (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — October 2021

Previews the December 14, 2021 virtual IHTA Annual Meeting via Zoom, board election ballots, and 2022 Alliance membership renewals (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — November 2021

Provides RSVP and proxy instructions for the December 14, 2021 IHTA Annual Meeting and updates on trail stewardship across the corridor (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — May 2021

Covers American Hiking Society's June 5, 2021 National Trails Day in-person and virtual trail service events across Alaska (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — March 2021

Reports on the inclusion of $13.2 million for the Alaska Long Trail in the Governor's infrastructure bond bill and statewide trail connectivity efforts (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — June 2021

Announces daily summer screenings of IHTA's 'History of the Iditarod Trail' documentary film at the Seward Community Library & Museum alongside the 1964 Earthquake film (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — July 2021

Details the U.S. Forest Service 10-Year Trail Shared Stewardship Challenge to build sustainable National Forest System trails with volunteer partners (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — January 2021

Covers the unique 2021 Iditarod 860-mile Gold Trail Loop route from Deshka Landing to the historic ghost town of Flat and back across the Alaska Range and Dalzell Gorge (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — February 2021

Highlights the 24th annual Virtual Hike the Hill (March 8–26, 2021) advocating for national trails funding and public lands management with Congress (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — December 2021

Reports on the December 14, 2021 election of IHTA Board members Lee Poleske, Allegra Hamer, and Mark Nordman, and 2022 officers led by President Judy Bittner (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — August 2021

Reports on congressional legislation designating the 1,300-mile September 11th National Memorial Trail and summer updates from the National Trails System (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2021
The Tripod — April 2021

Features President Judy Bittner's 2020 IHTA accomplishments report in Pathways Across America and the decision halting the sale of the Seattle Federal Archives building (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — March 2018

Previews the April 2018 Alaska Statewide Trails Conference at the BP Energy Center featuring keynote 'The Power of Volunteers on Trails' by Steven Moore (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — January 2020

Spotlights the new Junior Trailblazers youth activity booklet developed by IHTA, Chugach National Forest, and BLM, presented by Annette Heckart at the Annual Meeting (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — February 2020

Covers the controversy over relocating Alaskan historical records from the National Archives in Seattle and the 2020 PFD Pick.Click.Give campaign (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — September 2020

Shares safe outdoor trail-use guidance from Alaska State Epidemiologist Dr. Joe McLaughlin during the COVID-19 pandemic and 2021 membership renewal details (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — October 2020

Features 'Topkok Shelter Cabin Renovated' by Nome Kennel Club volunteers (with photo by Tyler Johnson) and 2020 IHTA Board election nominations (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — November 2020

Provides details and proxy ballot instructions for the December 3, 2020 virtual IHTA Annual Membership Meeting (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — May 2020

Summarizes presentations from the virtual 2020 Alaska Statewide Trails Conference, including Leave No Trace, trail towns, and Senator Murkowski's legislative update (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — March 2020

Previews the April 2020 Alaska Trails Statewide Trails Conference bringing together trail builders, agencies, and non-profits across Alaska (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — June 2020

Analyzes findings from American Trails' nationwide survey on how increased outdoor recreation and the COVID-19 pandemic affected trail usage and stewardship (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — July 2020

Reprints June 27 and July 11, 1914 Iditarod Pioneer dispatches on Flat City's Fourth of July Declaration of Independence oration and ballground celebrations (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — December 2020

Features a December 14, 1912 Iditarod Pioneer story ('Christmas Toys for the Children') describing holiday toy displays in historic Iditarod stores (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — August 2020

Celebrates passage of the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act permanently funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and public lands maintenance backlog (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2020
The Tripod — April 2020

Covers the Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) executive leadership transition and spring updates from national historic trail partners (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — October 2019

Covers the November 1–3 iTREC! fall teacher workshop in Seward, the December 4–5 IHTA Annual Meeting in Anchorage, and staffing cuts to the Alaska State Trails Program (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — November 2019

Details the December 4–5, 2019 IHTA Board Workshop at Campbell Creek Science Center and Annual Meeting at the Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage, plus board elections (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — May 2019

Highlights IHTA's 2018 achievements published in Pathways Across America, including hiring a PNTS summer outreach intern for the 50/40 Trails Anniversary (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — March 2019

Reports on Congress passing the landmark 2019 bipartisan Public Lands Package (John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) and PFD Pick.Click.Give (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — June 2019

Summarizes the Partnership for the National Trails System 'Gold Sheet' report showing 29,181 volunteers contributed 978,034 hours ($24.8M value) across 27 national trails (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — January 2019

Reports on Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers accomplishments: City of Seward LWCF trail grant resolution, Harbor trail signage, and 3,918 visitors viewing the IHTA history film (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — February 2019

Features a March 30, 1912 Iditarod Pioneer article ('Great Games Basketball') on 400 spectators packing the Arctic Brotherhood Hall in Flat City for gold-rush basketball (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — December 2019

Recaps the December 5, 2019 IHTA Annual Meeting and election of 2020 officers (Judy Bittner, Jonathan Sewall, Lesli Schick, Stephanie Johnson) and board directors (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — August 2019

Previews National Public Lands Day (September 28, 2019) volunteer trail restoration projects and late-summer Iditarod Trail updates (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — April 2019

Presents a Historical Timeline of the National Trails System Act (1968), American Hiking Society (1976), and National Trails Day ahead of summer trail season (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — April 2018

Announces the 50th Anniversary National Trails System Photo Contest (Trails50.org) and 2018 National Trails Day events along the Iditarod Trail (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — September 2019

Reports on the release of the Chugach National Forest Land Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Record of Decision (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2019
The Tripod — July 2019

Covers the appointment of Rob Urbach as CEO of the Iditarod Trail Committee succeeding Stan Hooley, plus summer Pick.Click.Give reminders (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — September 2018

Requests public comments on the proposed Portage Curve Multi-Modal Connector Path along the Seward Highway between Ingram Creek and Twentymile River (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — October 2018

Announces the November 28–29, 2018 IHTA Board Workshop at Campbell Creek Science Center and Annual Meeting at the Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — November 2018

Covers board election ballots, quorum proxy forms, and the agenda for the November 28–29, 2018 IHTA Annual Meeting in Anchorage (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — May 2018

Highlights the 25th Anniversary of National Trails Day (June 2, 2018) and the nationwide goal to collectively improve 2,802 miles of trail across America (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — June 2018

Reports on the '50/40 Celebration' at Branson Pavilion in Seward honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act and 40th of the Iditarod Trail, plus 1911 archival notes (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — July 2018

Examines the Sterling Highway Milepost 45–60 Cooper Landing Bypass Final EIS ('Juneau Creek Alternative') and its impact on Kenai Peninsula historic and recreation trails (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — August 2018

Spotlights the new Iditarod Trail mural painted on the IditaRide Sled Dog Tours office at Mile 1.5 in the Seward Boat Harbor and the 2018 National Trails Conference (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2018
The Tripod — December 2018

Reports on the November 28–29, 2018 IHTA Annual Meeting in Anchorage and election of board members Lee Poleske, Richard Burnham, Erin Berg, and Mark Nordman (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — September 2017

Features trail engineering news on the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge and kicks off the 2018 IHTA annual membership drive (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — October 2017

Previews the November 29–30, 2017 IHTA Annual Meeting in Anchorage and announces board nominations for the Norton Sound and At-Large seats (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — November 2017

Covers the upcoming November 29–30, 2017 IHTA Annual Meeting at the Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage and candidates Stephanie Masters Johnson, Jonathan Sewall, and Annie Bill (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — May 2017

Details Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers and IHTA plans for a two-day National Trails Day celebration (June 3–4, 2017) on Seward's waterfront and Kenai trails (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — March 2017

Previews the April 20–22, 2017 Alaska Trails Statewide Trails Conference at the BP Energy Center in Anchorage and 2017 PFD Pick.Click.Give donations (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — June 2017

In Memoriam tribute to Jules Mead (1938–2017), longtime Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance board member, treasurer, and dedicated trail advocate (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — July 2017

Highlights summer walkers on the paved Mile 1 Iditarod Trail path in Seward featured in the Visitor Guide, plus late-summer Pick.Click.Give reminders (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — January 2017

Previews the February 2017 Hike the Hill national trails advocacy week in Washington, D.C. and introduces the 2017 Alaska PFD Pick.Click.Give campaign (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — February 2017

Profiles French filmmaker, author, and musher Nicolas Vanier filming a documentary while running the 2017 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — December 2017

Recaps the November 29–30, 2017 IHTA Annual Meeting, 2018 officer elections, and USFS Chugach National Forest's report on the Portage Curve multimodal path along the Seward Highway (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — August 2017

Announces IHTA's enrollment as an eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity on AmazonSmile and shares late-summer trail stewardship updates (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2017
The Tripod — April 2017

Reports on the Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers' April 1, 2017 Mayor's Cup Sled Dog Race in Seward—the first running since 2013 thanks to heavy winter snowfall (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — September 2016

Reports on Chugach National Forest securing a grant to design a 7-mile pedestrian and bike pathway along Turnagain Arm (Seward Highway Mile 75–82) (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — October 2016

Covers the September 2016 unveiling and dedication of the bronze statue of legendary Japanese musher and trailblazer Jujiro Wada in Seward by sculptors Pat Garley and Colleen Wake (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — November 2016

Previews the November 30–December 1, 2016 IHTA Annual Meeting in Anchorage and highlights the Pathways Across America feature on Iditarod Trail public safety cabins (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — May 2016

Announces the Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers' National Trails Day (June 4, 2016) guided historic walking tour along Mile 1 of the Trail starting at the Alaska SeaLife Center (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — March 2016

Details three days of Trail Fundamentals and Trail Management training classes (April 19–21, 2016) at the BLM Anchorage Field Office sponsored by Alaska Trails, USFS, and BLM (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — June 2016

Features photos and coverage of Arctic Fires Bronze sculptors Pat Garley and Colleen Wake installing the monument to musher Jujiro Wada in Seward on June 12, 2016 (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — July 2016

Reports on the State of Alaska's landmark court victory defending the public RS 2477 right-of-way keeping the 1,000-mile Historic Iditarod Trail continuous (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — January 2016

Announces two new IHTA publications available in the Trail Store: the 24-minute documentary DVD 'Iditarod National Historic Trail: A History' and companion history booklet (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — February 2016

Shares photos and reports from the Anchorage Annual Meeting featuring board members Mike Tierney (McGrath), Leo Rasmussen (Nome), Dan Seavey (Seward), and Richard Burnham (Kaltag) (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — December 2016

Recaps the November 30–December 1, 2016 IHTA Annual Meeting in Anchorage and election of 2017 officers (Judy Bittner, Jonathan Sewall, Erin McLarnon, Jules Mead) and board members (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — August 2016

Previews the October 11–12, 2016 Statewide Active Transportation Summit in Anchorage led by Alaska Trails and AMATS featuring national expert Mark Fenton (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2016
The Tripod — April 2016

Previews the May 5–7, 2016 Alaska Trails Statewide Trails Conference in Anchorage featuring keynote speakers Ned Rozell ('Walking My Dog Jane') and Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (2 pages).

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Annual & Trail Report · 2016
2016 IHTA Annual Meeting Agenda — Lakefront Anchorage

Official agenda for the December 1, 2016 Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance Annual Membership Meeting at the Millennium Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage, including BLM, USFS, State, and community trail reports (1 page).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — September 2015

Reports on fire crews protecting the historic ghost towns of Iditarod and Flat from the 2015 Iditarod River Wildfire, plus 2016 membership renewals (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — October 2015

Announces the December 2–3, 2015 IHTA Board Workshop at Campbell Creek Science Center and Annual Meeting in Anchorage, plus nominations for four board seats (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — November 2015

Covers the fall iTREC! educator workshop, proxy ballots, and schedule for the December 2–3, 2015 IHTA Annual Membership Meeting in Anchorage (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — May 2015

Highlights the Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers' Adopt-A-Highway spring litter cleanup along Exit Glacier Road and 2015 PFD Pick.Click.Give support (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — June 2015

Reports on U.S. Forest Service Supervisor Terri Marceron and community open houses across Southcentral Alaska for the Chugach National Forest Plan Revision (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — July 2015

Announces the launch of official National Park Service 'Passport to Your National Parks' cancellation stamps at nine host locations along the Iditarod National Historic Trail (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — January 2015

Features 2014 BLM Iditarod Trail activity reports from Trail Administrator Kevin Keeler and Anchorage Field Manager Alan Bittner (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — February 2015

Publishes results from the 40-member IHTA Membership Survey ranking board priorities: iTREC! education, membership growth, and the Iditarod Trail Easement Project (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — December 2015

Recaps the December 3, 2015 Annual Meeting in Anchorage, 2016 officer elections, and Chugach National Forest representative Karen Kromrey's Southern Trek report (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — August 2015

Features Trail Apprentice Caitlan Dowling's report from the Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) conference in Franklin, Tennessee with NPS Director Jon Jarvis (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — April 2015

Previews the Mikan Ichiza Playgroup from Matsuyama City, Japan performing 'Chasing the Aurora: The Samurai Musher — The Tale of Jujiro Wada' in Seward, Anchorage, and Fairbanks (2 pages).

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Trip Planning & Guides · 2015
2015 Iditarod Ceremonial Start — BLM Campbell Tract Visitor & Shuttle Guide

Section 508-accessible visitor map and spectator guide for the Iditarod Ceremonial Start at BLM Campbell Tract and Campbell Creek Science Center, including shuttle routes, parking, and trail access (2 pages).

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Trip Planning & Guides · 2015
Chugach National Forest Summer 2015 Official Visitor Guide

Comprehensive 16-page U.S. Forest Service visitor magazine covering the Eastern Kenai Peninsula, Turnagain Arm, Iditarod National Historic Trail Southern Trek, public-use cabins, camping, and wildlife safety (16 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — September 2014

Recaps the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance outreach tent at the 2014 Alaska State Fair in Palmer staffed by IHTA board members, BLM, USFS, and Alaska DNR (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — October 2014

Announces the December 3–4, 2014 IHTA Annual Meeting in Anchorage and board elections for seats held by Leo Rasmussen (Norton Sound), Jonathan Sewall, and Jules Mead (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — November 2014

Covers the 2014 IHTA Membership Survey, board election ballots, and agenda for the December 3–4 Annual Meeting at the Millennium Alaska Hotel in Anchorage (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — May 2014

Remembers documentary filmmaker Daniel Anker (1964–2014), director of 'Icebound' about the 1925 Nome Serum Run, and announces the May 28–29 Spring Board Meeting in Anchorage (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — March 2014

Reports on President Judy Bittner's Hike the Hill meetings in Washington, D.C. with BLM, USFS, NPS, and congressional staff, plus the April 2014 Statewide Trails Conference at APU (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — June 2014

Summarizes the May 2014 Spring Board Meeting and Chugach National Forest Project Manager Paul Clark's report on 9 new trailhead kiosks and the Southern Trek Sign Plan (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — July 2014

Tells the story of Leonhard Seppala's heroic lead dog Togo (260 miles in the 1925 Serum Run) and the 2001 dedication of Togo's statue in New York City alongside Balto (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — January 2014

Features a classroom report from 2013–14 iTREC! educator Janna Walker on her students' place-based Iditarod National Historic Trail service-learning project (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — February 2014

Previews the 17th annual Hike the Hill trail advocacy week (February 9–12, 2014) in Washington, D.C. and the Congressional Trails Briefing on the economic benefits of trails (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — December 2014

Reports on the December 3–4, 2014 IHTA Annual Meeting in Anchorage and election of 2015 officers (Judy Bittner, Jonathan Sewall, Jules Mead, Erin McLarnon) (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — August 2014

Covers the August 4–8, 2014 iTREC! Summer Institute at Hotel Alyeska in Girdwood training teachers from Anchorage, Palmer, Wasilla, Ruby, and Nome in place-based curriculum (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2014
The Tripod — April 2014

Introduces three new IHTA membership categories approved by the Board—including honorary Iditarod Trail Supporter and $10 Junior Membership—ahead of the May Board Meeting (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — September 2013

Recaps the Alliance Iditarod Roadhouse exhibit at the 2013 Alaska State Fair in Palmer featuring historic freight and race sleds with volunteers John Eavis and Dan Seavey (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — October 2013

Covers the September 26, 2013 Chugach Forest Plan Revision meeting in Seward on the Southern Trek commemorative route and previews the November 20–21 Annual Meeting (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — November 2013

Provides ballot, proxy, and workshop details for the November 20–21, 2013 IHTA Annual Membership Meeting at the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — May 2013

Reports on the April 26–27, 2013 IHTA Spring Board Meeting at Iditarod Race Headquarters in Wasilla covering safety cabins, the Iditarod Easement Project, and local Trail Blazers (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — March 2013

Previews the April 12–14, 2013 iTREC! teacher spring workshop in Nome, the April 26–27 Board Meeting in Wasilla, and recaps February's Hike the Hill in Washington, D.C. (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — June 2013

Details Chugach National Forest's 2013 Southern Trek projects: 9 trailhead kiosks, design of 6 new trail bridges, 12 miles of new trail, and Year 4 of the iTREC! educator program (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — July 2013

Spotlights the replica Iditarod Trail public shelter cabin at Iditarod Race Headquarters in Wasilla made wheelchair-accessible by Greg Bill, Chris Minguez, Kyle Kitter, and Dan Seavey (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — February 2013

Welcomes new BLM Anchorage Field Office Manager Alan Bittner overseeing 17 million acres of public land and the Iditarod National Historic Trail (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — December 2013

Summarizes the November 20–21, 2013 IHTA Annual Meeting in Anchorage setting 2014 priorities for iTREC! funding, the Kenai Southern Trek, and the Trail Easement Project (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — August 2013

Announces the schedule for the Alliance Iditarod Roadhouse tent at the 2013 Alaska State Fair in Palmer, including Recreation Days, Trail Blazer Days, and Mining Days (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2013
The Tripod — April 2013

Covers the Greenland dog-sled mail stamp designed by Christian Fleischer Rex, the Seward Mayor's Cup Sled Dog Race, and the April 26–27 Spring Board Meeting in Wasilla (2 pages).

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The Tripod Newsletter · 2015
The Tripod — March 2015

Reports on the 2015 Iditarod Sled Dog Race restart moving to Fairbanks due to low snow, while 200 dump-truck loads of snow enabled the 8-mile Anchorage Ceremonial Start to BLM Campbell Tract (2 pages).

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Trip Planning & Guides · Archive
Mile 1 in Seward — Historic Iditarod Trail Walking Tour Brochure

Self-guided historical walking tour map and illustrated brochure of Mile 1 of the Iditarod National Historic Trail along Seward's Resurrection Bay waterfront (2 pages).

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Stewardship & Historical Records · Archive
IHTA Printable Mail-In Membership & Support Application

Printable membership enrollment and donation form for joining the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance by mail alongside online Square checkout (1 page).

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Trip Planning & Guides · Archive
Official Iditarod National Historic Trail Visitor Guide (BLM & USFS)

Flagship 24-page full-color Visitor Guide featuring the Iditarod Trail System Map, historic overview, Kenai Mountains, Turnagain Arm, Anchorage, Wasilla, McGrath, Unalakleet, Nome, Passport Stamp Program, and Public Shelter Cabins (24 pages).

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Education & Junior Trailblazer · Archive
Junior Trailblazer Official Activity Booklet (BLM & IHTA)

Illustrated 16-page youth and family educational activity workbook exploring Alaska Native trails, Gold Rush history, sled dog care, winter safety, and how to earn the official Junior Trailblazer patch (16 pages).

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Stewardship & Historical Records · Archive
IHTA Resolution 16-01 — Donlin Gold Project DEIS Comments

Official Board Resolution 16-01 passed by the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance commenting on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Donlin Gold Project Draft EIS and protecting the 2,400-mile Trail corridor under the National Trails System Act (3 pages).

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Stewardship & Historical Records · Archive
Congressional Intent for the Nature & Purposes of the Iditarod National Historic Trail

Foundational statutory reference document quoting the 1978 National Trails System Act Congressional Record defining the historic gold-rush, Alaska Native, and recreational purposes of the Seward-to-Nome Trail (1 page).

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