Iditarod's Summer Conference

The information on this site serves as information about the 2007 Summer Conference for Educators, held in Alaska June 24 - 30. Read the segments in the menu from MAY AND JUNE to learn about the conference. Read the additional blog postings and comments to learn about the the experiences that have led each participant to ways of enriching their curriculum by using Iditarod as a theme in classroom instruction.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Important Information: Ground Transportation

Wasilla, Alaska, is about a 45 - 60 minute drive from the airport in Anchorage, Alaska. You will need to rent a car or car pool with another conference participant in order to get from Anchorage to Wasilla, and get from place to place during your stay in the Wasilla area should you wish to see sights and attractions during our after conference hours. Air port shuttle information is below, so keep reading if you need that option.

If you are not going to rent a vehicle, contact Diane Johnson to obtain information from other participants or post your need in the comment section of this blog. We encourage participants to car pool and share expenses. We will assist participants in organizing after hours activities and tourists visits, and those with like interests can group up to go, see, and do! We will have ideas for these activities, too. Each year, however, we have participants who say they'd wished to have rented their own car. Our goal is for everyone to be able to do the activities they want and get the most of their journey and conference.

ALSO, there is a shuttle that you can take from the airport in Anchorage to Wasilla. It is the I FLY Valley Shuttle. For information visit: http://www.airportvalleyshuttle.com/

Your Anchorage Airport - Mat-Su Valley Transportation Alternative, with scheduled stops at the Anchorage International Airport and in the Mat-Su Valley at the following locations:

The GrandView Inn & Suites
Best Western Lake Lucille Inn (FREE Parking!)
and the Trunk Road Park & Ride

Phone (907) 373-4359 or
Email: info@airportvalleyshuttle.com

**** IN ADDITION: If you have sent Diane Johnson your arrival flight information, then we can help assist you in getting to Wasilla, especially if several of you are arriving at the same time so you can meet up and share rides or services.

IF MY INFORMATION IS CORRECT: THE FOLLOWING PARTICPANTS ARE RENTING A CAR or considering renting a car: (others may, I am not sure.)
Martha, Richard, Judi, Tee, Karen, Linda
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ann dimond said...

Am staying at Grandview and will need transportation to kennel and other conference sites. Would love to share rental car or expenses during conference week. I teach at a boys' school in Phil. and this was my last day with my 1st graders-a little sad but both 5th grade speakers mentioned the Iditarod - not bad! 2 more graduations and then I can really think about this trip, can't wait!
Ann

June 8, 2007 at 2:31 PM

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