DEAR MR. BOULDING,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! ON YOUR 8TH PLACE WINNING! WE ARE A SEVENTH CLASS IN SAINT CLOUD, FLORIDA. YOU WERE THE MUSHER OUR CLASS SELECTED TO TRACK THROUGH THE IDITAROD. WE STARTED OUT KNOWING ABSOLUTLY NOTHING ABOUT ALASKA OR THE IDITAROD. WE RESEARCHED AND LEARNED HOW DANGEROOUS THE TRAIL IS, THE DISTANCE AND LOCATION OF THE RACE , AS WELL AS, HOW WELL THE DOGS ARE CARED FOR. WE ALSO LEARNED HOW DIFFERENT ALAKSA IS FROM FLORIDA, ABOUT THE LONG DARK WINTERS AND BRIGHT SUMMERS, LEARNED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STATE SYMBOLS, THE NORTHERN LIGHTS, AND NATIVE CULTURES.

WE RECYCLED MILK JUGS AND CREATED AN IGLOO EXPLORED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CARIBU AND FLORIDA DEER FUR, MADE A MAP OF ALASKA SO WE HAD A LARGE MAP TO TRACK YOUR DAILY PROGRESS, MADE TOTEM POLES, MADE SNOW FLAKES AND EXPERIMENTED WITH PERMAFROST, EVEN WENT TO SEE THE MOVIE "SNOW DOGS" AND GOT A BETTER FEEL FOR LIFE IN ALASKA.

WE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE THE TIME TO ANSWER THEM:

WHERE EXACTLY ARE YOU FROM?
HOW MUCH DO YOUR DOGS COST?
AND HOW HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEHM?
DO YOU HAVE OTHER ANIMALS BESIDES DOGS?
WHAT IS YOUR LEAD DOGS' NAMES AND HOW MANY DOGS DO YOU HAVE?
WHAT WERE THE BEST AND MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS ON YOUR RACES?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO FLORIDA? IF NOT, WOULD YOU CONSIDER COMING HERE TO VISIT? WE WOULD SPRING FOR A TRIP TO DISNEY! EAGER TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU,

MRS. BRUNS' AND MRS PETERSON'S CLASS