Humans being pulled along on a sled across picturesque, snow-covered landscapes by a group of agile, energetic dogs is an image that won’t be seen at Milan Cortina in 2026, but the practice of sled ...

DULUTH, Minn.– Over the course of a month, 2nd and 3rd graders at North Shore Community school have been training their ...

Jeff King discusses training and strategy for Alaska's premier sled dog competition ...

Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley is a major dog-mushing hub, even in the snow-free offseason. Several Iditarod mushers live and train their teams in the Mat-Su town of Willow, which experiences near ...

Tami Schoff, a Marshwood Middle School teacher, will be off to Alaska later this month, representing Maine as one of three ...

BOISE, Idaho — In just a few weeks, some of the best mushers in the region will race through Valley County for the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge. From muddy Middleton trails, to the snowy peaks near McCall ...

Ben Amat of Niles, Mich. never planned to be a musher. When he joined the Michigan Tech Mushing Club as a freshman back in 2022, it was only because he missed his family dog. “I came up to Michigan ...

A Farmington Hills native finished the highest of any rookie in the Iditarod, a world-famous sled dog race through the Alaskan wilderness. “It was amazing,” said Samantha LaLonde, 29, of placing 15th ...

DULUTH — While many Northlanders are just getting into the swing of warm, midsummer days, flip-flops and swimsuits, Emily Ford is already thinking ahead to two weeks of brutal cold and snow next March ...

The Avannaata Qimussersua, which organizers call “a challenging event that highlights the bond between humans and their dogs,” is getting attention because Usha Vance, the second lady, plans to attend ...