The veteran musher, who has competed in six previous Iditarods, scratched at 11:43 a.m. with 13 dogs in harness. In accordance with Rule 42 in the 2026 Iditarod rule handbook, any dog death that ...

Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile sled dog race in Alaska.

One night, my sled dogs and I were gliding through a birch forest in Wisconsin when a black wolf emerged from the trees and ...

On the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a novice learns to drive her own team on an adventure in the heart of winter. Credit... Supported by By Elaine Glusac Visuals by Ben Brewer Elaine Glusac ...

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ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, Jørgen Kristensen’s closest friends were his stepfather’s sled dogs. Most of his classmates were dark-haired Inuit; he was ...

ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, Jørgen Kristensen’s closest friends were his stepfather’s sled dogs. Most of his classmates were dark-haired Inuit; he was ...

WINNERS. AND THAT WASN’T THE ONLY COMPETITION HELD IN THE LAKES REGION. OVER THE WEEKEND, SEVERAL GRANITE STATERS WERE JOINED BY THEIR FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SLED DOG DERBY.

William Strobridge of Grantham is only 13, but was competing in his third race in the junior division at Sunday’s 97th World Championship Sled Dog Derby in Laconia. He was among 28 mushers from New ...

MARQUETTE, MI — Downtown Marquette has transformed into a winter trail for one of the Upper Peninsula’s premiere winter events. Early Friday morning, local crews arrived with trucks, dumping an ...