John Michael Munro knew by the age of 7 that he wanted to race dogs when he got his first Siberian husky. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Roberson straggled into this tent checkpoint early Monday afternoon, exhausted and running 70th in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »
A musher from Quebec has taken his fourth title in the Can-Crown International Sled Dog Races in northern Maine. Read the rest of this entry »
Many mushers can tell a story of a time when their dogs saved them — sometimes on the trail, sometimes off. Read the rest of this entry »
Sled-dog bloodlines are meticulously bred to ensure the best possible genes pass on to future generations. The same can almost be said for the men and women who drive their dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »
THE DOGS glided into town quietly. One minute everyone waited for them, the next minute they paced smoothly down Front Street and across the finish line. Read the rest of this entry »
FORT KENT, Maine n He’s run two Iditarods and 11 Race to the Sky Sled Dog Races and this weekend Bozeman musher Rob Greger is on the trails in northern Maine competing in the 15th Can Am Crown International 250 Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »
Nancy Johnson’s 12 sled dogs could be found curled up under blankets on beds of straw at the Grand Forks checkpoint Saturday evening, after they ran about 80 miles in the first Red River Sled Dog Derby. Read the rest of this entry »
As I crested the berm of snow on the side of a seasonal road in the U.P., I saw a patch of ice that was going to be trouble. The dogs think corners are their chance to rid themselves of the musher, and so each corner is a game of crack the whip. Read the rest of this entry »
The Junior North American Sled Dog Championships got off to a good start Friday, as 34 young mushers and their families hit the trails at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds despite blustery weather. Read the rest of this entry »
Prairie Valley seventh-grade students sat in the school auditorium Friday morning and proudly explained the details of Alaska’s famous sled race — the Iditarod. Read the rest of this entry »
There are any number of parallels to be drawn between elite human and canine athletes. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a rare year Michigan isn’t represented in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »
When Alyson Smith follows her shadow, it doesn’t always mean the sun is out. Read the rest of this entry »
For kids: The Jr. Iditarod sled-dog race gives teens a taste of adventure in the Alaskan wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »
Three Minnesotans are among the 96 mushers who will compete in the 2008 Iditarod trail Sled Dog Race next month in Alaska. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludington native Ed Stielstra led 15 finishers in the U.P. 200 sled dog race, crossing the line 11 minutes and 25 seconds ahead of the second place finisher Sunday. The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »
A state known for the Turnpike, big hair and an abundance of oil refineries isn’t the easiest place to pursue the sport of sled dog racing. Read the rest of this entry »
Each year, 30,000 to 40,000 people from around the world gather in Anchorage to watch the ceremonial start of the Iditarod sled dog race. Thousands more turn out to cheer the winner at the finish line in Nome some 10 days later. Read the rest of this entry »
After resting and healing in Dawson City during a 36-hour layover, mushers in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race resumed their push for Whitehorse on Saturday in what has become a two-team battle for victory. Read the rest of this entry »
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