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Not even a strong challenge from his next-door neighbor and a costly wrong turn could keep Lance Mackey out of the record books. Read the rest of this entry »

Yukon Quest winner Lance Mackey, right, congratulates Ken Anderson for his second place finish early Wednesday morning, Feb. 20, 2008, in Whitehorse, Yukon. 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 »

Yukon Quest veterinarian Nene Wolfe watches as Ken Anderson’s dog Bodra, right, enjoys a stretch after Anderson and his team pulled into Pelly Crossing minutes ahead of Lance Mackey. Read the rest of this entry »

In a moment of camaraderie among the tight competition, Yukon Quest front runners Lance Mackey and Ken Anderson agreed to rest together at Carmacks following a 160-kilometre run. Read the rest of this entry »

A lot can happen when one doesn’t see the two leaders of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race for almost 48 hours. Read the rest of this entry »

Dan Kaduce and his wife, Jodie Bailey, of Chatanika, ride the runners of Kaduce’s dogsled together as they pass an ice Inukshuk Saturday on the Yukon River. Read the rest of this entry »

Dog sled racing isn’t a sport most Chippewa Falls natives end up participating in during their lives. Read the rest of this entry »

Yukon Quest sled dog race musher Hugh Neff, of the Whitehorse area, reloads his sled after arriving at the Dawson City checkpoint at 6:52 this morning. He glided in with an ailing back and two dogs in the basket. Defending champ Lance Mackey was the first musher into Dawson early Thursday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »

Fairbanks musher Julie Estey has scratched from the Yukon Quest at Slaven’s Cabin. Read the rest of this entry »

Lance Mackey believes he has a dog team that is just a little faster than Ken Anderson’s. The reward Thursday was winning gold for the third time in four years. Read the rest of this entry »

Yukon Quest mushers continued to flow in and out of the Eagle checkpoint Wednesday after frontrunners Lance Mackey and Ken Anderson left. Read the rest of this entry »

The lead dogs and swing dogs of Fairbanks musher Phil Joy rest in the Eagle check point Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

Bill Cotter limped along, crouching over with an aching back to ladle food to each of his 11 remaining dogs. Read the rest of this entry »

An exhausted Dan Kaduce made the prediction Monday morning: “There will definitely be a new leader in Eagle.” Read the rest of this entry »

One of the longtime veterans of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog race has pulled out. Read the rest of this entry »

Conditions on Eagle Summit deteriorated late Sunday, forcing Yukon Quest mushers in the back of the pack to camp out at the remote dog drop at Mile 101 Steese Highway, according to a press release from race officials Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Dan Kaduce of Chatanika made the first bold move of the 25th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, and it got him to Chena Hot Springs before any other musher. Read the rest of this entry »

Frank Turner of Whitehorse, who has started all but one Yukon Quest, scratched late Sunday night in Central. Read the rest of this entry »

Mushers won’t have to deal with sled-burning descent through the boulders. Read the rest of this entry »