Husky News

It’s less than a month until Mushers from all over the world come to Duluth for the John Beargrease Dog sled race.

They will face more than 400 miles of hills and trees and lots of cold winter nights. Read the rest of this entry »

From people who have raced sled dogs most of their lives to others who aspire to, Saturday’s fifth and final local re-enactment of the Alaska serum run offered something unusual — snow. Read the rest of this entry »

Whitefish always sees a lot of out-of-towners come through during the winter months, but this weekend there’s a new breed of tourist in town. 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 »

Between 80 and 100 dog sled teams are expected to race Saturday and Sunday in the 19th annual Mackinaw Mush in Mackinaw City. Read the rest of this entry »

With plenty of snow, skijorers and mushers couldn’t ask for better conditions when they come to Franklin County this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Musher finds joy running the trail less traveled Read the rest of this entry »

Al York Memorial junior race kicks off Winter Games Read the rest of this entry »

It is a winter pastime that, like cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, requires good snow, demands long underwear—or, for some, thick fur—and favors participants with a strenuous but exhilarating workout. Read the rest of this entry »

Competitors from across the country descended on Beechenhurst Lodge last weekend for the two-day Affiliated British Sleddog Activities championship. Read the rest of this entry »

Huskies by the hundred took to the Forest for a major dog sled event. Read the rest of this entry »

While it may not be the largest or most prestigious sled dog race in Alaska, this weekend’s Calm Gulch Classic always lives up to it’s moniker according to mushers, as it has done for the past 24 years. Read the rest of this entry »

With all the snow that has piled up at the top of New Hampshire, it’s a bit like going back in time, when winters were long and snowy, Read the rest of this entry »

Jodi Bailey led a field of 31 finishers in the annual Gin-Gin 200 Sled Dog Race held last weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

It would be foolhardy to say Alaska’s sled dog racing season — sprint and long distance — is off to a blistering pace. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve always liked cross-country skiing – or as the purists call it, Nordic skiing – but the big problem is the work involved in actually doing it. Yeah, I know, it’s a cardio workout, it’s cheaper than downhill skiing – yada, yada, yada. Read the rest of this entry »

Lin Vanskike just turned 90, but he remembers the dog sled races in the 1920s and ’30s like they were yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

The largest dog sled race in the lower 48 states is set for its 2008 course through snowy Wyoming. The 13th International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race will start out of Jackson on Jan. 25 and finish in Park City on Feb.2. Read the rest of this entry »

Balto is a name many people are familiar with. There is a statue of this famous Siberian husky in New York City, and a cartoon children’s film was released in 1995 titled Balto. Read the rest of this entry »